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Hey Everybody,

Welcome to 'A Peek Into The Past' blog! This blog is based off a column from F.A.C.E. co-op's 2012-2013 newspaper. It is to let me be able to share the articles I have done on local history back then to today while also sharing extras I have found such as pictures or videos. The 'A Peek Into The Past' blog is to give readers a chance to share their stories about the articles as well. Enjoy and happy reading!

Friday, March 6, 2015

Abandon houses...Is it just just a piece of trash on the outside, or is it a story waiting to be unveiled on the inside?

Hey Everyone,

Well, as you can see I have failed to get that Boyds Bear Country article posted at the time I said I would. I am very sorry about that, but I have not forgotten about it. Instead I have been looking at abandon places such as: hospitals, amusement parks, malls, and houses. I look at that kind of stuff because, first, I enjoy it. There is something about looking at abandon places that it gives you an adrenaline rush and makes you wonder what it used to be. Then you read it's story and start imagining what it was like back in it's day. The second reason I have been looking at the stuff is because, since it's been a year or two since I wrote my last article, I'm a little rusty and need to be reminded how to write my articles all over again. Such as, what kind of pictures I need to show you guys so you know what I'm writing about, and also constant research through Google, inside and out, so I don't miss one piece of information for my article. There is a lot that goes into an article.

There is one article that popped up in my newsfeed on Facebook. Anything that has the word 'abandoned' has got my radar going and I want to check it out, and this was something I definitely wanted to check out. It was about this guy who is a book writer. He is writing this book called, "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children". Now, I think this is a horror book, so I don't know how you guys feel about that. I'm not very into horror books, but he wanted to base the book off of real life places for his book trailer. So, he set out to Europe to look at abandoned houses that sort of look like what he describes the house in his book. What he saw wasn't what he was expecting! He was expecting houses that were trashed inside and out, but what he found was some houses were they look like they just got stopped in time. Nothing moved, only dust covering what it used to be. Take a Look at this article and video and you'll see what I'm talking about. It is very interesting and cool to watch! :)

http://jcluinspire.com/man-explores-abandoned-untouched-homes-in-europe/?s=jclu