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<blockquote data-quote="Daniel Avery" data-source="post: 149109" data-attributes="member: 27">I&#039;m glad you researched that, [USER=23]@Mel O&#039;Drama[/USER] because it does put a new spin on things.&nbsp; I&#039;d always assumed they wanted us to believe the cul-de-sac was new construction and that the others had moved there within the previous few months (within the year). The author of the companion book, Saga of Seaview Circle muddied the waters by writing a long, fanciful tale in the opening of the book that (supposedly) outlined the whole history of the area, going back to a bulk land purchase of various plots in 1936 made by Jock Ewing himself (hoping to explore for oil).&nbsp; She writes that Bobby found the deed for 20 undeveloped acres in the Knots Landing area (a community that was already developed) and went to see the property in person, then approved the construction of the neighborhood which, according to the author, was finished in early 1979.&nbsp; Dramatic license was definitely taken by the author, but very little of it could be labeled as &quot;incorrect&quot; because there is nothing stated to contradict this.&nbsp; The only mistake I can point out is that she says Bobby approved the construction of five houses, though in many long shots of the cul-de-sac we can see seven houses.&nbsp; The &quot;action&quot; occurred in the five she&#039;s referring to.&nbsp; I know from my own experience that when you move into an established sub-division, the neighbors waste no time filling you in on what the previous owners of your house were like and what they got up to. As if I cared. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />&nbsp; Unless there&#039;s a body buried in the backyard (or floating in the pool in KL&#039;s case), it&#039;s not really relevant.&nbsp; Gossipy Richard would have been only too happy to fill V&amp;G in on the &quot;previous owners of the house&quot; if there had been any.&nbsp; But I&#039;ve also seen spec houses built that sat vacant for years before someone moved in, since economic downturns can happen.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daniel Avery, post: 149109, member: 27"] I'm glad you researched that, [USER=23]@Mel O'Drama[/USER] because it does put a new spin on things. I'd always assumed they wanted us to believe the cul-de-sac was new construction and that the others had moved there within the previous few months (within the year). The author of the companion book, [I]Saga of Seaview Circle [/I]muddied the waters[I] [/I]by writing a long, fanciful tale in the opening of the book that (supposedly) outlined the whole history of the area, going back to a bulk land purchase of various plots in 1936 made by Jock Ewing himself (hoping to explore for oil). She writes that Bobby found the deed for 20 undeveloped acres in the Knots Landing area (a community that was already developed) and went to see the property in person, then approved the construction of the neighborhood which, according to the author, was finished in early 1979. Dramatic license was definitely taken by the author, but very little of it could be labeled as "incorrect" because there is nothing stated to contradict this. The only mistake I can point out is that she says Bobby approved the construction of[I] five[/I] houses, though in many long shots of the cul-de-sac we can see seven houses. The "action" occurred in the five she's referring to. I know from my own experience that when you move into an established sub-division, the neighbors waste no time filling you in on what the previous owners of your house were like and what they got up to. As if I cared. :D Unless there's a body buried in the backyard (or floating in the pool in KL's case), it's not really relevant. Gossipy Richard would have been only too happy to fill V&G in on the "previous owners of the house" if there had been any. But I've also seen spec houses built that sat vacant for [I]years[/I] before someone moved in, since economic downturns can happen. [/QUOTE]

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