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The Decline & Fall - & Resurrection - of a Stone House in West Philadelphia

An abandoned house gradually falls down (pages 1 & 2), sells, and is cleaned up (pages 3 & 4), is fenced (page 5), with restoration expected.
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April 2003. Weeds have recently been cut.
April 2003. Weeds have recently been cut.		 April 2003. The porch is almost whole.
April 2003. The porch is almost whole.		 November. The porch roof has fallen.
November. The porch roof has fallen.		 Pillars tilt to the right. The city has posted the front door.
Pillars tilt to the right. The city has posted the front door.
Still November 2003
Still November 2003		 Porch Roof
Porch Roof		 Porch roof with season-ending vegetation
Porch roof with season-ending vegetation		 (8)66 is the address
(8)66 is the address
March 2004. The porch roof has slumped further.
March 2004. The porch roof has slumped further.		 July 2004. Pillars are straighter from the front.
July 2004. Pillars are straighter from the front.		 Straight pillars but fallen roof
Straight pillars but fallen roof		 (8)66 is straight
(8)66 is straight
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exzim16-Apr-2008 01:12
Sad such a house is left to rot.
Marijka21-May-2006 13:52
really nice presentation of west philadelphia... when i drive through this area sometimes i can only imagine how wonderful life was back in its day.
Scott 31-Jan-2006 01:45
If I had a hammer.... Good series of photos.
Guest 29-Apr-2005 10:28
Sad but interesting journal of decay.
Dave Wyman05-Dec-2004 01:27
An unusual and interesting series of photographs - thanks.

Dave
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