Well I have many odd hobbies one of which is cutting open old oil filters....lol
Another is I go on zillow and get sucked down the rabbit hole looking at houses. Houses which I have no intention of buying such as extreme fixer uppers in questionable neighborhoods far away, or houses that I cannot afford.
Detroit house
Here is one in Detroit that is in terrible distress. It was a nicer home at one time and now its crumbling. I admire the craftsmanship in the house, look at the stone lintels above the exterior door, the fireplace, ect. What a grand old house it was.
Its obviously been unloved for a while and I am sure it is a sad story, but I enjoy looking at these old houses, wondering who lived there in its glory days and the eventual decline to a working class neighborhood that's barely hanging on, or at the cusp of revival.
I try to figure out the last time someone lived there, this house has a spongebob light switch plate on the wall of a room, so figure in the last 20 years. I cringe at all the peeling lead paint.
I ask myself what will happen to this old girl, will she continue to be neglected? Will someone flip it and make cheap apartments out of it? Will it be restored to its original glory? Only time will tell.
These are the architectural treasures of our crumbling neighborhoods in cities all over the country, and they fascinate me.
Does anyone else ever check out houses online like this?
Another is I go on zillow and get sucked down the rabbit hole looking at houses. Houses which I have no intention of buying such as extreme fixer uppers in questionable neighborhoods far away, or houses that I cannot afford.
Detroit house
Here is one in Detroit that is in terrible distress. It was a nicer home at one time and now its crumbling. I admire the craftsmanship in the house, look at the stone lintels above the exterior door, the fireplace, ect. What a grand old house it was.
Its obviously been unloved for a while and I am sure it is a sad story, but I enjoy looking at these old houses, wondering who lived there in its glory days and the eventual decline to a working class neighborhood that's barely hanging on, or at the cusp of revival.
I try to figure out the last time someone lived there, this house has a spongebob light switch plate on the wall of a room, so figure in the last 20 years. I cringe at all the peeling lead paint.
I ask myself what will happen to this old girl, will she continue to be neglected? Will someone flip it and make cheap apartments out of it? Will it be restored to its original glory? Only time will tell.
These are the architectural treasures of our crumbling neighborhoods in cities all over the country, and they fascinate me.
Does anyone else ever check out houses online like this?
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