The Oleander Neighborhood.
I took a wrong turn on Saturday and ended up in the Oleander neighborhood.
Where did this come from? It's absolutely charming.
Tons of Craftsman bungalows and grand, stately homes.
A lot of them were lovingly restored and lushly landscaped - I think we know where the gays live.
If the rest of the city matched this lovely neighborhood Bakersfield would actually be a nice place to live.
Sadly, the local taste seems to run to Caliterranean stucco boxes of recent vintage (anything built before 2000 is "really old"). But as long as this neighborhood is standing there's always hope.
