From the April 1, 2015, MidWeek. DeKalb County, Illinois.
April 2, 1890:
** David Condon sold his house and lot on West State Street to E.F. Button, who lives next door. The price was #1.300.
** In Rollo, Friday, W.M. Turner couldn't work in his new creamery because of a storm, so he went wolf hunting. He captured six young wolves. On Monday, County Clerk Conrad paid him $30 bounty for their scalps.
Things You Wouldn't Expect Today. --CooterScalp
Showing posts with label real estate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label real estate. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Monday, October 5, 2015
Echoes of the Past, Decorah, Iowa-- Part 3: House For Sale At $11,000
1955, SIXTY YEARS AGO:
** FOR SALE: three-bedroom home on Spring Street. Only 1-year-old. Wall-to-wall carpeting. Priced at $11,000.
1965, FIFTY YEARS AGO:
** Nob Hill is serving all-you-can-eat chicken on Tuesday nights for $1.50. Don't forget Friday night fish fry event,$1.25.
** H.T. Leseth of Decorah bowled a perfect game here on Jan. 18, 1965. It was the first perfect game bowled here since 1951. Leseth bowls for the A&J Agency in the City League.
1985, 30 YEARS AGO:
** The local ice skating rink closed the other day due to wind chills dropping to -83 degrees. Many other events were cancelled in the area due to the cold snap, the most severe weather of this winter so far.
--Cooter
** FOR SALE: three-bedroom home on Spring Street. Only 1-year-old. Wall-to-wall carpeting. Priced at $11,000.
1965, FIFTY YEARS AGO:
** Nob Hill is serving all-you-can-eat chicken on Tuesday nights for $1.50. Don't forget Friday night fish fry event,$1.25.
** H.T. Leseth of Decorah bowled a perfect game here on Jan. 18, 1965. It was the first perfect game bowled here since 1951. Leseth bowls for the A&J Agency in the City League.
1985, 30 YEARS AGO:
** The local ice skating rink closed the other day due to wind chills dropping to -83 degrees. Many other events were cancelled in the area due to the cold snap, the most severe weather of this winter so far.
--Cooter
Friday, November 9, 2012
So You Wanna Buy a Town?
From the April Time Magazine.
Those looking to buy a town in the United States, and I mean a whole town, have lost out on two of them. But, one still remains.
For a crisp $1.4 million, you can buy Henry River, North Carolina. Then appoint yourself mayor, police chief and tax collector, I suppose. The 72-acre abandoned mill town served as District 12 in the movie "The Hunger Games." Perhaps you can open it as a place for movie and book fans to visit.
You can roam the decrepit streets of the Hob, traverse the area forest, visit Peeta's iconic bakery, or even just charge fans to come see.
ALREADY SOLD
Buford, Wyoming. America's smallest town (pop. 1) now owned by anonymous Vietnamese investor and has a trading post, gas station, post office and its very own ZIP code: 82052. Sold for $900,000.
Scenic, South Dakota. This Badlands area beauty sold last fall to a Filipino church which hasn't announced what it plans to do with it. Once a popular stop for travelers to Rapid City, SD. Sold for $700,000.
Way Too Out of My Finances. --DaCoot
Those looking to buy a town in the United States, and I mean a whole town, have lost out on two of them. But, one still remains.
For a crisp $1.4 million, you can buy Henry River, North Carolina. Then appoint yourself mayor, police chief and tax collector, I suppose. The 72-acre abandoned mill town served as District 12 in the movie "The Hunger Games." Perhaps you can open it as a place for movie and book fans to visit.
You can roam the decrepit streets of the Hob, traverse the area forest, visit Peeta's iconic bakery, or even just charge fans to come see.
ALREADY SOLD
Buford, Wyoming. America's smallest town (pop. 1) now owned by anonymous Vietnamese investor and has a trading post, gas station, post office and its very own ZIP code: 82052. Sold for $900,000.
Scenic, South Dakota. This Badlands area beauty sold last fall to a Filipino church which hasn't announced what it plans to do with it. Once a popular stop for travelers to Rapid City, SD. Sold for $700,000.
Way Too Out of My Finances. --DaCoot
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