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Hello goons. I would like to share some photos of a creepy old house with you. I love old houses. I often dream of living in a beautiful old two story house with a veranda that I could also convert into a sweet looking haunted house for Halloween. There are a lot of older houses near where I live and I like walking the neighbourhood and admiring them, even though I could never afford to live in any of them. Just a few blocks away, there's a row of houses facing the river valley. Gorgeous, historical homes and mini mansions that would set you back at least a million dollars. Since I've been living nearby for the last few years, I've noticed this seemingly abandoned house on the street.  Oh, you don't see a house there? Let's try another angle.  Ah, here we go!  As you can see, there's a hole in the screen door, a bunch of dead vines, and the railing for the second floor balcony is mostly gone. Couple that with the massive overgrowth surrounding the house and it looks pretty abandoned. I assumed it would have been torn down in short order, but it's still there. So the other day, I decided to walk up to the front door. The screen door with the hole in it is shut tight and I couldn't budge it, but this is what I saw.    The name next to the door says "Joseph A Clarke". Great! With a name, I can figure out who this guy is and maybe find out why this house is in the state it's in! But then I thought the name sounded familiar. Turns out, it's this guy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Clarke_(politician) Former Mayor of the city, "Fightin' Joe Clarke. This guy had a football stadium named after him. Huh... so this is not just any old house, this is a historical old house. A few of houses in the neighbourhood that have historical significance have little plaques on the front lawns detailing the history of the building, and who lived in it. All the more reason to be curious as to why this place seems to have been left to rot. After some more digging on the internet, I discovered that his daughter Muriel had inherited the home and had been living there up until 2011. She seems to be a really fascinating woman in her own right. There's an article about her on page 3 of this Retired Teacher's Association newsletter. http://www.edmontonrta.org/newslettermarch2011.pdf It seems she never married and never had children. She presumably has no living relatives and would be 98 years old today. I decided to go around the house and take a peek around back. Maybe someone was still living there and using the back door? Side of the house. You can see where a shingle has taken residence in the tree branches.  Evidence of a leaky faucet. If no one was living here, then why would the water still be on?  Back yard. Overrun with plants and thistles. Some pretty flowers though.  Back view. There are a bunch of broken and low hanging branches covering the way to the back door.   Before making my way to the door, I decide to call the phone number I found for Muriel. If it rang, I wanted to see if I could hear a phone ringing from in the house. But there was no ringing as I was immediately told that the number I had dialled was no longer in service. So, up to the back door we go! The stairs to this door were about as busted as the stairs out front and I had to duck under several branches.  I open the screen door and knock, only for the door to give way. It wasn't even fully closed!  The only thing keeping the door closed is a single chain.  Popping my hand in a bit, these are the best pictures I could get of the interior. There's some very retro wallpaper.  Paint peeling away from the ceiling.  And some more newspapers on the kitchen table. The inside also smelled quite musty.  So, considering that the person who was most recently living here was a very old lady who walked with a cane and seemed to have no living relatives, what is the likelihood of her having died in this house a few years back with no one to find her? I think the only other likely possibility is that she's in long term care in a hospital and has no one to come look after her home. Hopefully, she's still alive somewhere, instead of decomposing inside the house. I'd really like to find out what happened to her.
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I would like to see more of this house, please go back there.
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Aug 26, 2015 22:38
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Strap a wireless webcam to a remote control car and send it in. See if you can find her.
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Aug 26, 2015 22:39
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tldr go rob that house op
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Aug 26, 2015 22:39
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that's a BIG TIME tldr
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Aug 26, 2015 22:39
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This is gonna be a whole thing I have to read isn't it
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Aug 26, 2015 22:42
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cool rear end house. maybe a hobo lives in there
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Aug 26, 2015 22:42
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What was the date on the newspapers?
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Aug 26, 2015 22:44
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Looks like a ex of mines house. Last name was Clarke funny enough.
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Aug 26, 2015 22:45
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I've been in bigger crappier poo poo holes
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Aug 26, 2015 22:49
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I just happen to be at a microfilm library with OP's local newspapers. Missing families from that very same house in '57, '65, '72 and '73. A brief mention of a James Clarke being sent to prison for the violently mentally ill is in there. No parole until 2015 so
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Aug 26, 2015 23:03
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i hope you sleep well tonight in the comfort of knowing you made a big gay effort post (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Aug 26, 2015 23:04
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get off my lawn faggots
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Aug 26, 2015 23:13
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I hope this thread turns out interesting, instead of boring and anti-climactic.
