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Author | Time | Post |
 Then and Now photographs of my house..... (Original post) |
sinkingfeeling | Mar 2015 | OP |
| pipi_k | Mar 2015 | #1 | |
| sinkingfeeling | Mar 2015 | #2 | |
| TheDebbieDee | Mar 2015 | #25 | |
| dolphinsandtuna | Mar 2015 | #3 | |
| sinkingfeeling | Mar 2015 | #4 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Mar 2015 | #20 | |
| sinkingfeeling | Mar 2015 | #30 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Mar 2015 | #32 | |
| Lochloosa | Mar 2015 | #5 | |
| In_The_Wind | Mar 2015 | #6 | |
| KittyWampus | Mar 2015 | #8 | |
| KittyWampus | Mar 2015 | #7 | |
| dolphinsandtuna | Mar 2015 | #11 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Mar 2015 | #22 | |
| surrealAmerican | Mar 2015 | #9 | |
| dolphinsandtuna | Mar 2015 | #12 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Mar 2015 | #23 | |
| sinkingfeeling | Mar 2015 | #29 | |
| greymouse | Feb 2016 | #36 | |
| BlueJazz | Mar 2015 | #10 | |
| Xipe Totec | Mar 2015 | #13 | |
| raven mad | Mar 2015 | #14 | |
| archiemo | Mar 2015 | #15 | |
| dixiegrrrrl | Mar 2015 | #16 | |
| sinkingfeeling | Mar 2015 | #28 | |
| pansypoo53219 | Mar 2015 | #17 | |
| packman | Mar 2015 | #18 | |
| Spitfire of ATJ | Mar 2015 | #19 | |
| vanlassie | Mar 2015 | #21 | |
| TorchTheWitch | Mar 2015 | #24 | |
| sinkingfeeling | Mar 2015 | #27 | |
| midnight | Mar 2015 | #26 | |
| hippywife | Mar 2015 | #31 | |
| Buzz Clik | Mar 2015 | #33 | |
| sinkingfeeling | Mar 2015 | #34 | |
| polly7 | Jan 2016 | #35 |
Response to sinkingfeeling (Original post)
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 11:34 AM
1. OMG you are so
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lucky to be living in such a gorgeous house! I love the old houses...lived in an old Victorian home back in the early 90s.
On Mulberry Street, where Dr Seuss lived (but not the actual house) 
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/63-Mulberry-St-Springfield-MA-01105/56221317_zpid/ |
Response to pipi_k (Reply #1)
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 11:51 AM
sinkingfeeling (42,281 posts)
2. That one's huge!!
Response to dolphinsandtuna (Reply #3)
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 02:11 PM
sinkingfeeling (42,281 posts)
4. It was about to be condemned. It was in 5 apartments for over 50 years.
Response to Spitfire of ATJ (Reply #20)
Sun Mar 29, 2015, 10:42 AM
sinkingfeeling (42,281 posts)
30. Balloon framed with real 2 x 4's. Plaster and lath with horsehair. I removed the
Response to sinkingfeeling (Original post)
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 04:30 PM
Lochloosa (13,559 posts)
5. You painted it the wrong color...it should be all kinds of shades of gray.
Response to sinkingfeeling (Original post)
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 05:23 PM
In_The_Wind (71,125 posts)
6. I love the windows and gingerbread trim.
Response to surrealAmerican (Reply #9)
Sun Mar 29, 2015, 10:41 AM
sinkingfeeling (42,281 posts)
29. I would love to put back the roof cresting, but the reproduction stuff is expensive. We also
Response to sinkingfeeling (Original post)
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 05:53 PM
10. Absolutely beautiful. Marvelous restoration.
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Response to sinkingfeeling (Original post)
Thu Mar 26, 2015, 07:19 PM
13. Mine is now a cosmetic surgery clinic
Response to sinkingfeeling (Original post)
Fri Mar 27, 2015, 07:16 AM
archiemo (440 posts)
15. What a treasure you have!
Response to sinkingfeeling (Original post)
Fri Mar 27, 2015, 02:28 PM
dixiegrrrrl (58,869 posts)
16. I love the colors you used!
Response to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #16)
Sun Mar 29, 2015, 10:38 AM
sinkingfeeling (42,281 posts)
28. Two guys took about 4 months to restore the porch and pant the trim.
Response to sinkingfeeling (Original post)
Fri Mar 27, 2015, 07:12 PM
packman (12,103 posts)
18. Pray tell -
Response to sinkingfeeling (Original post)
Fri Mar 27, 2015, 10:24 PM
19. Willard Library in Battle Creek has historic photos taken in the 40s....
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They wanted to document every home in case if they were destroyed by bombing during WWII. (Yes, they actually believed that was a real danger back then.)
A few examples of buildings still standing: 
I've thought of buying one of those old places and using historic photos to restore it. Did you do paint scrapings to find the original colors? |
Response to TorchTheWitch (Reply #24)
Sun Mar 29, 2015, 10:36 AM
sinkingfeeling (42,281 posts)
27. Well, I'm about to put it up for sale.
Response to sinkingfeeling (Original post)
Sun Mar 29, 2015, 09:07 AM
26. Love the colors you choose.
Response to sinkingfeeling (Original post)
Sun Mar 29, 2015, 02:19 PM
31. Very cool and...
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eerily similar to my sister's house in OH, for which she also has the old photos.
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Response to sinkingfeeling (Original post)
Sun Mar 29, 2015, 06:54 PM
33. The mattress on the front porch really adds to the authenticity.
But the Obama yard sign is totally cool. |
Response to Buzz Clik (Reply #33)
Mon Mar 30, 2015, 11:45 AM
sinkingfeeling (42,281 posts)
34. That's pieces of plywood on the porch.
