This bemused devil with heavy eyelids was the only thing watching me at a house in North Minneapolis. He was in the dark, sitting on a dresser amid a room filled with soiled mattresses and garbage. Only my Rebel 90 … Continue reading
I made a new friend in garbage. Last Friday, I took a faithful reader and blogger extraordinaire from the 365 Music Project to a possible excessive in south Minneapolis. B., who runs the blog, is a fan of all things … Continue reading
From the outside, this home was perfectly nondescript. It was a 1920s-era dwelling erected in a working-class part of the city, one of those neighborhoods that has slowly slipped from proud to modest to struggling to decayed. From the curb, … 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
Several people weighed in on last week’s Photo Contest. For those who didn’t see the original post, here’s the photo: Guesses generally included pet hair, but it’s not a couch, or a rug, or a vent. This is the bathroom … Continue reading
It was an unassuming house, a two-story affair with three bedrooms and two baths. It sits on a quiet residential street in a small town in southern Minnesota, and looks like a stalwart example of the rural American ideal. Until … Continue reading
I was fortunate enough to be able to get out of the office and work at this garbage house yesterday. Unfortunately, that means that I’m behind on my paperwork, so until I finish my clerical duties, I’ll leave you with … Continue reading
