Jaws Of Death by ShadowsNTime

Photography • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on May 03, 2008

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Sadly I regret to inform you that we will soon say goodbye to an old friend...Thursday afternoon they brought the metal monster that will crunch within its huge and gaping jaws, someone's dream... Perhaps a silly way to describe this image but that's how it looked to me when it struck one blow to the porch, ripping it from the front of the house...then turned and laid its hideous smile of death on the ground...Now it waits silently until once again it begins it's destruction...I will be taking progressive pictures and will share some here...I watched as the little black squirrel ran from the house, glad that she escaped but wondering if she has already given birth and if the babies are in that house...nothing I can do... I have seen many a house being built but this is the first I have seen torn down and it saddens me deeply...such a waste of a beautiful old home...I am told there are actually three apartments within...three places someone who has no home could go and be safe and warm... I overheard the conversation of the driver with another crewman say that he had 4 house's to knock down and I must admit I was disgusted at the cheerful way they were talking about this...and I wondered how they would feel if it was their home that was dying...just my personal point of view... Thanks for looking and for previous comments!

Comments (13)

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DarkStormCrow

12:47AM | Sat, 03 May 2008

Nice photography and sad commentary, dont be to harsh on the workers, its thier job and how they feed thier families...

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nikolais

2:19AM | Sat, 03 May 2008

sad story...on the other hand, looks like this one was not built for life, like many houses nowadays. consumer society creates ugly (but good-looking and easily-erected) building mateials never intended to last.thank you for making my lazy mind think. workers should bring money home and, like most of us, try to keep on the sunny side of the problem. hugs. Nikolay

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durleybeachbum

3:53AM | Sat, 03 May 2008

Sad but inevitable I suppose.

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ShadowsNTime

4:13AM | Sat, 03 May 2008

Thank YOU! alex

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SapUS59

4:36AM | Sat, 03 May 2008

a sad moment, i hate seeing seeing an old home get the ax.

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e-brink

5:36AM | Sat, 03 May 2008

What's worse... woodworm or humans? I suppose humans build these lovely structures too... Some humans even renovate them, like I have done with my Victorian Building. The problem is, even though I live in a conservation area, where styles of buildings are supposed to be preserved, there are always those factions of people who don't care. They chip away at it and the local Council allows it to happen.

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artice

5:40AM | Sat, 03 May 2008

NO DAYS IT COST LESS TO REPAIR THEN REBUILD...SAD TO SEE! EXCELLENT SHOT..:-(

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ledwolorz

6:02AM | Sat, 03 May 2008

Sad.Fantastic shot.

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dhanco

6:31AM | Sat, 03 May 2008

So sad, Lynn. Yesterday I visited our family home, where I lived from birth to 17 years. It is much the same and lived in by a young couple. A wonderful experience which makes this just a bit more sad. Thanks for sharing.

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hydroCat

7:59AM | Sat, 03 May 2008

I totally agree, my friend! Old houses have voices of their own and if you silence them, their storys will never be told...

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virginiese Online Now!

11:27AM | Sat, 03 May 2008

Nice title and presentation of your thoughts ! These house seemed to be a warm place to be...

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Richardphotos

7:59PM | Sat, 03 May 2008

one of these can undo in an hour what it took many men to build over weeks. must be lots of good wood in the house.do bad it will not be recycled to grace another home

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B_PEACOCK

6:01AM | Sun, 04 May 2008

That is because it is money to them.They get paid to knock them down and the copper and metals they get paid for also. I agree.This house could have been redone.Sad thing is that it would cost more to redo this house than to build a new one.. I was talking with a friend that works for New Tradition homes.They are a green builder.They dropped some of their houses down 20 to 40k to sell and they still made a good profit.If a house is in the permits building at 250k it will sell for 400 to 500k here in Oregon and Washington. A house like that can be built at about 150k easy here. Sad that they are tearing it down. I think they should rebuild and give to a family