at my new house (well, 4 months settled now) in portland, every day i would look over at the abondoned neighboring house. I would look at it from the front, walk up and look in its windows, or look at it from the street. I would spend a lot of time just staring at it because i would look at every detail and try to envision the history that went into each piece.

The houses on the block I live on were built around the turn of the century, and many stand today with original siding and windows.

recently a young couple with kids bought it and have been working on restoring it. it needs tons of work but they will probably eventually be really happy.