Our intrepid field boss Luke Anderson trained the primitive lens of his tablet on this sign, which he found in a house in rural southern Minnesota. Little details like these make us stop, think, and appreciate the aesthetic qualities of … Continue reading
Dirty Dave was fine with the initial blast of stench when we opened the front door. He was cool with the dirty stove, the greasy sausage rotting in a pan, and mountains of dirty clothes. When he saw this bathroom, … Continue reading
The watch lay on the filthy pillow as if it were being shown to a debonaire customer looking to add to his fine jewelry collection. It’s hands had long ago stopped at 10:41, though, and the only customers were the … Continue reading
Yesterday I posted some shots from the first floor of a garbage house in the city. I went back to that house with Dirty Dave and a reporter who was interested in what we do at DuAll, and the consensus … Continue reading
I had driven past this house countless times, never noting its presence. It’s located in an inner-city neighborhood whose merchant-class glory days are long gone. Still, it’s not a bad area. Surveying the sidewalk scene, one can deduce that longtime … Continue reading
I had the opportunity to explore a nasty garbage house in the city yesterday. I’ll post a photo essay on that exploratory mission in a day or so, but here’s a sneak preview. This first image comes from an upstairs … Continue reading
I’m about to check out a garbage house in the city, but first I wanted to give my faithful readers a couple of images from a McMansion in the burbs. This first image comes from the basement, where these are … Continue reading
There are times when I think that I could completely eliminate my toiletry expenses if I just collected discarded items left behind. Every house has a closet full of toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, cortisone cream, aspirin, bandages. I am not, however, … Continue reading
I was going through some old magazines in the office, and I came across this photograph in Cleaning and Restoration, a bimonthly magazine put out by the Restoration Industry Association (RIA). The photo on the right shows our own Gary … Continue reading
While I certainly love massive piles of garbage, I also enjoy imagining what might have gone on in more simply furnished rooms. Today’s pics all come from the same house on the edge of the exurbs. I imagine that teenagers … Continue reading
