posted March 2 2005

More mattresses… about eight of them out the front of an old mansion, there are 2 men cleaning up. J asks if she can take a picture but starts firing off questions instead. Has this place been sold? The younger man says it used to be a boarding house. Did your family own it?

“Yes. Vlad is my uncle he lived here and was the Manager”.
Vlad
says “finished, liquidated, no more.”

How many people lived there? “Twelve” comes the answer.

Have they all found new places?
“Yes, but there are two that haven’t moved on yet…”

J is getting pushier by the minute. Did you live there as a kid? “No” comes the reply.

Where are you going to live Vlad?
He says “liquidated, finished, no more”

They tell J she can take anything she wants. She is invited into the backyard. The only thing she takes is a photo. On the way out she takes a peep into the grand hallway as she passes, it’s gorgeous. J wonders how many people will live there in the building’s next incarnation.