Promise on Portia?

Portia Street runs north of Sunset Boulevard. It's a mixed bagged in terms of renovation. The bungalow with the blue trim looks like it is being restored in a sensitive manner, with a new but compatible front door. Across the street, however, there are signs of trouble. A nearly intact two-story, wood framed house is undergoing a strange re-do. Notice the fake, terra cotta-colored brick on the porch columns. Half way up Portia, the owners of a Colonial-style, clapboard bungalow are repainting and restoring the wood--but they removed the wood windows and replaced them with aluminum sliders. The old wood windows gave the place more depth and "texture." At least they didn't stucco!