Showing posts with label memories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label memories. Show all posts

Sunday, November 21, 2010

What happened to my house at 2415 Palmyra?























A reader named Gail LaBorde emailed to inquire about the shotgun house that stood four houses up from Outer Banks on the same side.  Her sister appears above in front of the house in the early 1960s, the house Gail called home from 1957-1976:

My house was distinguished from other houses on the block by its white picket fence as you can see from the black and white photo. It had a nice, big front porch that was a gathering place for all the neighborhood children during the summer months.

I haven't covered the house much at all (here's what it looked like back in the spring) so Gail brings up a good point:























 I have seen pictures of every house on my block except mine. I drove by there about a month ago and it was gone. Do you know if it was torn down or moved? If moved, do you know where it moved to?

Here's where it went - just a little ways up Palmyra Street to 2630 Palmyra between Dorgenois and Broad.  It was moved on Friday, September 24, 2010 (it's not a very good photo, which is probably why I didn't post it earlier):


















Gail also noted that she attended the old McDonogh No. 11 School, which will likely be demolished:

I attended McDonough #11 School for 1st - 6th grade in the 1960's. Seeing my house and old school taken away makes me feel as though part of my past is being wiped away. But at least I have wonderful memories of my childhood there.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Memories of 224 S. Tonti


















As a portion of the long shotgun house, with its beautiful recessed side porch, is prepared for moving, I heard from Darlene Boesch, whose grandparents once owned the home for many years:

"The house was our best memory of growing up. Thanksgiving dinners, sleepovers, digging for doodle bugs under the red bricks. It will be great to know that someone else will be able to live in this house again and hopefully the spirit of the house will come alive again."

Here are a few old photos, shared with Darlene's permission:

















That's Darlene in the pink in the first photo, along with her mother and her sister, sitting on the porch at what was known simply as "MawMaw's House."