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Aug 26, 2015 23:17
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here's a bit of an o. henry twist for you im gay
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Aug 26, 2015 23:17
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Can you like, call the Canadian police to do a check to see if an old lady is dead or not?
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Aug 26, 2015 23:18
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>enter house >check fridge
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Aug 26, 2015 23:19
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just smash the drat chain no one's going to care
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Aug 26, 2015 23:24
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you are literally filming yourself committing a crime op good job edit : 5/d
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Aug 26, 2015 23:26
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are there hidden images of ghosts or goblins or boogens or something in those pics or is it really just the OP trespassing?
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Aug 26, 2015 23:29
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did u really break into some house for the internet or whats the deal here
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Aug 26, 2015 23:34
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Samuel L. ACKSYN posted:did u really break into some house for the internet or whats the deal here Nessa posted:Popping my hand in a bit, these are the best pictures I could get of the interior. There's some very retro wallpaper.
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Aug 26, 2015 23:39
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Some of that poo poo looks rather clean and new for being abandoned. If someone catches you trying to break in just tell them that you're thinking about buying the place and fixing it up, that's usually a good excuse for B&E.
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Aug 26, 2015 23:40
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Go back and see if you can help this probably dead old lady, OP. You might could get a merit badge or something out of the deal.
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Aug 26, 2015 23:41
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Bring bolt cutters next time. Wasn't there an UrbEx thread on SA at some point?
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Aug 26, 2015 23:41
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Samuel L. ACKSYN posted:did u really break into some house for the internet or whats the deal here it appears theres a comedy mask hanging in the home OP, I just noticed it
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Aug 26, 2015 23:41
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56K WARNING!!!
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Aug 26, 2015 23:41
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contrapants posted:Bring bolt cutters next time. you dont need bolt cutters for a drat chain lock. op go back and tell us how many racoons you see, and give the racoons names and personalities. tia
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Aug 26, 2015 23:43
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Drunkboxer posted:it appears theres a comedy mask hanging in the home OP, I just noticed it That's the old lady's ghost.
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Aug 26, 2015 23:47
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contrapants posted:Wasn't there an UrbEx thread on SA at some point? Yeah, but they had to close it and ban Urbex threads after the rape
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Aug 26, 2015 23:49
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I see you've read my book, 101 Creative Ways To Lose A Limb
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Aug 26, 2015 23:49
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Wondered around some old rear end run down mansion in Atlanta because my father-in-law lives across the street and my wife like Vampire Diaries (which had some scenes shot there), not sure if it was legal.
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Aug 26, 2015 23:50
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cum on the house
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Aug 27, 2015 00:10
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forgot the arrow > cum on the house
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Aug 27, 2015 00:11
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gohst
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Yodzilla posted:What was the date on the newspapers? For some reason the ZOOM and ENHANCE feature on my computer isn't working. boom boom boom posted:Can you like, call the Canadian police to do a check to see if an old lady is dead or not? I'm thinking of doing a wellness check, yes. If I call for one and come back in a few days to see the place boarded up and put up for auction, then I guess I'll have my answer. Also, perhaps I'll get in touch with the historical society as well. Amorphous Blob posted:>enter house That would be a good idea to see how long a place has been abandoned. An expiration date on any milk will give you a pretty accurate date. Samuel L. ACKSYN posted:did u really break into some house for the internet or whats the deal here I'm not breaking in. I went around back to knock on the back door. I really did want to know if someone was living there, squatters or not. I made no attempt to undo the chain on the door. I just popped the camera in a touch to get some photos with no glare. As much as I would love to explore this old house, I don't want to commit any crimes. I posted this thread because finding out about this place has been really interesting so far and I know some other goons like photos of weird abandoned places.
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Aug 27, 2015 00:18
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This house isn't creepy it's just slightly dilapidated and has some ugly paint.
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Aug 27, 2015 00:24
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As a veteran of filthy poo poo hole houses much worse than this one I challenge you to find 3 things in that house: A 100 year old pair of underpants A flattened mouse A wicker basket full of coins
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Aug 27, 2015 00:27
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Nosy, ain't ya?
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Go inside and see if you can find old-timey mayor porn and perhaps a dungeon with the bodies of a barbershop quartet from the 1890s You might find some spiced gum or stick candy that still might be cool to eat after a century and change
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