Willa wrote:awomanwithahammer wrote:There is a local house that has been abandoned, probably at least 15 years. I did some trespassing one day several years ago as the doors were wide open. In a couple of the upstairs bedrooms, I found linoleum rugs simply lying on top of the floors. I wish I had taken pictures of them. They were really beautiful floral designs as I recall. That house haunts me still. It's still sitting there rotting away. I wonder if the rugs are still there.
I'll bet those rugs are still there unless some scavenger type scooped them up. I would be that scavenger, if I knew a sensible way to transport them. They get brittle when they get old, though I have seen photos of some survivors in immaculate condition from the guest room or attic.
Yeah, I considered scavenging them, too, but I was too chicken to just walk out with them! The house is an American Four-square with a sleeping porch, a spring house, and a beautiful setting. I looked up the owner, and it's part of what was probably a large farm; several hundred acres. At that time, the owner lived in Texas, and I considered writing to see if she would sell me just the acre or so that the house sits on. However, I think time and the elements have done too much damage. It would take a lot of money and a large crew to bring it back, neither of which I have.
