As some of you may know, I spent the earlier part of the summer with my wife restoring rotted woodwork and painting our Victorian beast.
This is where she sits for this year. Next year we hope to get a boom lift to paint up top… The porch needs a teardown and rebuild too.. If anyone has any pointers on porches, I’d love to hear it…
Yesterday I heard from Mara, who grew up in the house next door to mine. Thanks for checking in. This one is for you. Here’s how it looks today.
I’m now wondering if our painting has sparked some neighborhood painting projects? Before…
This massive behemoth kind of kitty-corner to us, has recently sold and is undergoing a paint job as we speak.
Whoever is behind this… Thanks.
Hi Again,
Thanks for the picture that sure brought back some memories. You have quite a gem waiting to unfold. What your house was missing was a little love and care to make it a beautiful home once again. Not to mention the right person to see through it all.
Good luck with the renovations and keep posting those updates!
Thanks again,
Mara
Hi
I’m Maria…Mara’s sister….it is pretty cool to see the old neighborhood….
I’ve been a frequent visitor of this site for some time now. I am familiar with your house as I grew up around the corner on Louis Avenue in the 70’s and 80’s. I enjoy local history and this site brings back many memories. I was wondering if you happen to have access to a picture of the old Horseshoe Tavern that was located on Glengarry in the 70’s? It was destroyed by a fire sometime around 1974. It was on the property that now has semi-detached houses, on the curve.
I remember Mara and Maria from Immaculate Conception school, it was nice to see their comments on here too.
Keep up the good work with the site.
Dante.
Hey that would be cool if anyone happens to have pictures of when the horseshoe tavern existed please post them. I would love to see them. I clearly remember when it burned down.
It was quite the fire. I remember it was a pretty large building, I believe it also had a hotel above. It was called the Horseshoe because of where it was located right on the corner of Glengarry & Howard which was shaped like a horseshoe….One of the borders of your home who lived in the basement used to frequent that bar on a daily basis. He would be so drunk that half the time he would be passed out at the side of your house by the alley. We were so afraid of this guy when we were kids. lol
I remember many of the people who came and went from your home. I am surprised to see that it is still in pretty decent conditon. Was the inside destroyed much? I can remember what it looked like inside as well, vaguely though.
Hey Dante I certainly remember you from the hood as well!
Mara,
You only live next door too me than cause I live in apartment building right on the corner. So I know the area very well.