 
Django
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Username: Django
Post Number: 2208
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 2:22 pm: |    |
For those of you who dont know Im in Mazatlan Mexico.
Im trying to confirm that the two closest houses just West of Rosa Parks on Merrick burned the nite b4 last. If so how bad was it. I backed out of a deal to buy the second house in right before I left the D. The first house in was a
7-11 dopehouse, it had been targeted by someone with molotov cocktails about a month ago. The houses are only about 4' apart so I could see how a fire might spread. |
Islandman
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Username: Islandman
Post Number: 1935
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 4:00 pm: | |
Mazatlan! Love that place. Sorry, can't help with your query. |
Gannon
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Username: Gannon
Post Number: 14841
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 6:16 pm: | |
Even sorrier to inform you, Django, that your little house is closer to the prairie now.
Attic is completely burned through, although it didn't seem like the roof was pierced. Didn't go down the whole structure...as viewed from the street...but enough is wasted. |
Alley
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Username: Alley
Post Number: 825
Registered: 02-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 6:27 pm: | |
Good thing you didn't buy it!
From Google Streetview, it looked like a wreck anyway |
Django
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Username: Django
Post Number: 2211
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 7:57 pm: | |
Thanks G. for checkin up on that for me. Do you know if both houses burned? Was one worse than the other? Im just assuming the cracden got another motolove and it spread.
Alley, yeah it wasnt much but if you knew me youd know it wouldnt matter. lol. |
Lodgedodger
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Username: Lodgedodger
Post Number: 1035
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 9:04 pm: | |
Django, was this the place we'd all planned to pitch in and help "make it homey" for you? |
Django
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Username: Django
Post Number: 2215
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 9:26 pm: | |
No Dodger, that was a different shack.
BTW, I really appreciated everyones will to help out on that. I think it was for the better that none of that happened though. |
Lodgedodger
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Username: Lodgedodger
Post Number: 1039
Registered: 05-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 9:40 pm: | |
You know, Django, as happy as I am you've found your place in the sun, I wish you would have found a nice home here.
I was horrified when you told of the gun incident. The tone of your posts changed a bit after that.
*hug* |
Gannon
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Username: Gannon
Post Number: 14844
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 9:49 pm: | |
The other house obviously was the target, and the fire spread from attic to attic over that three or four foot jump between them.
It could even be salvageable, I didn't see the insides. Bad neighbors are gone, though. |
Django
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Username: Django
Post Number: 2216
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 03, 2008 - 11:19 pm: | |
Yeah, it was a real shame when his car burned;) |
Gannon
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Username: Gannon
Post Number: 14845
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 8:58 am: | |
Naw, I meant the NEW bad neighbors...if this happens in a third 'hood, Django, we'll know the neighbors aren't the problem! |
Cozmikdebris
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Username: Cozmikdebris
Post Number: 119
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, December 06, 2008 - 1:32 pm: | |
My mother lived at 1809 Merrick (between 12th & Trumbull) for several years (1938-41?) before moving to 14129 Mendota (between Kendall & Intervale). She moved to Mackinaw City around 1952 and finished High School there.
For many years I've wanted to photograph both houses to show her what they look like today. Based on comments here and elsewhere, that would be ill-advised. Anyway, Google street view shows an empty field where 1809 Merrick should be. I couldn't get it to focus on the Mendota house.
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Django
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Username: Django
Post Number: 2222
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, December 06, 2008 - 8:29 pm: | |
Just ask the folks living there. Explain the situation.
If your over there maybe you could take a snap of the two Im talking about and post em. |