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06/15/2020 at 20:28 • Filed to: DIOCCUSA, Old Car City USA, urbex, Abandoned
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"Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available" (whoistheleader2)
06/15/2020 at 20:28 • Filed to: DIOCCUSA, Old Car City USA, urbex, Abandoned | 0
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**afternoon repost**
You will notice this is not a DIOCCUSA, since it contains no footage of cars. Still, I found this abandoned house on the grounds of Old Car City USA to be fairly interesting so I whipped up this short video for y’all.
I’ve been on a bit of an urban exploration kick lately, so I found editing this footage to be particularly fun. Don’t worry, the house was structurally sound except for the wall that collapsed and the iffy floors.
This imitation brick waterproof siding looked to be made of the same stuff as shingles.
I actually was inspired by a friend of mine who texted me some pictures of him in an abandoned factory.
The house didn’t actually have a path leading to it, but based on the addition of clothes hanging from the walls since last year, it isn’t off limits. A bit more treacherous than the rest of the property, but someone was in there moving the furniture around. Only two of the rooms had any kind of half decent floor and its not a coincidence that those were the ones who gained furniture.
As you can see in the video, someone hung a dress here after this picture was taken a year ago.
Keep in mind you must always tread with extreme care in an abandoned place like this. You never know how strong the floors might be or if the ceiling is ready to come down.
RacinBob
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06/15/2020 at 13:22 |
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Trivia - Do you know what they called the aspha lt imitation brick siding? I’ve heard it called “Depression Brick” siding. I believe that was because that siding became popular during the great depression.
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RacinBob
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06/15/2020 at 13:26 |
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It sure reminds me of this house.....
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> RacinBob
06/15/2020 at 13:39 |
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No, I did not know that. Thanks for sharing. It lines up with the timeline of the place because the property was a general store up until about the early 20s. It was about that time that enough cars were aging of f the roads that the automotive specific junkyard came into its own and this place was one of the first. I imagine the guy who currently owns the place grew up in that house.
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> RacinBob
06/15/2020 at 13:40 |
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Not many houses just have a single wall collapse and the rest remaining intact. A real classic song, but I’ve never seen the video.
ranwhenparked
> RacinBob
06/15/2020 at 13:45 |
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Makes sense, it seemed to be extremely popular in the ‘30s and ‘40s, but not so much afterward or before. There was also a version printed to look like stone, which actually looked more like Formstone.
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> ranwhenparked
06/15/2020 at 22:06 |
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It probably was applied over the original wood siding as it began to rot. Then, you couldn’t see it was rotting and there it stayed. Crazy that that stuff might be over 8 0 years old.
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ranwhenparked
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06/15/2020 at 22:25 |
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It was extremely durable, and unlike asphalt roof shingles, it doesn’t have the sun beating down directly on it all the time. Extremely flammable though, for whatever reason, they never really thought to impregnate it with asbestos.
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> ranwhenparked
06/16/2020 at 00:08 |
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They still looked pretty solid. Better than the shingles on my roof right now. I can see why though, cheap and durable while not being entirely hideous in a time where thrift was more im portant than style.