{"id":2962,"date":"2010-07-05T01:02:13","date_gmt":"2010-07-05T05:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingottawa.ca\/?p=2962"},"modified":"2013-01-21T09:13:25","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T14:13:25","slug":"revisiting-the-front-porch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2010\/07\/05\/revisiting-the-front-porch\/","title":{"rendered":"Revisiting the front porch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/uIOEcv87Cm8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1\"><\/param><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/uIOEcv87Cm8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>In many neighbourhoods in Ottawa, front porches seem like holdovers from another age. They are so rarely used, it&#8217;s almost as if residents are now embarrassed to be seen on them. Their long decline as a social space may  have started as far back as the 1950s; the above video is from a Disney picture in 1963 and seems to be hearkening back to an era the filmmakers felt was already slipping away. <\/p>\n<p>Do you have a front porch? Is it a welcoming space to hang out? And do you use it on a regular basis?<\/p>\n<p>Spacing Ottawa contributor Erin O&#8217;Connell would love to hear from you. She&#8217;s been thinking a lot about front porches lately; their their cultural\/functional role, the importance of design, and their symbolic role in neighbourhoods. She&#8217;ll be sharing her observations with us in the near future, but meanwhile we&#8217;d be keen to hear your front porch thoughts in the comment section below, or tweeted to us at @spacingottawa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In many neighbourhoods in Ottawa, front porches seem like holdovers from another age. They are so rarely used, it&#8217;s almost as if residents are now embarrassed to be seen on them. 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