Abandoned

A couple years ago I mentioned my fascination with old, abandoned, and wore-down buildings. It's a fascination I've had my whole life. When I see an old abandoned building all I want to do is sneak inside, explore, and take pictures. I don't want to steal anything or destroy anything...I just like to look. I like to imagine what it may have looked like in the past when someone cared for it and I like to imagine what it could look like if someone invested the time and money to administer some TLC. It's just so hard for me to fathom how people can let old buildings rot and crumble. There are so many abandoned buildings that are beautiful and could be put to good use if they were fixed up. If I were filthy rich and didn't have to work I would spend part of my time fixing up old abandoned buildings.

Last week I stumbled upon a website that made me drool. It is a website that lists 100 abandoned houses in Detroit. I have fallen in love with a majority of the houses on the website. They are amazing and beautiful! I've heard enough about Detroit to understand why there are so many abandoned houses, but maybe by cleaning up and fixing some of those houses Detroit can begin to clean up and become a better city. I assume many of the abandoned houses on the website are in the ghetto type areas of the city, but I just feel that if they were fixed up then maybe the neighborhood(s) would turn around and become what they once were. Have I also mentioned that I am a very hopeful person? I dream...A LOT. :)

I love this house! Beautiful and so much potential!

Look at all the abandoned homes in this neighborhood! Ridiculous! They even have decent roofs and glass in the windows...they could be fixed up fairly easily (compared to many others).

"The cry of the ghetto is being heard by a nation with its fingers in its ears." ~ Barbara Sizemore