There are many abandoned homes scattered throughout the world. They sit empty and often isolated, leaving the questions of who lived here and what happened?
I have visited two abandoned homes in Maryland, one in Columbia and one in Clarksville, although I have driven by many more. The first home was boarded up completely except for a couple windows on the second floor. Graffiti covered the inside of the windows and the walls of the house, as I later discovered. All of the furniture was gone, but the basement contained remnants of old tools and other dusty objects. The living room had beautiful chandeliers and hardwood floors. The house is not too deteriorated, but the graffiti has ruined the walls. In the closet I found an old mouse trap with an illustration that appeared to be from around the 1960s. The attic contained a mattress and a family of rats who inhabited it.
I tried to find out who owned the property online, whose mailbox is surrounded by weeds that overtake the yard, but could uncover the information.
According to this Baltimore Housing website, abandoned homes are quite common and "The city has 16,000 abandoned homes and thousands more in need of improvement. "
I have visited two abandoned homes in Maryland, one in Columbia and one in Clarksville, although I have driven by many more. The first home was boarded up completely except for a couple windows on the second floor. Graffiti covered the inside of the windows and the walls of the house, as I later discovered. All of the furniture was gone, but the basement contained remnants of old tools and other dusty objects. The living room had beautiful chandeliers and hardwood floors. The house is not too deteriorated, but the graffiti has ruined the walls. In the closet I found an old mouse trap with an illustration that appeared to be from around the 1960s. The attic contained a mattress and a family of rats who inhabited it.
I tried to find out who owned the property online, whose mailbox is surrounded by weeds that overtake the yard, but could uncover the information.
According to this Baltimore Housing website, abandoned homes are quite common and "The city has 16,000 abandoned homes and thousands more in need of improvement. "
-All photos taken by me: Allison Nagy
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