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 paigellen24
Location: Chicago, IL
Gender: Female
 |  | What happened to Dorothy Downs? (IL)
< on 7/23/2012 4:10 PM >
|  | | | This is my first photo post, so I hope it's alright! This is by far my favorite explore. I got the address of this house, and glanced at the street view. My boyfriend and I were hesitantly driving down the street as he said "it should be riiiight... here," We both simultaneously moaned "Awww yeah." The house is large, overgrown, and obviously abandoned. The roof is sagging and the upstairs window has tattered curtains blowing cinematically in the breeze. Getting in was easy, we just had to make sure we weren't noticed.
1. Kitchen pantry
Huge variety of items left behind. The calendar to the right of this picture was from Sept. 1986 if I remember correctly.
2. Dental care
We walked through the small kitchen and into the living and dining rooms. There were just piles of open boxes and bags and large pieces of furniture everywhere. If my lungs were invincible I could spend a week in this house. Toward the opposite end of the first floor we came across even more decaying mess.
3. Player piano
Real proof that this house remains unvisited. What's the first thing people do when they see a piano? Play it. My boyfriend did just that. The keys stayed stuck down. The scrolls are stacked in an upstairs bedroom Ollivander-style.
4. Antique
The curved glass cabinet is locked. This is in the kitchen next to the dining room.
5. 1901 potbelly stove
This is right in the middle of the house, where the condition is the worst. Just up ahead is where the player piano is.
Also, that framed picture above the stove is of a cat. There are two.
6. As it was
I should have looked in the pockets. Can't you imagine Mr. Downs coming home from work, hanging up his jacket and hat, and joining the family in the dining room for dinner?
Sorry if this is hard to follow, but the rest of these pictures were taken upstairs. The upstairs is in much better condition than the downstairs.any ideas why that is? The upstairs even has holes in the roof. Could it be because it is better ventilated?
7. Tattered curtains
I love tattered curtains. I know the mask sucks, but it's what we had. We know for next time.
8.Great place to read
I really liked the lighting in this picture. This was taken in the largest bedroom.
9.This bed is an ecosystem (awesome quote from my boyfriend)
But really, there are little green sprouts in the middle. The only spot the ceiling is falling is right above the bed. I've never seen anything like it.
I don't want to post that many pictures, so I think I'll stop there. In the piles of clutter I found old mail envelopes. They date from 1924-1940 and are almost entirely comprised of letters, or "little missives" between C. Earl and Dorothy Downs. They're in pretty sloppy cursive, but I've gathered that he taught at Herscher High School and she taught music somewhere else. I have also found out that she died in the 50s and the house was abandoned in the mid 80's.
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BeowulfBrower
 
Location: Mendota, IL
Gender: Male
Profession Tetanus Shot Receiver
| | Re: What happened to Dorothy Downs? (IL)
<Reply # 1 on 7/23/2012 4:36 PM >
| | | | In the interest of the UE community at large,
Was there any vodka in that bottle?
But nice photos, I get a good feel of this place!
Is that snow or asbestos? |
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cdevon
  
