The long overgrown grass and neglected gardens of three nice looking old houses sitting in a row was the first big clue that people no longer lived at 81, 83 and 85 Lang Parade in Auchenflower, Brisbane.
Surrounded by Units, busy property development and positioned close to The Wesley Hospital it was obvious the owners had been paid out by developers. At a guess the houses looked to be 60 plus years old and looked to be in good condition. I don't blame the owners for leaving and only hope they got a good price.
Once upon a time families lived happily in these houses filling the street with chatter, laughter and music. There must be so many stories. What was left now was an air of sad emptiness and me, an intrigued busy body me to take some closer sneak peaks around the back of the house 81.
Nothing ventured nothing gained is my motto and anyway I see myself as a bit of an urban adventurer entering a property illegally. (I have learned from the ever great @slobberchops.) Nothing too exciting, only a short walk down the drive way of number 81.
At the back I found the stairs and feeling hopeful up I went to only find a locked door. So no go into the house!
But, lady luck was on my side when I edged around the not very healthy potted umbrella tree strategically placed to deter nosey trespassers.
Feeling a little disappointed I found it not at all interesting under the house. No interesting rubbish, no vandalism, no graffiti, just tidy and empty with lots of great looking house stumps. This house was in good nick.
A couple of newish modern air conditioning units obviously kept the house cool. No-one has stolen them so that is a plus.
The Reem hot water system looked functional so it may still worked.
Looking at these old cement washing tubs, I would hazard a guess that this house was built maybe as early as the 1940's. Aren't they beauties, I bet an old wringer washing machine sat down here next to these tubs several decades ago.
In the overgrown grassy backyard there was an old clothesline with a satellite dish for streaming apps, and a railway track 20 metres away from the house. Dread oh dread, how noisey for people living here. Especially now with trains constantly running day and night.
I turned away from the house toward to check out the quaint old garage secured by a chain and paddock..........
....... to walk up the old weedy and grassy driveway toward the footpath.
I am glad I ventured into this place just to check it out and am mildly glad nobody caught me out, But, on the other hand nobody took any notice of me.
I am left wondering when the houses will be demolished for the new modern concrete businesses and or unit buildings. I understand progress but always feel sad when old houses from time gone bye, disappear altogether.
Adventure number 2 post at number 83 post is to come
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All sealed up.., what a bummer! There could well have been some startling cobwebs in a corner. You have massive spiders down there... right?
Hahaha, of course and yes we do have big spiders, huntsman spiders are enormously huge and scarily furry. I am never prepared for the one behind the door or on the ceiling so always gasp.
I will definitely look closer in the corners at number 83. It is the poisonous red backs I don't want to meet but they are probably hiding away with the autumn here.
Sounds bad, they are all tiddlers here with little bite.
And you have not been bitten?
That's something I used to do a lot. As a kid, obviously I tried to get inside every empty house I found, especially those in the countryside. I tried to guess how it looked like before I went inside and then imagined people living there before everything was broken, dirty and abandoned. It also gives a perception of time. Some very good houses, way better than new ones, are now empty and falling apart. Families were formed there, somebody grew up there, people were happy there.
So nice to meet a fellow adventure and feeler. So agree on the value of the older houses over the new ones. Lots of new houses looking the same in real estate properties reminds me of the song called 'Little Boxes'. A great song.
I would want to venture into the vacant houses too Angie. It is always a mystery about the folks that lived in these houses. Glad you didn’t run into any dangerous little critters in the tall grass. 💕
I am glad I did not meet critters like snakes Jo. I have just read that in a covid testing site has been abandoned due to Red Bellied Black Snakes making an appearance. They are one of Australia's venomous snakes. Thank the lord I wear big sturdy walking boots and long pants.😀🧡
I would be carrying a big stick too. 😂
Thank you for the tip, I didn't think of it. But am not going into really long grass either.😋
Terrific photos Angie!! You don't see those nice old wash tubs in newer houses. I watch some urban exploring shows on youtube and love seeing the inside of some of these places. Too bad it was locked but you got some nice photos of the outside. I love your adventurous Spirit in checking these out. Around here too many people vandalize vacant houses which is sad to see. It is also sad to see so many houses and farms being developed to the extent that it is happening. Have a beautiful rest of the week! 💕
I really can't understand why these homes are left vacant. Aren't people wanting to rent or sell their homes or is there a problem with banks? There are so many homeless people who could do with a roof over their heads in every country Dee.💜
How awesome. It is sad to see houses left to crumble. Great article and nice pictures. Thank you.
What an amazing report! Absolutely loved it and I feel what you're talking about. I'm a few KM down the road in Gold Coast and I've seen this happening A LOT... old houses are going fast, giving way to these modern blocks of concrete.
It's sad
So sad @punknature 2021 because we are suppose to live in the lucky country with along history of homes, a backyard and playing on the clothesline. Now, I see such a big swing to high density living in the cities and the Gold Coast is certainly a big city now.
Nice to meet you, a fellow Australian on this fabulous social platform. 🤩