German Village is notably different because its appearance has changed so little. The neighborhood is extremely dense ~ very often only inches separate neighboring structures, and many structures were built for multi-family use. People walk to their destinations, park on the street due to the overwhelming absence of driveways, and live life at a very pedestrian level. German Village does not have a recreated sense of history or kitschy Bavarian feel ~ rather, it is a neighborhood with architecture dating from the 1840s-1890s that has been preserved, and its use as a shared residential and commercial neighborhood has been maintained. Structures and sidewalks are orange masonry, and many streets (about half) are still brick pavers. Mary Church stands 197’ off the sidewalk and towers over everything around it. A 20+ story structure sits just north of the interstate bridge, and just south, in German Village, no structure is higher than three stories.
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