Gutting a house


Less than half of what we dug out.


I know a girl who has this same dollhouse.


This had to go in the ‘food and chemicals’ pile.


Refrigerators and other appliances are called ‘white goods.’


We had to take a break while the city workers hauled the first load away.


I took this from the back yard. That’s how close the house is to a levee.


O.L.D. stands for Orleans Levee District.


I forget where we found the flag, but as soon as it was unearthed, Peter hung it.


This was posted next to the front door.

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6 Responses to “Gutting a house”

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    vj_pdx Says:
    Sunday, June 25, 2006 at 5:59 pm. |

    Incredible, Sara, incredible.

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    nevikmoore Says:
    Sunday, June 25, 2006 at 9:27 pm. |

    That’s heartbreaking.

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    intothebassment Says:
    Monday, June 26, 2006 at 11:39 am. |

    Wow, that’s really amazing.

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    anonymous Says:
    Monday, June 26, 2006 at 11:54 am. |

    GREAT! pix, Sara. Thanks for posting here.
    Joel

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    erce Says:
    Monday, June 26, 2006 at 2:19 pm. |

    wow… that’s really sad.

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    Sara Ryan » You are now running on reserve battery power. Says:
    Thursday, September 6, 2007 at 8:12 pm. |

    [...] still think a lot about the time I helped gut a house, when I met Matt. I didn’t write much, I only posted photos. But I remember standing in the [...]

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