"From the Window, to the Party Wall"

par·ty wall

Noun: A wall common to two adjoining buildings or rooms

"Though I understand the owner sees potential in having apartments on 13th, living in those spaces will only create depression and anxiety. People need daylight!! No one wants to live next to a party wall," relays a passerby, Ms. Gambino of the interior architecture program at the University of Oregon. "It's fugly," responds another, gawking at the windowless sides.  And to what are they speaking of? A new apartment shoved into a bar and restaurant strip along 13th St to the west of the UO campus. Gaping windows provide little privacy along the street edge as solid concrete barricades line the east and west sides of the building- the infamous "party" walls. This allows no room for daylight in the already overcast city of Eugene, Oregon. Yes, housing next to bars, coffee shops, school, work, and night life is always a plus, but here, it is merely a "good try", and not good enough. Christopher Alexander states clearly in A Pattern Language that, "...man actually needs daylight, since the cycle of daylight somehow plays a vital role in the maintenance of the body's circadian rhythms..." Wings of light are indeed in order, Mr. Alexander.
A Pattern Language, pg. 529

Below, Ms. Gambino in front of the unsightly blight on 13th Street

"In the light 

Everybody needs the light. 

Oh yeah yeah ooh baby everybody everybody light light light"