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New site coming soon- The Carrollton Subdivison Online Community

Posted in Abandoned, Eminent domain, Photography, St. Louis, Suburban Decay, Urban Decay on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

First, I wanted to say thank you to all who left contact information.  I am still trying to finish writing back and getting more details, but I cannot thank you enough.   For those who still wish to contribute to the book project, I am looking for photos of the area pre- Lambert expansion times, as [...]

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Please keep the emails coming!

Posted in Abandoned on August 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Thank you all for your outstanding emails and contacts!   I just opened my box and I have 30+ emails.   I will do my best to get back to everyone within the week.   Keep them coming!

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Media coverage on Carrollton by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Posted in Abandoned, Eminent domain, Photography, St. Louis, Suburban Decay, Urban Decay, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Post-Dispatch is looking into the recent fire activity in the Carrollton neighborhood, which is certainly a step in the right direction. Perhaps with some media attention, Lambert will resume the demolition of our homes and finally put our area to rest. That has been the unintentional goal for 56 Houses [...]

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The night four houses burned.

Posted in Abandoned, Eminent domain, Photography, St. Louis, Suburban Decay, Suburbia, Urban Decay, tagged , , , , , , , on August 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Nothing has happened in Carrollton since that fateful night where 4 houses caught fire.  7 houses in 48 hours burned suspiciously to the ground.   Since then, everything else has been relatively calm-  no vandalism, no arson, not even a thrown rock (not that there are any windows left to break).
So here is some info and [...]

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