The Front Porch Can Save America
Decorum was king and the porch demanded community
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5 min readAug 31, 2020
The American front porch is a unique space in the world. Wealthy or poor, the room or gallery built onto the front of a home, slightly elevated, thereby offering both a precise view of passersby and a certain amount of security, is where Americans most fervently become Americans — well, that is the way it used to be.