[Old Fossil]

Originally Posted by songinthewind7

Wow, I just finished reading all 87 pages of this thread. I find it to be very interesting....both the stories and all the pictures.

Fossil, you are a very adventurous person. It would be fun to go 'adventuring' (is that a word?) with you.

I could show you some things modern humans have never seen and some that will never be seen again unless someone stumbles up on them. But the old man is slowing down. Still going but not as often, not as far, and not as fast, and my archeologist friend has to do all the driving . But happens.

[songinthewind7]

Originally Posted by Old Fossil

I could show you some things modern humans have never seen and some that will never be seen again unless someone stumbles up on them. But the old man is slowing down. Still going but not as often, not as far, and not as fast, and my archeologist friend has to do all the driving . But happens.

You are the pro. It doesn't have to be a lot.....or maybe a few of us can meet up and go to an old diner for lunch.

[Old Fossil]

O.K., I'm back in Hot Springs again although I did say I was going to stay away for a while, but, I need to get more photos of a cemetery we visited the other day so will use this mutilated cedar tree as a stop-gap. From it's height and the diameter of it's base I would guesstamate it is at least 100 years old because cedars grow very slowly in the mountains and this one is on a mountain side even though it is only a block from the old Army Navy Hospital you can see in the background. But, on the other hand, if it's roots got down to the warm mineral rich soil provided by the hot springs, it could have grown faster. Hmmm , who knows?

[Old Fossil]

Still in H.S. Can't seem to get away from this place My trip to the cemetery in Clark County got postponed again, so here I am.

This is another of my H.S. fantasy houses. I fantasize I could have my office downstairs and a "hideout" apartment upstairs. It is on the southeast corner of Laurel and Spring Streets. When I took these photos the foliage was very thick but I thought I could see a two story wood structure on the south side of the brick house, but couldn't tell if it was an addition or a separate building. There was a big fig tree covered with fruit in front of the two story structure. When I got home I looked at Google Earth Street View which, thankfully, was shot in October of last year. The leaves were gone and I could clearly see that the two story structure was an addition to the brick house and the whole building is close to 50 feet wide, north/south. Tonight I again looked at GESV and find they have updated it and again it is difficult to see behind the foliage.

While I was taking the photos a lady stopped by and visited with me. She lived next door and said the brick building (I now know she was including the addition) had large beautiful rooms. She also said that someone had started restoring it but something happened, the work stopped, and the building now belongs to a bank.

I hope everyone had a great, safe, weekend.

[latunafish]

i like your dream for this structure!

[Luvvarkansas]

I have an "old" house....late 20s. I really never want another old house again, although I do still like looking at them.

[AZgarden]

Originally Posted by Luvvarkansas

I have an "old" house....late 20s. I really never want another old house again, although I do still like looking at them.

Why? Is it too much work or are you sick of old stuff? I always thought I would love to rehab an old old house and then live in it forever, even with ghosts. But I don't have the energy anymore to care for one yet I still look at them, too, and dream. It's expensive to keep up and money is tight so bye bye dream.

[Luvvarkansas]

Originally Posted by PhxBarb

Why? Is it too much work or are you sick of old stuff?

Too much work. I still love old stuff!

[latunafish]

we bought an older home several years ago and completely remodeled it with new windows, siding and insulation in the attic. it was still very costly to heat and cool, the central unit never shut off in the heat of summer or the cold of winner. lots of plumbing and wiring issues also, seemed like a never ending battle to keep up with the maintenance. it looked so good, we had an unsolicited offer to sell that we couldn't refuse, and that lady lived there the rest of her life, which was over a decade. we bought a newer home every time since then.

[Old Fossil]

I read in todays Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper that one of the old homes in Hot Springs has burned under suspicious circumstances. It was built about 1880, was 2 2/2 story, was unoccupied with no utilities connected. It is only a block or so from my fantasy brick house posted above. For those of you who like to play with Google Earth, it was at 408 Spring Street, Hot Springs AR.