@cicerone imposter,
Ah, I got to look at my teensy hotel room on the great piazza once again, my photo straight on towards the draped window. Ok, the piazza looked dreary in my photo, but it has quite a snappy history. Listen, I usually don't photograph stops at Days Inn or similar.
So, smiling to see this thread again.
I do get how culverts, and similar, can become living places, a relief help for some and horrible for some - it is a tad weird to see them as set for rental.