Thematic Buildings past their best

robjmitchell · 04-22-2021, 08:00 PM - **4 Likes**

Northern rural South Australia. Land of steel/concrete power pole, because the termites take no prisoners!

**jacamar** · 04-23-2021, 11:21 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by rod_grant

From my Commercial Principles & Practice subject in year 11 at high school (about 60 years ago) it was to differentiate between property that was permanent (real) and what could be carried around, lost, worn, etc. The law of contract placed different conditions on the disposal of the different classes of property; real property required written contracts, other stuff could be sold/given if merely evidenced in writing or even just by exchange for some value (quid pro quo).

That's impressive - we never got around to law school stuff in high school! "Permanence" must be a relative term in real estate - when I arrived in this neighbourhood there was a motorcycle shop and gas station around the corner. Then it was redeveloped to a plaza with a video store (remember those?). Now it's part of an 8-storey condo building, recently occupied. The turnover is so fast here a lot of buildings are ripped out before they have chance to look "past their best".

Here's a broader view of a building I've posted a few times here . Turns out is on the site of an airfield that operated around the time of WW1, then during WW2 it was a part of a secret military factory complex that employed 7,500 people on 65 hour per week shifts researching and making radar and optical equipment and later jet engines. After the war it became a garment factory. I thought it was about to be demolished but it turns out it is being refurbished as a self storage facility (overspill for all those little condos that are being built!).

**swip** · 04-24-2021, 08:39 PM

Originally posted by jquill

Returning back to nature…or being consumed by it.

Or nature become its occupant?

**rod_grant** · 04-24-2021, 10:37 PM - **1 Like**

Wandiligong, Victoria

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timb64 · 04-26-2021, 05:17 AM

Originally posted by swip

Looks still in good shape.

I s'pose, if you ignore the big hole in the roof, lack of any other natural light and....errr any means of getting into it

**rod_grant** · 04-26-2021, 09:56 PM - **1 Like**

Neat Huonville, Tasmania.
The centre section looks like it might have once been a house.

pkboy · 04-27-2021, 12:09 AM - **3 Likes**

Someone mentioned in another thread that this one would fit in here

**jacamar** · 04-27-2021, 06:23 AM

Originally posted by pkboy

Someone mentioned in another thread that this one would fit in here

Sure - you're welcome here!

**UncleVanya** · 04-27-2021, 09:18 PM - **3 Likes**

Mill decay by -vanya_42nd-

**rod_grant** · 04-28-2021, 12:43 AM - **1 Like**

Nice shot, Uncle.

**steamloco76** · 04-29-2021, 05:22 AM - **3 Likes**

Once the grand home of a local mining company owner, now a dilapidated repository for junk. Hillside, Pennsylvania.
K-70 with Sigma 18-300/3.5~6.3 Contemporary.

**swip** · 04-30-2021, 07:44 AM

Originally posted by pkboy

Someone mentioned in another thread that this one would fit in here

Is the door below the sign the entrance to the "resort"?

pkboy · 05-01-2021, 12:26 AM

Originally posted by swip

Is the door below the sign the entrance to the "resort"?

Never actually been inside there, I think I'll do some exploring next week

**rod_grant** · 05-01-2021, 05:07 AM

Originally posted by steamloco76

Once the grand home of a local mining company owner, now a dilapidated repository for junk. Hillside, Pennsylvania.
K-70 with Sigma 18-300/3.5~6.3 Contemporary.

Such a waste.

**UncleVanya** · 05-01-2021, 05:40 AM

Originally posted by steamloco76

Once the grand home of a local mining company owner, now a dilapidated repository for junk. Hillside, Pennsylvania.
K-70 with Sigma 18-300/3.5~6.3 Contemporary.

What great bones that house has. You see houses like this and wonder how the people that owned them let them decline.

