Last spring, we told you about six new duplexes going up on the 1800 block of N. 17th St., near the Temple campus. The other day, when we happened to be in the neighborhood, we noticed that these buildings have been completed in the intervening months. While they are fairly standard new construction homes, they do stand out when examined as a group:

Back in April

The other day

Red, green, blue, where’s indigo?

So here’s the lesson, builders: If you’re gonna build six identical homes in a row, why not mix up the colors of the bays? At least it makes the homes a little more interesting to look at.

Just a thought…