You Can't Save Them All - Or Can You?

I love old houses. The absent paint, broken windows, overgrown weeds and neglect of an abandoned, falling down building always stirs something inside me. I want to fix it. I want to save it - make it look pretty again. When looking for my first home, my real estate agent wouldn't even step past the front door in one of the houses I begged to look at. I happily climbed all over it, before deciding to stick with my decision to purchase in Columbus.

I've been told numerous times "You can't save them all."

I was thrilled to find this post from Old North St. Louis Blog. Even with my champion for the underdog attitude, I don't think I would have looked at these homes as something that could be saved. I'm amazed and in awe. What an amazing feat from a group of people taking back and creating their own community.

Here's the link:
http://onsl.org/blog/2009/07/a-holiday-celebration-of-real-revitalization-in-action.html

Dale and I really like the St. Louis area and maybe (hopefully) will purchase property down there. Our first visit 5 years ago found us lost in the North St. Louis area (I just wanted to find that Louis Sullivan building!!). Anyway, it wasn't an area we felt safe exploring. Little did we know about the magnificent changes that are happening in that area - if we'd only driven a little farther.