Endangered History

[Christine Aguila]

Paul:  1832-wow, that's old.  Looking forward to the photo story of this 
charming farmhouse.  It's sad, indeed, to lose. Cheers, Christine


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Stenquist" <pnstenquist at comcast.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 9:39 AM
Subject: PESO: Endangered History


>A sad pic, shot on a gloomy day. This is a farmhouse located about a
> mile from my house. It was built in 1832, although some additions are
> more recent. Ever since I lived here, it sat on 27 wooded acres. The
> property was recently sold to a developer, and the area directly
> adjacent to the house has been clear cut and bulldozed. I'm sure the
> developer will leave the rest of the trees because he plans on
> building 10 houses that will be priced at a couple million each. But
> unless someone pays to move the farmhouse, he's going to tear it
> down. The only shot I could really get was this tight crop. Worked on
> it for quite a while. Don't think it succeeds all that well as a
> photo, but at least it records part of the building. By the way, the
> family that built it still owned it when it was sold. I guess they're
> entitled to cash in, but it's still sad.
> Shot with the DA 16-45, f5.6, on a very dark and gloomy day:
> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6790967&size=lg
>
> Paul
>
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