Street of abandoned houses near Sydney's North west

rbsx_ · 21 Jun 2015, 3:03 pm

Just recently I have discovered a whole street of houses that have been deserted. There is bare minimum vandalism so I'd like to keep this fairly unknown.. These are very interesting as it looks as if people have left in a rush - some of these places still have plates in kitchens, etc
Does anybody know the places I'm talking about? Or why theyve been abandoned... Its fairly close to a railway station...

phytrix · 21 Jun 2015, 3:04 pm

Well go explore them then!

blakjak · 21 Jun 2015, 4:12 pm

I'll let you explore my house if you want, has plenty of features. The power is on (most of the times), running cold and hot water, cockroaches, some mice, and plenty of junk laying about.
Take only pics and leave on footprints rule applies.

Seriously though, historic mansions aside, abandoned houses are boring as.

longnecksmasher · 21 Jun 2015, 5:42 pm

Maybe you just need to find better houses.

Rantallion · 21 Jun 2015, 9:25 pm

Idk, I like empty houses, would be down to go have a look.
Guessing they're being flattened for apartments or similar if they're close to a station?

theedge · 21 Jun 2015, 10:51 pm

I'm probably more interested in the street shot than the insides of the houses themselves. The street shots has more value from a local history view and you can say to the local council "This is what was there before they built that 20 storey white elephant!"

Then they will think "damn we should of got a pic before it got knocked down".

Yes it's not really urbex but it is still very relevant in my opinion as the local streetscape just gets forgotten just as easily as what was inside the buildings/houses. And apparently the councils are very interested in getting old photos of the local area now.

But for obvious reasons better to post it after demolition takes place as you could give away the spot like that! My preference is to not give out too many clues as usual.

zooker · 21 Jun 2015, 11:16 pm

Compulsory acquisitions I'd imagine. I've been waiting for that to happen in that part of town. Wouldnt mind checking it out if anyone wants to pm me a location.

Legacy · 22 Jun 2015, 3:06 am

blakjak wrote:I'll let you explore my house if you want, has plenty of features. The power is on (most of the times), running cold and hot water, cockroaches, some mice, and plenty of junk laying about.
Take only pics and leave on footprints rule applies.

Seriously though, historic mansions aside, abandoned houses are boring as.

Any "no graffing" rules apply to that offer Blakjak??

blakjak · 22 Jun 2015, 7:15 am

longnecksmasher wrote:Maybe you just need to find better houses.

Y
Hey, whatever floats your boat, if you like exploring abandoned houses, more power to ya, but I recon that you've been smashing way too many longnecks.
For the record, I've explored a few mansions in Sydney, and even they are not that interesting. Fireplaces, bedrooms, staircases, toilets, etc, you can only see so many of those before they become boring.
Then again, the house my mum grew up in is 600 years old, and the house my parent's own (and I grew up in) in Sydney is 120 years old.
So like I said, come and check out the original moulded ceilings and Victorian iron lace and original fireplaces.

dodger · 22 Jun 2015, 9:32 am

Agree with BJ actually. I've checked out similar streets of houses that have been abandoned to make way for new apartments. Mostly very boring. One house I think was ex-heritage listed so that had some interesting architecture. Otherwise there weren't many interesting features in the houses!

phytrix · 22 Jun 2015, 11:01 pm

Somewhat agree with bj, but as of now I still enjoy abandoned houses. You get a thrill going through all the old stuff and it gives you a real insight into the way other people live. Often stories are tragic and all the more emotional, plus the architecture can be really stunning. In saying this, I haven't explored a ridiculous amount of houses and I imagine it gets old pretty quickly. Same can be said about drains though, and I know people like bj have been exploring drains for 20 years, so each to their own.

blakjak · 23 Jun 2015, 1:05 am

phytrix wrote:...You get a thrill going through all the old stuff and it gives you a real insight into the way other people live. Often stories are tragic and all the more emotional, plus the architecture can be really stunning...

Then you must have loved staying over in my sh1thole of a flat a few months ago.

maggot · 23 Jun 2015, 11:03 pm

Aren't they building a new train line in that area?

I'm not into houses either. It feels way too invasive. I certainly wouldn't want someone scabbing through somewhere I had lived.
Also, from an outsider's perspective it's a lot more like break and entry rather than recreational trespassing. Good luck talking your way out of it if you get caught.

rbsx_ · 23 Jun 2015, 11:06 pm

Not that far north west.. There's already a train station near there, albeit a very badly serviced one
It kinda does feel invasive, but i guess with most of the personal stuff either removed or trashed it doesnt feel that bad..
Am kinda worried of getting caught though, and honestly there wouldnt be any real point being in there too long because they're all fairly similar

longnecksmasher · 23 Jun 2015, 11:28 pm

Must of just seen better houses then you then.

blakjak · 24 Jun 2015, 1:18 am

longnecksmasher wrote:Must of just seen better houses then you then.

