We passed this house on the way to church every week. It had been uninhabited for years. I guess the last two major storms finally did it in becasue it was there one day and gone the next!
Too bad. It looks like the house had character. I hate to see old places fall into disrepair. We had a little farmhouse close to us and it was surrounded by trees. Last spring the old woman that lived there died, and they tore the house down. You can’t even tell it was there now which is strange.
@kerristephens Thanks Kerri- yes, the first was Hurricane Irene and the last was the unexpected Halloween snow. @dmariewms I think so Marie- but it was very close to the water and I imagine that was always a cause for some concern. @allie912 I know Allison- everytime I drove past it I would think how nice it must have been to hear the Bushkill going by in the evening as you fell asleep. I'm not sure why it was never refurbished, but at some point the land did become state property, so who knows. @karenann Thanks Karenann. I had wanted to go back for a few more shots and some black and white. I'm so disappointed that I'll never be able to do that now. @httpgeffed Thanks Colleen. I'm sure this one had some good ones. @sanera Thanks Samantha. I remember a while back you had taken a before and after shot like this of a favorite haunt of yours- ice cream place??? And I was going to do something like it- well, here it is! @ididntdoit87 I know Hillary. I feel the same way. It always looked like such a cozy home. Since it was right next to a well-known fishing hole- the Bushkill- I imagine it had its share of fish stories. @bk12racing Thanks Mike! @pandorasecho Not one stone, nail, or splinter! @bkbinthecity It is sad, isn't it? @digitalrn I don't know Rick, the time that I did photograph it, it seemed fine. The only reason I didn't get closer was the grass was overgrown and I was only wearing sandals. No protection from ticks with flip-flops so I didn't venture into the grass. But there must have been a reason. @lisjam1 You know Lisabell- there's something eerie about that, I think. There was an old house in the town we lived in back in the 90's. And a similar situation- an elderly couple. One died and the other moved. The house was torn down and in a month you wouldn't have known a house was even there but for the daffodils that came up every Spring.
wow! I would have never known this was the same place. Great collage. The house looked beautiful (from the outside at least) kind of a shame it was taken down.
@annaruth It really did look like a neat place to live. I'm not sure why they took it down- yes very sad. @alia_801 Yes- it was surprising to me how quickly they demolished it and carted every last bit away! @steeler Thanks Howard! @cimes1 Thanks Carole- yes it is!
The house looked lovely, just some work and it could have been someones pride and joy, I really love old houses. Great shots Ann you really told the story
@bruni There were two structures that I really wanted to take this fall. One was this house and the other was a silo that was abandoned and without its barn. I got the house but sadly missed the silo.
November 25th, 2011
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@dmariewms I think so Marie- but it was very close to the water and I imagine that was always a cause for some concern.
@allie912 I know Allison- everytime I drove past it I would think how nice it must have been to hear the Bushkill going by in the evening as you fell asleep. I'm not sure why it was never refurbished, but at some point the land did become state property, so who knows.
@karenann Thanks Karenann. I had wanted to go back for a few more shots and some black and white. I'm so disappointed that I'll never be able to do that now.
@httpgeffed Thanks Colleen. I'm sure this one had some good ones.
@sanera Thanks Samantha. I remember a while back you had taken a before and after shot like this of a favorite haunt of yours- ice cream place??? And I was going to do something like it- well, here it is!
@ididntdoit87 I know Hillary. I feel the same way. It always looked like such a cozy home. Since it was right next to a well-known fishing hole- the Bushkill- I imagine it had its share of fish stories.
@bk12racing Thanks Mike!
@pandorasecho Not one stone, nail, or splinter!
@bkbinthecity It is sad, isn't it?
@digitalrn I don't know Rick, the time that I did photograph it, it seemed fine. The only reason I didn't get closer was the grass was overgrown and I was only wearing sandals. No protection from ticks with flip-flops so I didn't venture into the grass. But there must have been a reason.
@lisjam1 You know Lisabell- there's something eerie about that, I think. There was an old house in the town we lived in back in the 90's. And a similar situation- an elderly couple. One died and the other moved. The house was torn down and in a month you wouldn't have known a house was even there but for the daffodils that came up every Spring.
@alia_801 Yes- it was surprising to me how quickly they demolished it and carted every last bit away!
@steeler Thanks Howard!
@cimes1 Thanks Carole- yes it is!