Comments on: A house saved? http://ourpdx.com/2008/11/a-house-saved/ Collaborative coverage of news and events, with a focus on community. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:46:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anne http://ourpdx.com/2008/11/a-house-saved/comment-page-1/#comment-2286 Anne Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:32:45 +0000 http://ourpdx.net/2008/11/a-house-saved/#comment-2286 I don't disagree that there were memories in that home, but in their current condition those memories weren't given their due justice. Don't get me wrong. I live in a 100 year old house (well 100 next year) just off Mississippi and recently completed a remodel where we found all sorts of neat "memories" in the walls of the house. I have nothing against old homes, but I also see the need for progress and using the same in a new way. I don’t disagree that there were memories in that home, but in their current condition those memories weren’t given their due justice. Don’t get me wrong. I live in a 100 year old house (well 100 next year) just off Mississippi and recently completed a remodel where we found all sorts of neat “memories” in the walls of the house. I have nothing against old homes, but I also see the need for progress and using the same in a new way.

]]> By: Dieselboi http://ourpdx.com/2008/11/a-house-saved/comment-page-1/#comment-2263 Dieselboi Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:56:39 +0000 http://ourpdx.net/2008/11/a-house-saved/#comment-2263 Oh Anne, think of the memories living inside those homes. Some going back 100 yrs. Yeah, in the past 30, they may have seen dark years, but that doesn't relegate them to the scrap heap. I love to look at old houses and think of the "old bones." Mostly the hearty construction and solid structure one doesn't find in new homes. I agree that they were rundown. I'm just glad one is being saved. Oh Anne, think of the memories living inside those homes. Some going back 100 yrs. Yeah, in the past 30, they may have seen dark years, but that doesn’t relegate them to the scrap heap. I love to look at old houses and think of the “old bones.” Mostly the hearty construction and solid structure one doesn’t find in new homes. I agree that they were rundown. I’m just glad one is being saved.

]]> By: Anne http://ourpdx.com/2008/11/a-house-saved/comment-page-1/#comment-2261 Anne Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:47:49 +0000 http://ourpdx.net/2008/11/a-house-saved/#comment-2261 Those houses are near my house as well and I use that max stop daily to get to work. Those houses were poorly maintained and had graffiti and trash in the yards on a daily basis. The site is also not the most ideal for residential. It's between a highway ramp, a max stop and a bank. It only makes sense in order for the city to get more dense to build up on sites that are existing. I'm not saying we should tear down old homes, but those homes were not worth saving. Those houses are near my house as well and I use that max stop daily to get to work. Those houses were poorly maintained and had graffiti and trash in the yards on a daily basis. The site is also not the most ideal for residential. It’s between a highway ramp, a max stop and a bank. It only makes sense in order for the city to get more dense to build up on sites that are existing. I’m not saying we should tear down old homes, but those homes were not worth saving.

]]> By: CamiKaos http://ourpdx.com/2008/11/a-house-saved/comment-page-1/#comment-2125 CamiKaos Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:27:57 +0000 http://ourpdx.net/2008/11/a-house-saved/#comment-2125 it would make so much more sense to do it that way, but it also requires a great deal of patience to move a home and then get it ready to be lived in... patience (and time) is something that not all home buyers have. A house in my neighborhood was moved last year, only a few blocks away. It is still being renovated, but I'm sure when it's done it will be truly amazing. it would make so much more sense to do it that way, but it also requires a great deal of patience to move a home and then get it ready to be lived in… patience (and time) is something that not all home buyers have.

A house in my neighborhood was moved last year, only a few blocks away. It is still being renovated, but I’m sure when it’s done it will be truly amazing.

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