05.Demolition.SoBoVA.16jun06
Men At Work . Located at 1413 North Main Street and built before 1910 by Samuel F. Gilliard this Queen Anne style residence with a Colonial Revival influence was included on the South Boston Walking Tour. See www.oldhalifax.com/county/SBWalkingTour33.htm.
A litle more than a year ago, when a fire would destroy its upstairs attack, a tarpaulin was placed over the hole in the roof. Having remained empty and unrepaired, eventurally, the tarp blew off and after more a year of rain flowing inm the house became so infected with mold, that the town condemned the building and ordered its demolition.
When on Friday morning, 16 June 2006, that I would began my photo walk along North Main Street, in South Boston VA with hopes of capturing South Boston Historic District www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/VAmainstreet/sou.htm two 'men at work' were in the process of demolition.. Later that afternoon when I would return from the photo walk the 'backhoe operator who was still at work would inform me that the demolition process would be completed, perhaps by Tuesday. Having taken a picture of the contractors sign, I said that I would send copies of the pictures to them. I'll check further with my friends and contacts in South Boston to learn more about this piece of property. And each time that I visit South Boston, in the future, I'll photograph, doucment, record and capture the rebuilding process of the new property. North Main Street . South Boston, VA . Friday morning, 16 June 2006 . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography
05.Demolition.SoBoVA.16jun06
Men At Work . Located at 1413 North Main Street and built before 1910 by Samuel F. Gilliard this Queen Anne style residence with a Colonial Revival influence was included on the South Boston Walking Tour. See www.oldhalifax.com/county/SBWalkingTour33.htm.
A litle more than a year ago, when a fire would destroy its upstairs attack, a tarpaulin was placed over the hole in the roof. Having remained empty and unrepaired, eventurally, the tarp blew off and after more a year of rain flowing inm the house became so infected with mold, that the town condemned the building and ordered its demolition.
When on Friday morning, 16 June 2006, that I would began my photo walk along North Main Street, in South Boston VA with hopes of capturing South Boston Historic District www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/VAmainstreet/sou.htm two 'men at work' were in the process of demolition.. Later that afternoon when I would return from the photo walk the 'backhoe operator who was still at work would inform me that the demolition process would be completed, perhaps by Tuesday. Having taken a picture of the contractors sign, I said that I would send copies of the pictures to them. I'll check further with my friends and contacts in South Boston to learn more about this piece of property. And each time that I visit South Boston, in the future, I'll photograph, doucment, record and capture the rebuilding process of the new property. North Main Street . South Boston, VA . Friday morning, 16 June 2006 . Elvert Xavier Barnes Photography