Son's New Apartment

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QuickSilver

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He's finally in his apartment... his first ever.. It's a really neat old building circa 1926.. don't you think? Sorry if these are sideways, but they were taken from my Ipad and this is a big problem.. I cannot get pics to post in the correct orrientation..

Here's the front..

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His apartment is 2nd one up from the left

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This is from the back alley entrance. His back porch is the 2nd landing up

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Looking in his back window.. See the little metal doors under the windows? Those are old Coal Windows..

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Close up of the coal window

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The bucket is in the Coal Window... I guess in the 1920's they had coal cook stoves and the janitor would put coal in those buckets for the tenants..
 
Ameriscot said:
Nice! Is your son excited about having his own place?
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I think he is in shock... but excited... I don't think he believed it was ever going to happen for him. A year ago it never would have... but he has worked hard.. gotten a job... and is paying his own way.... and best of all he has one year sober as of Dec. 7th...

It's not shangri La, but it's what he can afford right now... I think it's pretty nice... It has a lot of character... Plus it's all his.. and quite a change from the homeless Vets shelter he was in.
 
Great looking digs and looks very comfortable. I'm sure your son will be very happy there. We have some of these same kinds of nice older buildings that are well maintained here too.
 
Notice the Radiators.. He has one in each room... and it Steam Heat.... Wow.. is it WARM.... almost too warm in there.. he has the windows open as it was 60 degrees outside yesterday.... Yes.. it's a lovely building.. and the people we have met while we were moving him in are very nice... and very helpful... One young guy even helped us get the stuff up those back stairs... what a blessing... That was hard..
 
It's a wonderful new start, my brother went through a new start, I remember it well. He stayed the straight path for the rest of his life as far I as I could tell even though his end was part due to past drug usage invading his blood, but, it wasn't because he went back to the old life and he had gone on to do great things with his life, he married, had a daughter and that daughter has gone on to do wonderful things with her life including college. None of their paths were struggle free there were stumbling blocks along the way, but, so far, I can smile when I look back on the changes I saw my brother make and see the love my niece carries of him and his spirit into the future.

Just wanted to write this as encouragement to let you know there's always hope for a positive long wonderful future ahead.

PS, I just missed a call from that niece I spoke of above. Gotta go give her a call back now. :)
 
QuickSilver said:
I think he is in shock... but excited... I don't think he believed it was ever going to happen for him. A year ago it never would have... but he has worked hard.. gotten a job... and is paying his own way.... and best of all he has one year sober as of Dec. 7th...

It's not shangri La, but it's what he can afford right now... I think it's pretty nice... It has a lot of character... Plus it's all his.. and quite a change from the homeless Vets shelter he was in.
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Good for him! Hope all goes well for him.
 
A very significant milestone indeed, QuickSilver.
He is doing well and you are to be congratulated for your part in his recovery journey, tough though it was for both of you.
 
Yes... If we can survive tonight's crisis of not knowing how to get to the train station from his apartment on the Saturday/Sunday schedule... so he will get to work on time. Good grief does it ever end...
 
Looks like a great place Quicksilver, glad he's on the right track and has a home of his own now. Hopefully his future will get brighter and he will do very well. You're a loving mom, he's a lucky son to have you.
 
That looks very nice, QS. I could see myself happy there. It may have been built in 1926, but obviously completely renovated not too long ago. Those are all new windows. Wow! Steam radiators. We had those in our first apartment. Great heat. Way better than my current hot air furnace. I'm glad to see you enjoying some good news. Hope things continue to work out for you.
 

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