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Oct 17, 2023 08:14:44   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
Interesting--it was probably someone's pride and joy years ago.

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Oct 17, 2023 09:15:06   #
black mamba
 
dennis2146 wrote:
Congratulations on a great photograph of a grand old house.

Dennis


Thanks, Dennis.

I appreciate you commenting.

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Oct 17, 2023 09:31:03   #
roder10 Loc: Colorado Springs
 
Excellent capture - lots of history there.

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Oct 17, 2023 09:52:41   #
black mamba
 
jaymatt wrote:
Interesting--it was probably someone's pride and joy years ago.


I would believe you're right, John. Sitting atop a little hill, it dominates the small valley.

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Oct 17, 2023 09:59:12   #
black mamba
 
roder10 wrote:
Excellent capture - lots of history there.


Thanks for the visit and comment.

See my remarks to manglesphoto ( Frank ) above. I will eventually dig up the story.

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Oct 17, 2023 11:14:53   #
MosheR Loc: New York City
 
black mamba wrote:
I'm having trouble figuring out what happened here. Looking at the front, it appears that there was once an effort to paint the front right half, as if to freshen it up. Yet a huge bush/tree type thing has grown through the front porch flooring and blocked entry to the front door. That didn't happen overnight. That huge bush thing at the front left has actually pushed some branches under the outside wood exterior planking. Again, that took some time.

Going around to the rear of the house revealed significant damage to the right rear portion....apparently due to a fire. Yet that area shows extreme weathering effects. My best guess is that quite some time ago, before the fire, they were going to fix it up a little, evidenced by the painted section. Then came the fire and they just decided to abandon the whole thing. It appeared to have once been a grand home.
I'm having trouble figuring out what happened here... (show quote)


Through your great skill, Tom, we can see that it was evidently once a very beautiful home. Too bad whatever happened to it happened to it but, whatever, now you've immortalized it.

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Oct 17, 2023 12:09:58   #
Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas
 
Great find and capture, Tom.

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Oct 17, 2023 12:30:47   #
black mamba
 
Thanks for the very kind comment, Mel. Most of the time when I shoot old homes, and virtually all of the times when old barns are my subject, I draw attention to the ruins and scars. In this case, recognizing that it certainly must have enjoyed an exalted status in its glory years, I chose to put, as well as I could, its best foot forward.

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Oct 17, 2023 13:54:23   #
tommystrat Loc: Bigfork, Montana
 
Great subject and I really like the angle of shooting up towards the house. Very well done.

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Oct 17, 2023 15:14:33   #
black mamba
 
tommystrat wrote:
Great subject and I really like the angle of shooting up towards the house. Very well done.


Thanks for visiting, Tommy. I sure appreciate the compliment.

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Oct 17, 2023 15:17:58   #
black mamba
 
Earnest Botello wrote:
Great find and capture, Tom.


Thanks, Earnest.

I hadn't scored a hit all day. This jewel made up for it.

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Oct 18, 2023 01:45:30   #
peterjoseph
 
Nice find and nice shot.

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Oct 18, 2023 07:37:39   #
black mamba
 
peterjoseph wrote:
Nice find and nice shot.


Thanks for looking in, Peter.

I appreciate the comment.

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