Old Houses
I love, love, love old houses. There are a couple that are empty in downtown Riverside. We pass by those houses often and I look at them wistfully. About a month ago, I noticed dozens and dozens of irises in the front yard of one of the houses. I stopped the car and got out. At first, I just wanted to take pictures of these beauties to preserve them forever on my backup drive and also to pay my respect for the grandeur they once displayed. I think this originally was a 2 family dwelling because there is an entrance here and one on the other side, which we will see in a bit. Now I've gone to the other side...poor stairs, they've seen better days. I braved the stairs to go on to the wrap around porch. I had noticed a curved window and wanted some of the details. Sadly, you don't see stuff like this any more. This is the other door. This is yet a third entrance at the back end of the house. Servant's quarters, maybe? I walked around to th...