garage location...
seems to vary a lot in different parts of the US, in the East on many older suburbs and city areas with single family houses alleyway garages were pretty common.
Our '50s neighborhood had a mix of backyard separate garages, front entry garages flush with the house facade, never protruding, and rear entry house garages with turnaround pads. Our family's house, and quite a few others had no garage at all, though we had a nice sized yard, in MD weather was mild enough you could get away without one, and cost was always a factor.
Last new house we built in '95 had a side entry 2 car garage, we didn't like the look of front entry, and we had 3 ac. and the space for a side entry driveway and parking area. My sister's place in Livermore CA has a 3 car front entry garage that totally dominates the appearance of the house, imo.