But that is where the similarities between the homeless dwellings and the shipping containersend. Though they are on the same block, they are worlds apart.
然而,这就是流浪者的住处和海运集装箱之间的不同之处。虽然都在同一个街区,它们却有天壤之别。
Ms. Stewart and Mr. Iseman initially set Containertopia in an abandoned lot in the area, whichthey purchased for $425,000 with several friends. They were forced out this spring afterneighbors complained. (The lot is not zoned for residences; for now, the owners growvegetables there while they decide what to do with it.)
斯图尔特和伊斯曼最初在一处废弃空地设立了“集装箱乌托邦。他们和几个朋友花了42.5万美元买下了这片空地。在邻居抱怨后,他们被迫在今年春天迁出。(该地段不是住宅用地;现在,决定如何处理它之前,业主在那里种菜。)
Then, with 12 of their friends and a forklift, Mr. Iseman and Ms. Stewart moved the containerhomes indoors to a warehouse. Mr. Iseman’s container, painted azure inside, cost about$12,000 to make habitable, with a lofted bed and a picture window carved into one flank. Ms.Stewart is still at work on hers, spackling drywall and carving a kitchen countertop from aredwood board she milled from a giant trunk.
后来,伊斯曼和斯图尔特与12位朋友用一部铲车,把集装箱通通搬进了一座仓库内。伊斯曼的家里刷上了天蓝色,里面有一张高脚床,其中一侧有一户观景窗,总共花了大约1.2万美元来变得适合居住。斯图尔特的居所还在改造,她在板墙上抹墙粉,把大树桩压成红木板,再把它做成厨房桌面。
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