Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Astoria Mystery House demolished


From the Newtown Pentacle:

Developer X explained that the place was falling down, and a wreck, after years of exposure to New York’s weather. Also, in confidence, he related a tale and background story about the house’s history which it is not my business to repeat (like I’ve said before- I’m from Brooklyn). In 2008, fences were thrown up about the Shunned House, and the now isolated structure was doomed.

The Shunned House was demolished in February of 2009, and had been erected in 1830. Yes, there was a camera directly in front of the walkway, but even so- there was always a feeling… an intuition that some clandestine set of eyes was watching from the shadowed interior. One wonders what Developer X might have unearthed, or set free, at the Shunned House.

It's a parking lot for trucks now.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

CB1 the community board from hell.

Anonymous said...

Lets talk about the Steinway mansion again, and again, and again, and again and ...

Anonymous said...

It was beautiful.

Anonymous said...

First I heard of this house. What is its history?

Aaron said...

That's a shame. Gorgeous house.