Bay windows are wonderful, in theory. They give homes a little extra square-footage, and they inject facades with extra personality. And they come in all shapes and sizes. In the past, we've taken a careful look at the bay window situations in Graduate Hospital and then again in Northern Liberties/Fishtown. The other day, while in Fishtown, we came upon four homes that were built in the last few years that we've somehow never seen before. The bay windows for these homes, located on the 2300 block of E. Dauphin St., are really, er, something.

Not our style

What do you think? Are you likewise wondering what they were thinking? Or are we just overreacting?