Location: west county
Gender: Male
| |  | Re: What happened to Dorothy Downs? (IL)
<Reply # 2 on 7/23/2012 4:57 PM >
| | | | i want that stove, and the vodka...
When I say I'm 'clean and sober', it means I've showered and I'm headed to the liquor store. |
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paigellen24
Location: Chicago, IL
Gender: Female
| | Re: What happened to Dorothy Downs? (IL)
<Reply # 3 on 7/23/2012 5:03 PM >
| | | | You'll be pleased to hear, alcohol is hard to miss in this place!
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ahhntzville
Location: Boston
| | Re: What happened to Dorothy Downs? (IL)
<Reply # 4 on 7/23/2012 5:54 PM >
| | | | Is that a bear in the lower left corner of #1?
This place looks awesome.
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paigellen24
Location: Chicago, IL
Gender: Female
| | Re: What happened to Dorothy Downs? (IL)
<Reply # 5 on 7/23/2012 6:10 PM >
| | | | Posted by arntzville
Is that a bear in the lower left corner of #1?
This place looks awesome.
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Haha! He was looking for the family's hunting licenses.
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qsp1
Location: Belleville, IL - just accross the Mississippi from St Louis
Gender: Male
| | Re: What happened to Dorothy Downs? (IL)
<Reply # 6 on 7/23/2012 7:38 PM >
| | | | one word: WOW.
I would love to find a place like this.
If it is in South Central IL and up for some company on a return visit, message me.
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paigellen24
Location: Chicago, IL
Gender: Female
| | Re: What happened to Dorothy Downs? (IL)
<Reply # 7 on 7/23/2012 7:46 PM >
| | | | Posted by qsp1
one word: WOW.
I would love to find a place like this.
If it is in South Central IL and up for some company on a return visit, message me.
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Alas, not Southern IL. Thanks for the interest!
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DawnPatrol
Gender: Female
| | | Re: What happened to Dorothy Downs? (IL)
<Reply # 8 on 7/23/2012 11:37 PM >
| | | | Awesome photos! Is this the place you were telling me about?
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paigellen24
Location: Chicago, IL
Gender: Female
| | Re: What happened to Dorothy Downs? (IL)
<Reply # 9 on 7/24/2012 2:18 AM >
| | | | Posted by DawnPatrol
Awesome photos! Is this the place you were telling me about?
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the very same! thanks for noticing 
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Rust
  
I am a rustbucket
| | Re: What happened to Dorothy Downs? (IL)
<Reply # 10 on 7/25/2012 2:34 AM >
| | | | Posted by BeowulfBrower
In the interest of the UE community at large,
Was there any vodka in that bottle?
But nice photos, I get a good feel of this place!
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Looks like that handle of vodka is 2/3rds full...
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DiVaMoNKeY
Location: Grundy County, IL
Gender: Female
I pushed with all my might; I pushed with all my love.
| |  |  | | Re: What happened to Dorothy Downs? (IL)
<Reply # 11 on 7/26/2012 1:52 PM >
| | | | I love the jacket and cap still hanging on the hooks. Literally like time stopped in that house.
I know more about blood than you |
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DiVaMoNKeY
Location: Grundy County, IL
Gender: Female
I pushed with all my might; I pushed with all my love.
| | | | | Re: What happened to Dorothy Downs? (IL)
<Reply # 12 on 8/14/2012 6:22 PM >
| | | | Seriously
I want that buffet.
I know more about blood than you |
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MKE_MFGng
Location: The Cream City; Mill-Town; Beer Capital, USA; Milwaukee
Gender: Male
| | Re: What happened to Dorothy Downs? (IL)
<Reply # 13 on 8/16/2012 7:56 AM >
| | | | The beer bottle in pic 4 is a Schlitz beer bottle... Schlitz being long out of business for at least 20 years now (though they brought the 'tall boy' back... still crappy beer tho)
Go Milwaukee!!
Dude's got the knack! |
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MKE_MFGng
Location: The Cream City; Mill-Town; Beer Capital, USA; Milwaukee
Gender: Male
| | Re: What happened to Dorothy Downs? (IL)
<Reply # 14 on 8/16/2012 7:56 AM >
| | | | The beer bottle in pic 4 is a Schlitz beer bottle... Schlitz being long out of business for at least 20 years now (though they brought the 'tall boy' back... still crappy beer tho)
Go Milwaukee!!
oops, double post, sorry still a bit tipsy.
[last edit 8/16/2012 7:57 AM by MKE_MFGng - edited 1 times]
Dude's got the knack! |
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Smiley11
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Gender: Female
| | Re: What happened to Dorothy Downs? (IL)
<Reply # 15 on 10/11/2012 8:00 PM >
| | | | I love the buffet also. It could be truly beautiful with some cleaning. It is worth a fortune.
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