Ursula (The Little Mermaid) from the sea. Ursula's appearance was also based on that of the character Norma Desmond, who appears in the film "Sunset Boulevard" (1950). Divine never lived to see his own likeness appear in "The Little Mermaid"; the actor died in 1988, one year before the film's release. However, his cohorts agree that Divine would have greatly enjoyed Ursula. Documentarian Jeffrey Schwartz joked that the actor would have wanted to play Ursula himself had he known about the character, having once told Waters "When I was young, all I wanted to be was a Disney villain". About.com's David Nusair observed that
Flounder house parallel the facade. Though modern examples exist, most flounder houses date from the 18th or 19th centuries. They can be found in cities in the United States from the Mississippi River Valley to the East Coast. The flounder house's namesake is the similarly asymmetrical flounder fish. The motivation for building flounder houses is debated. Common folklore follow one of three themes: "a result of an early restrictive building ordinance, the original owner's plan for future expansion, or a desire to reduce property taxes." In fact, shed roofed buildings are often simply the cheapest to construct. Residents of various cities with