In Fort Wayne it is uncommon to see abandoned houses. Most of the ones I
have photographed were in rural areas outside the city. Abandoned houses
get torn down quickly by the city government to prevent them becoming
crack houses.
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On 9/25/12 1:42 AM, "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Yes, here in Spain you only see it in the countryside. In the cities we
>have the unfinished new projects, but that is a new phenomenon, since the
>crisis began in 2008. With some of them, nature is slowly encroaching,
>mostly as grass and weeds.
>
>Cheers,
>Nathan
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>On Sep 24, 2012, at 2:27 AM, Moose wrote:
>
>> On 9/23/2012 10:07 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>> No job and no prospect of sale or the mortgage is "underwater" or both.
>>
>> Same problem as seen in some of Nathan's photos in Spain. With a
>>decline in population, there are surplus houses that
>> are of no use for any other purpose.
>>
>> Abandonment is the cheapest option when someone leaves or dies and
>>there is no one else to live there, even for free.
>>
>> The vast majority of Chris's photos of the area are not likely to
>>attract anybody new to visit or move there. :-)
>>
>> There are a fair number of falling down farm buildings here in Maine,
>>but most appear to be on working farms where other
>> buildings are kept up and the house may be very nicely kept. When the
>>nature of the business changes, and a building
>> becomes no longer of economic use, the cheapest solution may be to stop
>>maintaining it, let it fall down and nature take
>> its course. Works well for wood structures.
>>
>> Avoiding Depression Moose
>>
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