Wednesday, July 29, 2009 , Updated
Front yard treehouse in University Park causing issues
Photo NOT provided by University Park or the Johnsons
Of course, the Johnsons could have made their treehouse less ostentatious.
Much like in Dallas, University Park does not allow treehouses to be built in front yards as it's against city code. Matthew and Amanda Johnson are learning that the hard way, as the treehouse they built for their sons, something which has become a popular attraction for the neighborhood, has been ordered to come down by the city. The Johnsons, who say their backyard doesn't have any trees that could support a treehouse, are hoping to convince the city to let the treehouse stay.
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Brandon Konkle, says:
Wow, that's really more of a tree-mansion. It's a shame that they have to take it down.
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Alex Bentley, says:
Sorry, adoleo, pic is not of the actual treehouse -- I'll make that clearer.
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jeremy_b, says:
So why isn't there a photo of the actual treehouse? How hard can that possibly be to get?
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Jeremy Dunck, says:
jeremy_b, are you volunteering? :-)
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alexander troup, says:
What's a kid going to do if he cant have a tree house,sounds like mean people need to have a mean community,while I would give my kid's a tree house and a cave, 20 years later they would thank me...A/T, Kids are humans too in a tree house..
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Alex Bentley, says:
Not hard, just illegal for copyright reasons -- click on the link to the article for a picture of the much less grand treehouse. Personally, I prefer the picture I used. :)
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Pavel Lishin, says:
You guys need a staffer with a motorcycle and a camera/phone to scoot around town, snapping up relevant photos. Motorcycle for cheap transportation, phone for instant uploads.
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Jesus Valadez, says:
I have nothing better to do so I'll go take pics. All I ask for are tacos.
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Brandon Konkle, says:
Okay, yeah - the real thing is somewhat underwhelming compared to your photo, Alex. It's still sad that they put that much work into it and now they have to take it down, but it's not nearly the tragedy the Tree Taj Mahal would have been...
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alexander troup, says:
Tacos and a tree house, that something up Mr Valadez.....
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Jason Rice, says:
Maybe they should bill it as Public Art.
It's most reminiscent of Cristo's Wrapped Trees but with a distinct existential gesture towards revealing the inherent subjugation of nature to the whim of man; the imminent subsumation of humanity itself to the ego of the collective throught the highly stylized imprisonment of an almost anthropomorphic yet static structure, unless considered part of a larger temporal continuum over a decade. Its direct reference to the writings of Sartre and the social thinking of Ayn Rand are so obvious as to go almost without saying.
I think they should call it *"Cesar Chavez in Repose"* and charge admission to adults.
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Scott Doyle, says:
I'm personally disappointed PegNews doesn't have a Google Street View van at its disposal to give me breaking news.
tsk tsk
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Jesus Valadez, says:
Why has no one accepted my offer? I'm a poor Mexican engineering college student. I need my tacos!
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