04-23-2021, 11:21 AM - 1 Like	#437
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443 Original Poster	Originally posted by rod_grant From my Commercial Principles & Practice subject in year 11 at high school (about 60 years ago) it was to differentiate between property that was permanent (real) and what could be carried around, lost, worn, etc. The law of contract placed different conditions on the disposal of the different classes of property; real property required written contracts, other stuff could be sold/given if merely evidenced in writing or even just by exchange for some value (quid pro quo). That's impressive - we never got around to law school stuff in high school! "Permanence" must be a relative term in real estate - when I arrived in this neighbourhood there was a motorcycle shop and gas station around the corner. Then it was redeveloped to a plaza with a video store (remember those?). Now it's part of an 8-storey condo building, recently occupied. The turnover is so fast here a lot of buildings are ripped out before they have chance to look "past their best". Here's a broader view of a building I've posted a few times here . Turns out is on the site of an airfield that operated around the time of WW1, then during WW2 it was a part of a secret military factory complex that employed 7,500 people on 65 hour per week shifts researching and making radar and optical equipment and later jet engines. After the war it became a garment factory. I thought it was about to be demolished but it turns out it is being refurbished as a self storage facility (overspill for all those little condos that are being built!). Last edited by jacamar; 04-23-2021 at 02:21 PM.

04-29-2021, 05:22 AM - 3 Likes	#446
steamloco76 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Pennsylvania Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,710	Once the grand home of a local mining company owner, now a dilapidated repository for junk. Hillside, Pennsylvania. K-70 with Sigma 18-300/3.5~6.3 Contemporary. Attached Images

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04-22-2021, 08:00 PM - 4 Likes	#436
robjmitchell Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Melbourne Aus Posts: 1,776	Northern rural South Australia. Land of steel/concrete power pole, because the termites take no prisoners!

04-24-2021, 08:39 PM	#438
swip Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,825	Originally posted by jquill Returning back to nature…or being consumed by it. Or nature become its occupant?

04-26-2021, 05:17 AM	#440
timb64 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: /Situation : Doing my best to avoid idiots! Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,510	Originally posted by swip Looks still in good shape. I s'pose, if you ignore the big hole in the roof, lack of any other natural light and....errr any means of getting into it

04-26-2021, 09:56 PM - 1 Like	#441
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Neat Huonville, Tasmania. The centre section looks like it might have once been a house.

04-27-2021, 12:09 AM - 3 Likes	#442
pkboy Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Lantau Island Posts: 890	Someone mentioned in another thread that this one would fit in here

04-27-2021, 06:23 AM	#443
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443 Original Poster	Originally posted by pkboy Someone mentioned in another thread that this one would fit in here Sure - you're welcome here!

04-27-2021, 09:18 PM - 3 Likes	#444
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,406	Mill decay by -vanya_42nd-

04-28-2021, 12:43 AM - 1 Like	#445
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Nice shot, Uncle.

04-30-2021, 07:44 AM	#447
swip Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,825	Originally posted by pkboy Someone mentioned in another thread that this one would fit in here Is the door below the sign the entrance to the "resort"?

05-01-2021, 12:26 AM	#448
pkboy Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2020 Location: Lantau Island Posts: 890	Originally posted by swip Is the door below the sign the entrance to the "resort"? Never actually been inside there, I think I'll do some exploring next week

05-01-2021, 05:07 AM	#449
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Originally posted by steamloco76 Once the grand home of a local mining company owner, now a dilapidated repository for junk. Hillside, Pennsylvania. K-70 with Sigma 18-300/3.5~6.3 Contemporary. Such a waste.

05-01-2021, 05:40 AM	#450
UncleVanya Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2014 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,406	Originally posted by steamloco76 Once the grand home of a local mining company owner, now a dilapidated repository for junk. Hillside, Pennsylvania. K-70 with Sigma 18-300/3.5~6.3 Contemporary. What great bones that house has. You see houses like this and wonder how the people that owned them let them decline.