For
those of you who still can't figure it out, take a close look at the
traffic light that; coincidentally; is in the center of the pictures. (What, with all the road related pages, the road background and so on, you thought this page was going to be about the houses?? ;) Notice
that the red light is on the bottom and the green light is on top? That's an
Irish neighborhood for you. Years ago when the light was first installed, the
Irish youths in the neighborhood did not care for the "British," Red light being
on top of the "Irish," Green light and kept destroying the light (other accounts I have
heard had the red light associated with the devil and the green still with Ireland).
The city essentially had two choices: either
give in and install the light with the green on top as the light still is
today or keep replacing the light. (this information was mercilessly stolen from
wikipedia and other
sources.)
Below are pictures of a statue and park dedicated to the
"visionaries," who were responsible for the light being in the form it is in
today.