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For Those Who Live Far From Where You Grew Up
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Have you ever googled your home town/village...and been dumbfounded/saddened by the changes you see? I'm not sure why,but I just had a look at real estate in the village i grew up in...about 30 miles east of NYC.Jeeezzzz...$600,000...on up to $1,500,000...and way more. I guess the village bears no resemblance whatsoever to when I last saw it, about 7 years ago.. Sad...all those way too large,over done houses...not homes. There was one for the street I grew up on- originally very tiny homes built in the late '40s....$900,000 and still to be built.
The only one I'd buy was the oldest house in the village a 1740 homestead,on the historic register...and the CHEAPEST!!!...only $389,000 I think. And small by today's standards( in America). :-(
It does make me wonder in an odd way if I'd ever go back...
The only one I'd buy was the oldest house in the village a 1740 homestead,on the historic register...and the CHEAPEST!!!...only $389,000 I think. And small by today's standards( in America). :-(
It does make me wonder in an odd way if I'd ever go back...
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Yes! That's the beauty but also the sadness with Google Earth - The home where I was raised is very similar to when I was there over 30 yrs ago - It even has the same side gate that me' dad built!
But when I was looking, I felt sad as the elderly neighbours each side whom were considered 'aunties' didn't have the teddy in the window or the 1960's vase in the other house window, and I wonder what happened to them as my parents lost touch when we moved across the country :-(
But when I was looking, I felt sad as the elderly neighbours each side whom were considered 'aunties' didn't have the teddy in the window or the 1960's vase in the other house window, and I wonder what happened to them as my parents lost touch when we moved across the country :-(
My village hasn`t changed that much except for a God awful wind farm that has been plonked to the east of us. The population remains almost the same (500 + inhabitants including outlaying farms) A few properties are holiday homes but apart from that, nothing has changed. Our family have been in the village (until I left, anyway) for 400 years and I don`t think my ancestors would notice much difference if they walked through it. I would like to live there again and may well do one day.
@ Tony....sometimes I'm not sure. Its all unrecognisable. I went back 7 years ago...and the tiny house I'd grown up in had been rebuilt into something out of Dallas. Columns and all :-(
This is the "cheap" and untouched one... http:// www.zil low.com /homede tails/1 43-Berr y-Hill- Rd-Syos set-NY- 11791/3 1158892 _zpid/
I bet no one wants it because its "small". I'd have it.
This is the "cheap" and untouched one... http://
I bet no one wants it because its "small". I'd have it.
I visited the house in Gloucestershire where l grew up, and where my parents lived until they passed away, two years ago. The current owner invited my husband & l to call on him to have a look around. I was absolutely delighted with what l saw. He had extended the 1930s house very tastefully, modernised it but had retained many of the original features. The garden was a dream. My old swing was there too bringing back so many happy memories. I left there when l married in 1961.
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