Friday, September 24, 2021

First Time Homeowner

 

Yesterday I posted a photo of the apartments I moved to in Tempe Arizona many, many years ago.  Today I have photos of my next move.  My roommate got married and I decided it was time for me to become a homeowner.  A few weeks ago, I went searching for this place in south Phoenix near the border with Tempe.  I knew the address but it still took me a while to find it because the place looked so different.  In fact, it looked pretty bad.  I wish I had a photo of what it looked like when I bought this little condo.  It was such a nice little neighborhood with beautiful grassy, park-like areas.  The buildings were all painted a combination light and dark brown.  It was a nice neighborhood with lots of young families and singles living there.


The neighborhood has taken a serious turn for the worse.  In fact, I was a little nervous getting out of the car to take these photos.  It was a shock to see it looking like this.

I bought this place when it was brand new.  I got to pick out the appliances and carpeting and I was very proud of it.  It was a great little starter home with two bedrooms upstairs and the kitchen, dining and living area downstairs.  It's so sad to see how it looks now.


12 comments:

  1. It looks almost like a jail complex, so grey and closed.

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  2. Goodness, it is a tad sad looking.

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  3. Sharon we have something in common.

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  4. It does look grim, but I think it's mostly the paint job. It needs a couple of colors, or at least some accent paint on the trim.

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  5. The neighborhood needs artists and hipsters.

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  6. It looks dismal, Sharon. Good you left years ago.

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  7. Yes, It seems that neighborhood changed a lot.

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  8. Looks like it lost all of its charm.

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  9. Kind of sad to see a former house or neighborhood go downhill like that. I've had the same experience.

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  10. Not a very charming place, is it? Kind of painful to see a place that was important to you becoming down at the mouth.

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