It's always good to know before you move in that you are about to live in a neighborhood where it's prudent to board up any building standing vacant for more than a few hours.
I love the description: "Once was a beautiful Victorian mansion." Perfect for your steampunk house parties!
I actually live just a few miles from this one and trust me -- the whole neighborhood looks like this. Block after block of Victorian mansion-turned-crack house.
This is one of the funniest blogs I have read!!! Your dry, off-the-cuff sense of humor in your captions has made me laugh so hard I have nearly cried. MUCH THANKS!!! I've linked you to my fledgling blog so my few readers can get a kick out of you, too!
August 5, 2008 at 11:35 AM
Anonymous said...
I went to college in Pomona. Scary place. My boyfriend belonged to a fraternity that had a house there. It was across the street from a whore house (bordello?) And that was one of the good neighborhoods. Such a shame because the city is full of those huge, old, victorian homes.
And ~~silk...I'm pretty sure that's a dead possum.
August 5, 2008 at 5:31 PM
Anonymous said...
victorian mansion?!?!?! WTH? is the real estate agent on crack? i love how real estate agents glorify all their listings when, clearly, it's not.
August 6, 2008 at 5:30 AM
Anonymous said...
Bwa-ha-ha! "No electricity, so bring your flashlights." That sure sets the tone.
August 6, 2008 at 6:17 AM
Anonymous said...
This kitchen, I think, would confuse the hell out of me first thing in the morning pre-coffee. There just seem to be too many doorknobs in the photo. I think it's the tiles, but it gives the illusion of too many choices when hunting for the teaspoons.
Thanks for alerting me to the possum, too - gives it ambience.
August 6, 2008 at 12:59 PM
Anonymous said...
I would be so interested in seeing the book of architecture that would describe this as either victorian or a mansion.
"A remodeling idea"
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It's always good to know before you move in that you are about to live in a neighborhood where it's prudent to board up any building standing vacant for more than a few hours.
August 5, 2008 at 10:24 AM
I think the half a wicker chair really adds to that second picture. I'm glad they retook it.
T
August 5, 2008 at 10:38 AM
I love the description: "Once was a beautiful Victorian mansion." Perfect for your steampunk house parties!
I actually live just a few miles from this one and trust me -- the whole neighborhood looks like this. Block after block of Victorian mansion-turned-crack house.
August 5, 2008 at 11:03 AM
This is one of the funniest blogs I have read!!! Your dry, off-the-cuff sense of humor in your captions has made me laugh so hard I have nearly cried. MUCH THANKS!!! I've linked you to my fledgling blog so my few readers can get a kick out of you, too!
August 5, 2008 at 11:35 AM
I went to college in Pomona. Scary place. My boyfriend belonged to a fraternity that had a house there. It was across the street from a whore house (bordello?) And that was one of the good neighborhoods. Such a shame because the city is full of those huge, old, victorian homes.
August 5, 2008 at 12:03 PM
Notice that whatever it is in the corner of the counter is still there in the second photo. It looks like a dead cat....
Um, define "mansion"?
August 5, 2008 at 12:59 PM
my guess is someone broke in during the 7 days between pictures and stole the half-wicker chair, which required the boarding of the window...
or not lol
August 5, 2008 at 2:22 PM
Victorian? Sure, let's go with that.
And ~~silk...I'm pretty sure that's a dead possum.
August 5, 2008 at 5:31 PM
victorian mansion?!?!?! WTH? is the real estate agent on crack? i love how real estate agents glorify all their listings when, clearly, it's not.
August 6, 2008 at 5:30 AM
Bwa-ha-ha! "No electricity, so bring your flashlights." That sure sets the tone.
August 6, 2008 at 6:17 AM
This kitchen, I think, would confuse the hell out of me first thing in the morning pre-coffee. There just seem to be too many doorknobs in the photo. I think it's the tiles, but it gives the illusion of too many choices when hunting for the teaspoons.
Thanks for alerting me to the possum, too - gives it ambience.
August 6, 2008 at 12:59 PM
I would be so interested in seeing the book of architecture that would describe this as either victorian or a mansion.
August 8, 2008 at 8:52 PM
Red carpet, dead possum, iffy looking pool, and a bathroom that will take acid to clean? SWEET!!
August 10, 2008 at 7:07 AM