Smash and grab abandoned house Melbourne

The suburban house stays lifelessly quiet. The wind blows a shuffling curtain and through the broken glass and filtered light briefly enters a former bedroom. The house no longer sits amongst its residential friends as surrounding land use changes. Double storey buildings now peer over and surround the block. Its now a shell of house, empty but filled with the belongings of visitors and squatters. The garden overgrown a shadow of its former glory. The  Hills Hoist washing line, an icon of the Australian housing dream without wet clothes it remains motionless.

Standing in the way of progress the house remains temporarily defiant before the inevitable development begins.  

 

Ringwood Empty

Been meaning to get this joint for ages.... You can see it from the train line slowly ageing from casual vandalism. I thought the property was sold a while ago and yet it still remains. I don't think the owners are interested in keeping it. The house will probably be demolished and new units built. watch this space! Its a sign of the times for Ringwood which is becoming increasingly urbanized. A huge multi-story Costco opened in 2013 and the train station is undergoing a major transformation as we speak.

Abandoned houses tend to accumulate shit from transient squatters

Surprisingly low amount of graffiti  

 Built in veranda or just a sunroom

Looking for copper

At least the junkies left the needles in pile

Seth Sentry's "Room for rent"

the couch surfers room

someone wanted to cut the bed in two?

outstanding view of the porch