Yeah right, ok...get off the gear.

blakjak · 24 Jun 2015, 1:19 am

longnecksmasher wrote:Must of just seen better houses then you then.

Yeah right, ok...go on then, show us some pix of these "better houses", woo us.

zooker · 24 Jun 2015, 9:03 am

rbsx_ wrote:Not that far north west.. There's already a train station near there

How far NW are we talking about here?

rbsx_ · 24 Jun 2015, 4:21 pm

Theres a shopping centre in the area and its already serviced by a small train line.. That enough of a clue ?

zooker · 24 Jun 2015, 8:53 pm

Haha not really! I'm getting oblivious in old age! Might have to take a drive on the weekend.

daeman · 26 Jun 2015, 7:20 am

A gutted house is pretty boring unless its really old or architecturally interesting. Abandoned or forgotten deceased estates or houses on farms that have gone to the wall and had a sudden stop to their habitation like someone went out one day and never came home are intensely interesting.
Yes its kind of creepy, but its also a window into a forgotten life... A time capsual of what once was.

longnecksmasher · 30 Jun 2015, 12:36 pm

blakjak wrote:
longnecksmasher wrote:Must of just seen better houses then you then.
Yeah right, ok...get off the gear.

Kto · 02 Jul 2015, 2:33 pm

Whilst I know everyone stalks my Flickr as it is I feel compelled to put forth just what I think on this here topic which I'm sure ya'll expected.

Empty abandoned houses, unless they have unique architectural features or are serious decay they get ticks but if its just boring empty rentals being knocked down for development I refuse to waste my time, even though - I still do go into some because I've found some pretty cool stuff in an entirely empty house - like one I went into was totally empty other than the fact it had a hand made timber gun rack, with guns all in tact. This was during one of my "camera is broken just appreciate the explore" moments

Peoples abandoned houses have stories to tell. Most of them very tragic. Here are some of the more broken people's lives I've met in exploring abandoned houses/deceased estates... and I can not help but reflect that these people who die alone in their houses for all their possessions; their history, their cherished and sentimental belongings neglected only to end up being thrown into a skip - this will be what happens to me.

1. Meet Allan. He and his Filipino girlfriend Marinelle seemed to have some kind of love letter relationship although you can clearly see they met up every now and again. I typed up the love letter on my flickr account but it seems like she left him for a job in Japan in 1989. Allan lived alone in the same house with several cats until he died of lung cancer in 2012. X-rays were found at the house but then someone took them... vomit.

Dearest Allan IV: The Love Letter. by ktotakov., on Flickr

2. Meet Moira. She loved to sew, make clothes, travel the world - she was very religious and seemed to have a lot of input in her local community. She was a diabetic and has some serious GORD problems - her husband George died a long time ago and it appears she never had any children based on the lack of child-related things in the house. I'm going to assume she became a hoarder due to George's death or the fact she never had children. I think she died in the house as there are some suspicious black stains on the bathroom basin.
She was also a teacher at my primary school. Epic trip out.

Ghosts. by ktotakov., on Flickr

3. This is Aleksander's house. He was a lonesome Serbian man with no family, no relatives - all his friends lived in Serbia. He recieved mail from them quite a bit and seemed to have a high income based on house big his house is and how much stuff he had. He might have had a girlfriend at one point. He died alone, the house was handed over to the executives of the estate. Last calendar on the wall is 2009. His fridge was still full of food (rotting).

The Serbian. by ktotakov., on Flickr

4. I just called this guy Hangman. He committed suicide in this house 20 or so years ago. No one found his body for days until it was all over the walls and carpet. People couldn't remove the smell so the house was handed back to nature. Very eerie, this one.

Hangman. by ktotakov., on Flickr

These are just some of the many amazing houses I've been into. Just saying...

daeman · 03 Jul 2015, 10:03 am

That's an awesome post kto. That's exactly the kind of things that draws me to houses. It's humbling and makes you realise just how fleeting our existence is...

maggot · 03 Jul 2015, 11:12 am

Yeah, see what I mean about creepy and invasive.

You help yourself into someone's home when they're no longer around to tell you to piss off, and spend the afternoon reading their personal mail, going through their belongings and judging their lives.

That's really gross.