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I feel nostalgic when I see these buildings. Most of them are from rural NZ, where my family was born and grew up. Rural Southland, actually. Generations of our citizens have been born and raised while these houses have been built, lived in, abandoned and left to rot.Think about what has happened in the world since some of these were built. The first war, some even stood during the Crimean War. Then realize the history that has come and gone while these houses have stood, watching each sunrise and living with each sunset. Sons have come and gone, daughters have had their first kiss.What gives a building life is the history that lives around them, and as these houses, buildings etc pass into onscurity we lose that history they have seen.Just my thoughts.
Yep, we can take photographs, but we don't know their stories. I am sure it would make a neat book and would be interesting for someone to do a bit of research. I love how some of these houses have manged to survive with their dignity intact, while others just seem to deteriorate. I guess the early villas have an advantage. Modern houses will never be able to develop such a patina.