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Why is the porch ceiling on old Victorian-style houses always painted baby blue?
Question by Blue Jean Baby: Why is the porch ceiling on old Victorian-style houses always painted baby blue?
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Answer by debbie2243
to give a pleasant look to the porch when the sun is shining. It cuts down on the glare as well.
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Another day of discoveries was in store. I started my explorations across the street from the Transit Centre at the Old Town San Diego State Historic Park. This area contains some original buildings and many replicas of San Diegos Mexican-era architecture and is the most visited state park in California. Five original adobe buildings are part of this historical complex, and other historic buildings illustrate life in early San Diego. The Plaza del Pasado and Old Town Plaza lead into a complex of adobe buildings that form a large interior courtyard. The buildings design, the decorations and the tropical vegetation indeed imbue this space with a very Mexican-inspired atmosphere. This complex features retail stores, galleries and restaurants, and many colourful Mexican-style items such as ponchos, pottery and souvenirs are for sale. Old Towns main street, San Diego Avenue, is lined by a variety of historic buildings and replicas that include a blacksmiths shop, a school house and San Diegos first newspaper office. The reconstructed Colorado House was once a hotel and now houses the Wells Fargo Museum, complete with original stage coach from 1860. Most of the buildings are originals or replicas from between 1820 and 1870 when San Diego started to first develop. Then I headed south to Heritage Park, a collection of seven Victorian era buildings that were purchased and moved here over a period of 25 years. The park includes six Victorian houses and mansions that were built …
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To simulate the sky. You are covered but it gives a feeling of being out doors.
This was the fad back in those days. It gives the feel of being out doors under a clear summer blue sky. Most people that live in these houses tend to keep them that color to keep the charm of that era in the house.