Racist!
I promise I will write an update about Meadow soon, but something interesting happened today that I just have to write about.
Jason and I have started looking for another house. We would LOVE to live near Reid Park, a giant park in the center of Tucson with four playgrounds, an outdoor stage, baseball fields, two ponds, a rose garden, a golf course, a zoo, and pretty much the only large trees/grassy areas in town.
The only downside to this plan is that all of the surrounding communities were build in the 50s and 60s. One thing we have to do with these older properties is look through old paperwork in the property's file for addition permits, major repairs (or lack thereof), etc. Today I came across a phrase in a property contract which shocked my socks off. I copied it so I could share with you:
Yes, I know it was the 50s, but it is still baffling to me that they would actually write in the contract that no one except white people were allowed to occupy houses in this neighborhood! Also, why were "Asiatics" allowed to own the houses on Campbell Road, but nowhere else? Apparently they are only marginally acceptable?
I know racism is still around in our day and age, but I am soooo glad that I live in a time where, at the very least, our mortgage contracts are no longer racist. Because that is just crazy.
Jason and I have started looking for another house. We would LOVE to live near Reid Park, a giant park in the center of Tucson with four playgrounds, an outdoor stage, baseball fields, two ponds, a rose garden, a golf course, a zoo, and pretty much the only large trees/grassy areas in town.
The only downside to this plan is that all of the surrounding communities were build in the 50s and 60s. One thing we have to do with these older properties is look through old paperwork in the property's file for addition permits, major repairs (or lack thereof), etc. Today I came across a phrase in a property contract which shocked my socks off. I copied it so I could share with you:
Yes, I know it was the 50s, but it is still baffling to me that they would actually write in the contract that no one except white people were allowed to occupy houses in this neighborhood! Also, why were "Asiatics" allowed to own the houses on Campbell Road, but nowhere else? Apparently they are only marginally acceptable?
I know racism is still around in our day and age, but I am soooo glad that I live in a time where, at the very least, our mortgage contracts are no longer racist. Because that is just crazy.
Comments
Kali Hoenes wrote:
2010-01-20 14:26:39
That is crazy for sure! I must tell you that I lived litterally across the street from Reid park. It had its ups and downs. I must warn you that Reid park has some pretty shady people in it. I was followed by one of them when I was 7 months pregnant. Ask me the story and I will tell you. It was so nice to be so close to everything though. I am not telling you this to scare you because I doubt I could do that even if I were trying! But the crime rate where we lived was high. There were break ins and robberies all of the time. I am not sure where you are planning on living, but I was right across the street from the stadium. Good luck to you guys!