Our own "Amityville Horror" houses
Our own "Amityville Horror" houses
I have a some pictures of a couple of houses that here in Springfield that are creepy as hell... on is now gone, but the other is still around. I'm looking at having the pictures up tonight!
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Houses that are abandoned? I can't wait to see pictures! Creepy stuff is awesome. Except rats now.... sorry but rats just creep me out too much now.
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This house used to sit on Elm just West of Glenstone. There's a Gas Plus on the corner and then a small house and then a large empty lot that goes all the way to the street behind it. I took this picture several years ago and shortly after I took the picture, it was torn down.
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RE: Our own "Amityville Horror" houses
This house is still standing. I was looking at buying it about a two years ago, but FHA said that it would pass for the loan. Anyway it's located on Broadway just north of the railroad tracks North of Commercial St. I have a ton more pics of the inside if anyone is interested.
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Willard wrote:This house used to sit on Elm just West of Glenstone. There's a Gas Plus on the corner and then a small house and then a large empty lot that goes all the way to the street behind it. I took this picture several years ago and shortly after I took the picture, it was torn down.
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hey oldguy, what was your post?
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Sorry, screwed up my posting. The building that you are referring to, I believe was a Masonic temple, or a Union hall at one time. But the cool piece of historical signifigance to me was that the Carter Family singing group, i.e. June Carter Cash, and Johnny of course, used the building to record in back in the early 50s. I think it was even before the Jubilee Music Show. Just thought you would like to know that. I just discovered your site today, and have been reading through all the old forums. I used to do a lot of exploring myself way back when, and might have some interesting insight on some things. If I am replying to some older posts, its because I have been looking them over.
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Interestingly enough 5 years ago I was at the Mudlounge working on my drawings and some drunk guy came in and sat down across from me (I guess he was interested to see what I was doing). Anyway he said he was related to Johnny Morris and the Morris family and rambled on about a bunch of stuff such as Springfield Airlines and how some state senator helped found it and about how he also paved the way for Morris' dad to get Brown Derby going and how the Johnny Cash and June Carter (and I believe he said the Carter Family) had recorded in that brick house pictured above. Because he was drunk I was taking a lot of stuff with a grain of salt... but I was taking notes and I still have the paper somewhere... ohhh I just remembered the drunk guys name... John Snipe I believe was his name.
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RE: Our own "Amityville Horror" houses
Some friends and I actually started to go in that building back in the early 80s. They had attached something across the door, so we went around and kicked in a boarded up window. The room inside was covered in pigeon feces and they were all over the place. The room also had some ceiling caving in. It was dark out, and the friggin birds flying around kind of freaked us out so we didn't go in any further. It appeared to be a meeting room of some kind. 10 ft. ceilings and wood paneling with a fireplace at one end. I am sure it was a cool building back in its day. I never really got any further in. I don't know the drunk guy of which you speak, but I got the info from a friend of mine whose father worked the Jubilee show, and also had something to do with the founding of Silver dollar City. It seems like he was the one who told me it was a masons lodge or something like that. Oh yeah, this is off the point, but I worked in the Springfield Underground in the Kraft Storage facility for several years. God that place was cool. 4:30 every evening they would blast, and the large interior shed doors would blow back and forth and shake everything. There was also a large vault at the back of our area, that had once been the storage facility for arms for the local armory, and either the Spfld police dept, or Greene County Sheriff. The walls were 3ft thick concrete. Very secure, and very weird. I looked at a lot of posts tonight about places I had been 20+ years ago, it is cool riding down memory lane. I will be sure and post anything pertinent that I can remember about stuff that I have seen or been to.
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Willard wrote: 5 years ago I was at the Mudlounge
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Willard, five years ago you weren't even 21 yet. In fact I think I was the first one to bring you to the mudlounge in late 2002.SandMan wrote:Willard wrote: 5 years ago I was at the Mudlounge
By the way since your posting creepy old haunted houses you need to post that house on Kimbrough and Sunshine. You know the place where like 7 different people including myself witnessed "hauntings" if there is such a thing.
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Sorry guys... I ment to say MudHOUSE. Anyway the Mudlounge didn't even exist 5 years ago. I acutally haven't frequinted the Mudhouse since I turned 21 and discovered the MudLOUNGE.5 years ago I was at the Mudlounge
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Thats what I figured. I was just giving you crap like I always do.
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