tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post5611326479628614112..comments2024-03-11T05:45:17.383-04:00Comments on Eye Candy: Mystery RuinsAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08408980791673021797noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post-15685013029174600312012-11-27T16:46:48.293-05:002012-11-27T16:46:48.293-05:00Andy, I was thinking tobacco sheds as well, but I ...Andy, I was thinking tobacco sheds as well, but I don't think there is enough air circulation for tobacco. These might well be migrant farm worker's housing left over from an era when families of migrant workers came to do hand labor on crops. Even when new, this was minimal housing.Taken For Grantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post-49488786773509800252012-11-26T20:47:22.865-05:002012-11-26T20:47:22.865-05:00Yes... it makes sense. I knew the buildings looked...Yes... it makes sense. I knew the buildings looked familiar but still could not place them. Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408980791673021797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post-41208299244982616312012-11-26T10:35:51.428-05:002012-11-26T10:35:51.428-05:00These are old tobacco huts Andy. My hubby said.
...These are old tobacco huts Andy. My hubby said.<br /><br /><br />They hung the tobacco leaves in them. Many years ago.<br /><br /> Then cost of money they had to abanded them and flee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post-44004660666063194532012-11-26T08:03:46.803-05:002012-11-26T08:03:46.803-05:00I have to wonder whether the original owner leased...I have to wonder whether the original owner leased parts of his land to people and that's where they lived? <br />That one short structure on the left must be a chicken coop.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13260829805068114560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post-80458177282215077062012-11-26T07:35:31.218-05:002012-11-26T07:35:31.218-05:00Great find! Great mystery!Great find! Great mystery!Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971991029290518107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post-18738786814212630082012-11-26T03:51:19.001-05:002012-11-26T03:51:19.001-05:00I was thinking along the lines of a commune. There...I was thinking along the lines of a commune. There was no one around that could have asked.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408980791673021797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post-28061613408881784762012-11-25T22:15:56.828-05:002012-11-25T22:15:56.828-05:00How eerie to see them all in the same condition an...How eerie to see them all in the same condition and of the same era. Was it the plague of some sort which drove the inhabitants away or is it a movie set for a horror film. Let us know if you find out!<br /><br />Bises,<br />GenieGenie -- Paris and Beyondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12758801373365481655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post-89006570453833222692012-11-25T20:50:38.135-05:002012-11-25T20:50:38.135-05:00If only they could talk...it also reminds me of pl...If only they could talk...it also reminds me of places I've seen in very rural areas here.LONDONLULUhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306334892097839949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post-68033915595343544232012-11-25T19:47:58.701-05:002012-11-25T19:47:58.701-05:00Interesting. Perhaps they were housing for migrant...Interesting. Perhaps they were housing for migrant laborers during harvest times?Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post-39888100809329586092012-11-25T16:52:55.660-05:002012-11-25T16:52:55.660-05:00Like the shot but have no idea what they could hav...Like the shot but have no idea what they could have been!RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post-7996460882190748592012-11-25T13:10:12.015-05:002012-11-25T13:10:12.015-05:00Cool shot! I wonder what they were used for?Cool shot! I wonder what they were used for?Brian Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11937257563835611400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post-91351725158774207732012-11-25T10:24:41.398-05:002012-11-25T10:24:41.398-05:00Looks like a little community; oh, the stories the...Looks like a little community; oh, the stories they could tell!!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post-34583112667663284982012-11-25T08:59:59.873-05:002012-11-25T08:59:59.873-05:00REminds me of shanties here in the south. Isn'...REminds me of shanties here in the south. Isn't it amazing they are still standing.<br />VVirginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152464973355194995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post-24195568414792520552012-11-25T07:35:03.652-05:002012-11-25T07:35:03.652-05:00These are wonderful. We actually have a whole row ...These are wonderful. We actually have a whole row of these going into the more rural part of our county. I have several shots of them. I always thought they were small 'homes' for the migrant workers when the area was a working farm. I don't really know though.Daniellehttp://danielle-batog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post-45615138653917238322012-11-25T07:08:31.273-05:002012-11-25T07:08:31.273-05:00Strange. Perhaps you can find out.Strange. Perhaps you can find out.s.chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14053064476533947580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post-19087601790807492422012-11-25T06:40:15.474-05:002012-11-25T06:40:15.474-05:00They remind me of those old motels we used to stay...They remind me of those old motels we used to stay in as a kid. These have been around for awhile. Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17947028.post-48477750393938441242012-11-25T06:29:31.729-05:002012-11-25T06:29:31.729-05:00They look quite abandonedThey look quite abandonedZyzzyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04413389312275876973noreply@blogger.com