his month’s “Ask Silver Lake” is about bungalow courts, which several readers requested as a topic. Bungalow courts are a type of multi-dwelling housing development that were a very popular construction design in the 1920s and ‘30s. A bungalow court consists of multiple dwellings on a single lot.

his month’s “Ask Silver Lake” is about bungalow courts, which several readers requested as a topic. Bungalow courts are a type of multi-dwelling housing development that were a very popular construction design in the 1920s and ‘30s. A bungalow court consists of multiple dwellings on a single lot.

“Ask Silver Lake” is dedicated to exploring the history and insights of our community. If you have questions or ideas you’d like us to consider, please drop a comment or send them to  outreach@silverlakenc.org . The Silver Lake Branch Library, temporarily closed All the best Silver Lakers know and love the Silver Lake Branch Library . As library lovers, though, we sadly have to find other outlets for our affections for the time being because the library was closed on 28 July 2025 and isn't...