1320 Ionia. Bulldozer is at the house

sheclown · October 17, 2011, 08:42:15 AM

If anyone can take a photo please do. Bulldozer on site

fsujax · October 17, 2011, 08:45:31 AM

Is this the one where they are tearing down the garage apartment?

sheclown · October 17, 2011, 10:48:59 AM

iloveionia · October 17, 2011, 11:50:49 AM

Green house on Ionia next to new to ONH bungalow on the wide lot with the picket fence.

sheclown · October 17, 2011, 03:01:37 PM

No, this is not a garage apartment, it is a historic house, a part of Springfield's fabric, now lost.

Timkin · October 17, 2011, 04:15:24 PM

Sheclown.... I sympathize with you...I truly do. It is like the City isn't listening at all . And we have members of this site who applaud this activity.. I am constantly badgered by one of them ..

Would this house happen to be on the "Tarpon" property list?

avs · October 17, 2011, 04:16:56 PM

My F Billy owns the bungalow. He has been in this house and at one time was in touch with the owner. Such a shame.

goldy21 · October 17, 2011, 05:11:08 PM

I'm not usually part of the pro-demo crowd, but that place was a pile of sticks held together with rusty tacks. Not a single straight line left on it. If that was part of the "fabric" of the neighborhood, I want no part of the finished quilt.

ben says · October 17, 2011, 05:29:53 PM

Quote from: goldy21 on October 17, 2011, 05:11:08 PM
I'm not usually part of the pro-demo crowd, but that place was a pile of sticks held together with rusty tacks. Not a single straight line left on it. If that was part of the "fabric" of the neighborhood, I want no part of the finished quilt.

lol

right or wrong, can't help laughing at that one...

Timkin · October 17, 2011, 05:43:29 PM

I just Googled the location..... I ll bet anything the house across the street from it is soon to follow.

This place was in bad shape, but I have seen worse than it saved.

sheclown · October 17, 2011, 07:36:10 PM

The front porches were badly enclosed. It made it looks really bad.

Timkin · October 18, 2011, 12:56:00 AM

The Google image of it did make it look really bad. I hate , that places like that , if they MUST be dismantled, cannot have salvageable parts of it removed to use on other historic homes.

It is just stunning how monies seem endless in supply when its time to get the wrecking company out to a property. That happens with lightning speed.

I am beginning to realize that this mindset is never going to change. Not here.

TheProfessor · October 18, 2011, 01:16:53 AM

I don't think they should be allowed to demo anything unless they plan on replacing it with another structure?

Noone · October 18, 2011, 08:19:05 AM

What is Gaffney doing on your behalf?

strider · October 18, 2011, 08:28:54 AM

You forget, Gaffney did more for the "other side" than the public will ever know ...