Ever visit the house you lived in as a kid?

[applecruncher]

(Assuming your family moved out of it)

Attended a funeral last year in the town where I went to high school.

Afterwards we drove by the high school, store where I worked at my first job as a teen, and also the house we lived in when I was in junior high. I thought it would look old and dilapidated. It was at the end of a dead-end street, I guess now it would be called a cul-de-sac. But WOW, it had been totally upgraded and looked wonderful! Whoever lived there had really taken care of it. I sat for a few minutes and reminisced…….considered knocking on the door and asking to look inside, but I didn’t (thought that might be rude and a little creepy). Not everyone is into nostalgia So, we drove away.

OTOH, the house we lived in later (which was built new in the late 60s) had been sold and not taken care of. Sad.

The house I lived in as a very young child (in a different town) had been torn down many years ago and last time I drove by (over 20 yrs ago) a small construction company was on that lot.

aaahhh, the memories. :sentimental:

So, how about you? Ever drive by or visit the house(s) you lived in as a child?

 

[Ameriscot]

I grew up in 6 houses. But we did go by the house we lived in when I was born. My sister, brother, hubby and I are going to drive by the house we lived in during the late 50's in Mass. We've also stopped by the house we lived in when I was in junior and high school as it's only a few miles from my sister's house. Had a chat with the owner who was mowing his lawn. I'd like to visit the house where we lived in Jax, FL but have no plans whatsoever to go just for that reason.

 

[Bullie76]

The one I lived in up until the age of 14 is no longer. Torn down many years ago. The one our family moved in at 14 is where I live now. My mom passed away 2 years ago and I moved in thinking it would be a temporary deal. I sold another house I had and planned to just stay here until I decided where I wanted to live. Bought a condo on the coast and decided to keep my mom's house for now. Nice to have a place to retreat to if a hurricane blows through. So for now, I plan to keep my parent's old house.

 

[Falcon]

Yes, and was I disappointed !! Our beautiful two story brick colonial house was a complete disaster and the neighborhood looked
like a ghetto. Did I mention that this was Detroit, Michigan ? I almost cried all the way back here to California.

 

[Josiah]

Yes I did and it was a memorable experience for this was where I'd spent my entire childhood. It had been a good forty years since I'd last seen the house, and it had fared very well except for the loss of three large maple trees. The current owner was very gracious and gave me a complete tour. I also learned that the house my parents had bought in the depth of the depression for a very modest sum had last sold for 3/4 of a million dollars.

 

[Josiah]

Yes, and was I disappointed !! Our beautiful two story brick colonial house was a complete disaster and the neighborhood looked
like a ghetto. Did I mention that this was Detroit, Michigan ? I almost cried all the way back here to California.

What a sad story John, I can understand how disappointed you must have felt.

 

[Pappy]

My story is similar to Falcons. The old homestead has been empty for about five years and is starting to fall apart. Makes me sad to visit it. Lots of memories there.

 

[Cookie]

One of the houses in B.C. I lived as a young child was torn down for new development. Another place is still there, as far as I can see from Google Earth but looks upgraded. A still later house we lived in was sold after my parents passed away and torn down for a bigger house in its place. Many later places I lived in as a grown up are probably still there, but I haven't visited them. It feels sad but I can't resist looking on Google Earth to try and find them.

 

[jujube]

Except for one that was torn down several years ago and the one in Turkey, in the last 10 years I've visited every house I've ever lived in, including the wreckage of the apartment building we lived in in Detroit. Some are the same, a couple I hardly recognized.

 

[Don M.]

There's an easy way to look at the old houses you once lived in. There's a web site called VPIKE that shows probably 95% of the addresses in most cities. Check it out.....

http://www.vpike.com/

Just type in the address you are looking for, and select Street View...and Enjoy.

 

[ronaldj]

stopped in a couple years ago...not as I remember at all

 

[Warrigal]

Both my husband's and my childhood homes are still standing and not far from where we live now. We don't bother driving past them very often, but occasionally we take a looksee. For a while hubby's became the home of some Buddhist monks and took on an eastern look but now is a regular suburban house in a not so prosperous suburb. My mum's house is also looking rather the worse for wear.

This is hubby's old house. We spent the first couple of years of our marriage here. His dad built it himself as an owner builder. It's made from fibro as many post war houses were, due to a shortage of building materials.



This is my old home. It's much older (built around 1875) and is a cavity brick construction. Only two bedrooms on a narrow block of land.

 

[drifter]

I did visit the old place right before it was bulldozed. It was little more than a shack and was in the flood plane and had to be torn down. When I was fourteen years old my dad told me to dig a storm cellar. I built one. It was still there and looked as though it had been in use. The only thing gone was the old outhouse. Precious Memories, how they linger.

 

[Butterfly]

I actually live in the house in which I spent most of my childhood. I bought it from my mother after my father died. Mom continued to live in the house until her death, but she didn't want to own it, for some reason. When she became ill, I moved back her to take care of her and after her death I stayed in the house. One great thing about this old house is that it is paid for!

The house I lived in as a very young child was washed away in a California mud slide many years ago.

 

[ndynt]

There's an easy way to look at the old houses you once lived in. There's a web site called VPIKE that shows probably 95% of the addresses in most cities. Check it out.....

http://www.vpike.com/

Just type in the address you are looking for, and select Street View...and Enjoy.

Wonderful site...thanks. The house I grew up in has been divided into three apartments and the land now has two additional houses on it. So sad...

 

[Kadee]

The house I lived in as a child was on two rather large blocks, it was equal to two quarter acre blocks, one of them was very had rock and of no use for building. The other contained A 2 bedroom home with a room attached at the back made from corrugated iron no lining to keep out the searing in heat in the summer.and the cold of winter .There were 10 of us living in the house ( 2 Adults 8 Kids) That house was demolished some years ago .

 

[Linda]

I went to one of them once but it was sad. I guess I remember the sad memories better than the happy ones.

 

[Ameriscot]

There's an easy way to look at the old houses you once lived in. There's a web site called VPIKE that shows probably 95% of the addresses in most cities. Check it out.....

http://www.vpike.com/

Just type in the address you are looking for, and select Street View...and Enjoy.

I've looked at the house via google street view where we lived in in Florida. Doesn't look good. I've also looked at the one we are going to see this summer in Mass. Doesn't look like I remember.