That was a very small house!  (I plan to post my photos later...)

here is my angle:


And this house a couple doors down I thought could use a little touching up to make look original.

Not only does that house at 7th and Chestnut need fixing up, it needs to be declared a toxic waste dump, or a brownfield site!    The yard was full of dog crap.   Did anyone else get it on their shoes?  I just spent the last half hour trying to remove some sort of atomic, gum-like animal poo from the tread of my shoe (I hope it was animal). It was nearly impossible.  I thought I was going to have to throw away the shoes.   Used laundry detergent and finally toothpaste and toothbrush to get it out of the shoe-treads.  Don't know if the odor will leave them.

Poor AllthingsKC, I fear you have the atomic dog poo all over the floormats.   :(

I hope you have rubber floor mats. Otherwise, you're going to have to probably use carpet shampoo and a brush to get it out. And some kind of deodorizer.  What, I don't know?

I'm sorry.  I think I picked it up stomping around in that derelict house's yard.

If I wrecked the splendor of your vehicle, and you have to abandon it at the salvage yard as a result, I owe you dinner at least.

Sorry again.  What a horrible first impression I must have left. 

don't know if you heard me or not, but I pointed out that there looked to be some kinda of poo on the sidewalk. It appeard to be....RAT POO 

OMG, not the dreaded and reviled rat poo!   That's the worst.  Rat poo permeates every material on a sub-atomic level and binds itself permanently. Poor AllThinksKC and his KIA!

Schugg, you really must speak up around me since I have hearing loss in my right ear and don't hear as well sometimes if you are on that side of me.  But of course, you couldn't have known that. 

Well, that's the good news - it's just a Kia! 

I managed to escape this atomic poo, thankfully!

These are in Topeka, but thought they were worthy.

Boy, that red and green house is worthy of a restoration.  That cartouche on the side looks like a big  pickle.

I wonder if it was a beautiful stained glass window at some point....?

Took a drive around KCK today and snapped a few for this thread in Strawberry Hill.



And a closer shot of the rotting roof...


Overall not in bad shape, but needs some woodwork love at the roofline...

Viva Fix This House!

That last house has got to be 1870's.

Favorite "Before and After" remodels from readers of This Old House.  These are the top 10 remodels picked from over 300 submittals.

http://realestate.aol.com/photo-galleries/improve/top-rated-remodels?icid=100214839x1202698292x1200112818

http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20200378_20458572,00.html

From This Old House's Save This House series of before and after pics of homes that were under threat of demolition.

https://youroldhouse.thisoldhouse.com/savetoh/index.html

Before


After


House in St. Joseph, MO.

St. Joseph, Missouri
Appeared in the magazine: November 1995
Purchase Price: $10,200
Cost of Renovation: $160,000

What's Been Done:
• Rebuilt roof and third floor
• Restored cornices and windows
• Repointed foundations, walls, and chimney
• Added 3½ bathrooms
• Rewired, replumbed, and installed HVAC
• Rebuilt staircase
• Refinished hard pine floors

We need to revive this thread.

No joke. I'd love to see some actual success stories too.

For your consideration:

313 Ord Street (at Minnie Street), Pendleton Heights
Kansas City, MO 64124

Before







After

GORGEOUS transformation! Thanks for sharing. Just to nit pick, the lighting HAS TO GO! Yuck!