tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post8217509013211368955..comments2024-03-27T05:15:49.616-04:00Comments on Around Roanoke, VA (A Daily Photo Blog): Rubbish Tuesday - Old Blacksburg HomesteadTanya Breesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-64746216285015244162014-07-09T19:40:38.278-04:002014-07-09T19:40:38.278-04:00Places like these make me wonder what their story ...Places like these make me wonder what their story is...lovely photos.betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-29411591478236345432014-07-09T18:01:20.530-04:002014-07-09T18:01:20.530-04:00What interesting captures....imagine the stories t...What interesting captures....imagine the stories those walls could tell!Busy Bee Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115487928147732314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-17025641266540030952014-07-09T17:03:40.341-04:002014-07-09T17:03:40.341-04:00That's a good question..I'm sure they had ...That's a good question..I'm sure they had a good reason, but it sure makes me wonder about these old deserted places. Lots of empty houses in town- and most of that is because of the economyColoring Outside the Lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289093479063221765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-29719429482616359592014-07-09T11:34:52.520-04:002014-07-09T11:34:52.520-04:00I imagine this old place has a tale or two to tell...I imagine this old place has a tale or two to tell!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-7809440983573462202014-07-09T00:29:22.624-04:002014-07-09T00:29:22.624-04:00That's a great tin roof on the house. As in th...That's a great tin roof on the house. As in the case of my in-laws' home in another state--hopefully it won't go down hill like this before the family can do something with it legally. FIL ended up in nursing home after a fall, then his wife , then she died...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-50330825591381258202014-07-08T22:46:31.237-04:002014-07-08T22:46:31.237-04:00I like the rusted roof in the first photo.I like the rusted roof in the first photo.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-31300217383745508882014-07-08T22:34:50.375-04:002014-07-08T22:34:50.375-04:00That house looks so much like the one my mother gr...That house looks so much like the one my mother grew up in. Awesome, as is the outbuilding. Wonderful post! Thanks for linking up!Roanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01841824351740989301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-8423267030296068132014-07-08T22:34:12.309-04:002014-07-08T22:34:12.309-04:00It's a throw-away society, even in the country...It's a throw-away society, even in the country. Many times you see those old farmhouses falling apart and right next door a newer brick ranch house that the family built. I think they give up on the old farmhouses because they're so cold and drafty and hard to maintain. I know; I lived in one. But I love them. they are worth it.Greener Pastures--A City Girl Goes Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05448845964131250749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-36572806226717762862014-07-08T22:14:56.690-04:002014-07-08T22:14:56.690-04:00This can happen in so many ways, just about all of...This can happen in so many ways, just about all of them very sad.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-39819599213783063572014-07-08T21:33:26.440-04:002014-07-08T21:33:26.440-04:00These photos are so Virginia--lush and green, old ...These photos are so Virginia--lush and green, old buildings. I, too, wonder how people can walk away from homes and barns and leave them to deteriorate. I guess sometimes people are just unable to take care of them.Tina Fariss Barbourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15659018994558471570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-28881337314885716332014-07-08T21:05:27.344-04:002014-07-08T21:05:27.344-04:00I love these pictures. We have many rural places ...I love these pictures. We have many rural places like this around my area, here in KY. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-66580632231868602122014-07-08T17:56:54.115-04:002014-07-08T17:56:54.115-04:00Rusty roofs, you got to love them. Tom The Backroa...Rusty roofs, you got to love them. Tom The Backroads TravellerTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082494067802628837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-18967766866434267752014-07-08T17:21:52.103-04:002014-07-08T17:21:52.103-04:00Maybe the last of the family died off, sad. I bet...Maybe the last of the family died off, sad. I bet its neat to explore in it. Jim Klenkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13663882561325002445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-44219683665706598642014-07-08T17:13:05.710-04:002014-07-08T17:13:05.710-04:00Good question! I love the second photo!Good question! I love the second photo!Brian Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937257563835611400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-75770603189538777722014-07-08T16:23:57.664-04:002014-07-08T16:23:57.664-04:00Beautiful locations... but those houses probably w...Beautiful locations... but those houses probably won't last much longer.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-51015881885889140762014-07-08T14:20:55.026-04:002014-07-08T14:20:55.026-04:00whenever i see things like this i wonder? what is ...whenever i see things like this i wonder? what is the story or how did it happen to come to this? did they run out of money? get a new place? cheaper place? there has to be a story? so curious. ( :Elizabeth Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646711693473956020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-44276929797561182772014-07-08T13:47:21.413-04:002014-07-08T13:47:21.413-04:00a house for hollidaysa house for hollidaysBergsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02944872370825666531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-55728392066326979022014-07-08T13:31:13.876-04:002014-07-08T13:31:13.876-04:00I imagine there are lots of reasons but it's a...I imagine there are lots of reasons but it's a shame. Love the barn!cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-76576678954845745882014-07-08T12:51:25.996-04:002014-07-08T12:51:25.996-04:00I understand that some of these old homesteads hav...I understand that some of these old homesteads have fallen into ruin because of contested wills and/or for other reasons not having to do with just sheer neglect. Revrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906290746860646907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-48701764477993863372014-07-08T12:44:29.978-04:002014-07-08T12:44:29.978-04:00Could be that it is infested with termites and if ...Could be that it is infested with termites and if like our house, cold in the winter and the electric and other systems needed up grading. We can't do much with our house now as most of our money goes to taxes, healthcare and fuel. Sunnybrook Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18135224259672444423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-20939949298458200722014-07-08T11:52:53.047-04:002014-07-08T11:52:53.047-04:00Such a pretty place, loved these photos. Thanks f...Such a pretty place, loved these photos. Thanks for the birthday wishes Tanya, and have a great week :)DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-77328863207764429452014-07-08T11:40:07.930-04:002014-07-08T11:40:07.930-04:00I don't know. It looks so familiar. I wonder i...I don't know. It looks so familiar. I wonder if we passed it on our journies or if it reminds me of my aunt and uncle's old house.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13821433798559863761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-11276035505733539502014-07-08T11:06:07.097-04:002014-07-08T11:06:07.097-04:00I don't know how people leave homes like this ...I don't know how people leave homes like this either. But glad you found it for rubbish Tuesday!Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-15536631151347289342014-07-08T10:54:06.123-04:002014-07-08T10:54:06.123-04:00love the rusty roof!love the rusty roof!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6640847503018468156.post-14241836839464620102014-07-08T10:14:10.219-04:002014-07-08T10:14:10.219-04:00Fine photos which make us imagine what it looked l...Fine photos which make us imagine what it looked like when people lived there. Places get left empty when the residents run out of money, health, life, or options. Perhaps it is tied up in tax issues or no way to find next of kin. There is a story here. Taken For Grantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.com