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Seattle, now skyscrapers there.
Baton Rouge, downtown urban renewal
Milwaukee, condemned for freeway that never got built, now a corporate parking lot.
Huntsville AL, strip mall
Falmouth ME, was mobile home park, now yuppified.
Seattle, now skyscrapers there.
Baton Rouge, downtown urban renewal
Milwaukee, condemned for freeway that never got built, now a corporate parking lot.
Huntsville AL, strip mall
Falmouth ME, was mobile home park, now yuppified.
None that I know of. We lived in SC for awhile when I was a kid. I could have sworn the house was red brick. I vaguely remember the street name. I just Googled the street and town and didn't see a red brick house.
None have been demolished, although one house in Florida had a major addition put on. And the house in Indiana has been painted a rather strange shade of blue. Wonder if people use it for giving directions now, LOL.
I lived on military bases as a child. I know that the one in Quantico is no longer there, and I’m pretty sure our home at Camp Lejeune is gone(it was old in 1950.) We lived in Camp Pendleton twice, one set of quarters were also old in 1960, so I’m sure they are gone. The row-house I lived in during college is gone. Now fancy condos. All other the homes that I’ve lived in as an adult are still intact.
When visiting Austin years ago I wanted to show my wife where I lived, only to discover it was devoured by the expansion of Ben White Blvd. No trace of it whatsoever; we probably drove right over it. I wasn't that attached to the house or to Austin, but it was my first experience with that sort of thing and it was a bit unsettling.
The "1/2" is where I grew up in Staten Island. The house is a nice, 100 year-old structure on a large lot. My grandmother (the owner) and the current owner have had many unsolicited offers over the years. I can't imagine one of those offers being rejected at some point. The lot will probably house three crappy-looking units, and one of the last vestiges of greenery and charm in that area will be gone forever. I know you have to live somewhere and I wouldn't begrudge the house owner (or their heirs) making $, but it seems like all the replacement structures are aesthetically challenged at best, and usually downright ugly. Once the "1 1/2" becomes "2" I'll never, ever go back to the old 'hood again.
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