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Buns_of_Fire

(17,158 posts)
18. Attack of the Slime Creatures from Outer Space.
Sat Apr 3, 2021, 08:45 PM
Apr 2021

It only looks like brickwork. They've attached themselves to the houses, where they patiently wait for the next unwary urban explorer.

china is rife with ghost towns like that dixiegrrrrl Apr 2021 #1
there are lots of ghost towns. this one is both ugly and beautiful Demovictory9 Apr 2021 #2
That's very common in NJ. OhZone Apr 2021 #8
A lot of pricey suburbs near bustling cities are like that. In California, $1,000,000 houses have Blue_true Apr 2021 #9
yes, tiny yards where land is pricey... but outside Branson?? Demovictory9 Apr 2021 #12
There are fools born everyday. Blue_true Apr 2021 #22
In a lot of places in California a $1M house is a 1-story 3BR/2BA ranch-style from the '70's (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Apr 2021 #13
That is the downside of areas that have big time innovation going on, creating a bustling economy. Blue_true Apr 2021 #24
In Cal. those McMansions are everywhere dixiegrrrrl Apr 2021 #25
Who is the total idiot who built all those houses on Spec? Bristlecone Apr 2021 #3
plan was started at height of housing bubble, I think some went to jail over this Demovictory9 Apr 2021 #5
You're right. I re-clicked the Post link and scrolled down Bristlecone Apr 2021 #14
Someone could have salvaged thousands and thousands of DURHAM D Apr 2021 #4
The waste is sinful Delarage Apr 2021 #15
Exactly. What obscene waste. (n/t) SMC22307 Apr 2021 #32
Man. I hope that Stephen King come across those pictures. Blue_true Apr 2021 #6
I used to drive past that on my way to and from work everyday...always known in the area... wcmagumba Apr 2021 #7
Why does it look like someone threw oatmeal on them? ha OhZone Apr 2021 #10
the random brickwork is awful Demovictory9 Apr 2021 #11
They stopped before the work was done FakeNoose Apr 2021 #17
ahhh.. you are right... they would have plastered on some stuff on the flat walk part that would Demovictory9 Apr 2021 #28
Attack of the Slime Creatures from Outer Space. Buns_of_Fire Apr 2021 #18
I've seen rescue animals with better mange than those things have. TheBlackAdder Apr 2021 #19
Pterodactyl flyover? oasis Apr 2021 #20
Looks like there was more brickwork that just fell off and left the random Liberal In Texas Apr 2021 #26
Those are some shitty parcels too. Bet there's a lot of hydrologic action against those foundations. TheBlackAdder Apr 2021 #16
Here's a good example for those who would invest in fake planned communities FakeNoose Apr 2021 #21
It's pointed out during the video that the "mansions" are actually duplexes. Mazeltov Cocktail Apr 2021 #23
They were probably intended to be vacation homes TexasBushwhacker Apr 2021 #27
yes, they are townhouses. Demovictory9 Apr 2021 #29
Speaks volumes about global capitalism's failures alongside our massive homeless problem. KY_EnviroGuy Apr 2021 #30
lumber recovery would be an option onethatcares Apr 2021 #31
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