by Toni V.
Member since:
November 27, 2007

Weird Stuff

October 02, 2008 12:47 AM EDT
views: 142 | rating: 10/10 (20 votes) | comments: 42
Last weekend Robert and I went to Snowflake, Arizona to stay on our 40 acre property for a few days. When we are there we like to take the quads and go exploring. There is one house there that has been abandoned for years, so we decided to go and explore it. In the area there are many buildings that were built years and years ago and were just abandoned for whatever reason. Some of these buidings started as a different object and were built up into houses. Can you tell what this house was built around?

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Comments: 42

April H. Oct 2, 2008, 1:15am EDT
Looks like it was built around a trailer or vehicle of some sort. That is weird
Karen E. Oct 2, 2008, 1:17am EDT
Downright overwhelming. They just couldn't do one more project.
Nancy S. Oct 2, 2008, 1:19am EDT
It was well built. Is it over an old mine?
Alison H. Oct 2, 2008, 1:28am EDT
Wow. Sometimes you just work with what ya got! We have a weird old building/barn in our neighborhood, too....
Janet "Jax" B. Oct 2, 2008, 1:28am EDT
Built over an old church? Looks like it would be cool to fix up (but expensive)
Tanya P. Oct 2, 2008, 1:58am EDT
I know what it was built around, so won't add my 'guess', since it wouldn't actually be a guess. (Jim, aren't you proud of me??) I do think they used some fun ingenuity with this.
Vern R. Oct 2, 2008, 3:35am EDT
VW microbus? Or like April said a camper trailer?
Vern R. Oct 2, 2008, 3:39am EDT
Maybe a school bus? The steps in the first pic, and next to last pic sort of look like school bus steps.
Vern R. Oct 2, 2008, 3:40am EDT
Some of the windows look like they came from a vehicle.
Vern R. Oct 2, 2008, 3:42am EDT
These guys were ahead of their time at recycling!
Karen R. Oct 2, 2008, 3:43am EDT
How strange, I agree, it looks like it was built around a trailer or an rv
Elaine S. Oct 2, 2008, 6:38am EDT
Cool looking place, I think it was built around a camper too
Jessica S. Oct 2, 2008, 6:45am EDT
very cool!
Jessica S. Oct 2, 2008, 6:46am EDT
Isn't that an old VW Bus in the middle of the house?
edna r. Oct 2, 2008, 8:08am EDT
Neat looking place. Had to be around an rv of some sort.
strongthrufight E. Oct 2, 2008, 8:09am EDT
neat, looks like a little of this and a little of that
Judy Kiser Oct 2, 2008, 8:11am EDT
Was it an old mill?
Nan G. Oct 2, 2008, 8:49am EDT
I am voting for the bus also.
Bob B. Oct 2, 2008, 8:51am EDT
That would be so fun to explore.
Janie E. Oct 2, 2008, 9:37am EDT
This is weird! My first guess was a car or vehicle of some kind!
Duane Gardner Oct 2, 2008, 9:59am EDT
Looks to me like it was built around a VW Bus! Anyway, great images, thanx for sharing with us.
Looks like an old bus - that is odd, and interesting
Nana to Seven Cutiepies Oct 2, 2008, 10:56am EDT
Flip this house project gone bad?
John S. (arizona) Oct 2, 2008, 1:08pm EDT
I think you mentioned this once, so I'll stay quiet, LOL. Neat pictures.
Nancy 67 Oct 2, 2008, 3:48pm EDT
Looks like someone starting building something and ran out of money! I would have enjoyed exploring it as well!
Toni V. Oct 2, 2008, 4:11pm EDT
Everyone is right. It's built around a bus. The wind has pretty much taken a toll on the building but it's still pretty cool. I swear this place is haunted and it would be cool to go at night one time. One time Robert and I went down there and there was a wooden pallet type thing that had been pulled around the yard; kind of like pulling a sled. The tracks in the soft dirt were very visible from the pallet, but there were no other tracks; like from whoever might have pulled it. Even bunny tracks show up in the dirt on these properties. In that soft dirt there should have been other tracks.
rainne chandler Oct 2, 2008, 5:02pm EDT
love it the stone masonary was awesome
Deloris Wright Oct 2, 2008, 5:09pm EDT
neat pictures!
Janie E. Oct 2, 2008, 5:37pm EDT
It does look spooky, Toni!!! I don't doubt that the place is haunted!!!
Larry H. Oct 2, 2008, 6:26pm EDT
neat pictures thanks for sharing
Debby O. Oct 2, 2008, 6:29pm EDT
Very cool!
Joan O. Oct 2, 2008, 7:28pm EDT
Great photo essay. I was going to guess bus too and see you've already shared the answer.
JoAnn C. Oct 2, 2008, 7:30pm EDT
Wonder how the owners came up with the idea to build a house around a bus.
Sarah (I want points) Oct 3, 2008, 2:25pm EDT
Wow! Now that's really interesting! Great photo essay.
Nurse Nancy S. Oct 4, 2008, 12:27am EDT
No matter what's it's built around, it's a strange foundation.
Marge H. Oct 5, 2008, 6:22pm EDT
Cool. i was guessing a bus too. Great photos and a very unique building.
Vern R. Oct 6, 2008, 3:09am EDT
Haunted? I think I'll pass on a night time visit, thank you very much!
Karen R. Oct 6, 2008, 3:17am EDT
cool
Toni V. Oct 6, 2008, 10:02am EDT
Chicken, Vern!
Paula C. Jan 25, 2009, 8:44pm EST
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Robin G. Jan 26, 2009, 7:55pm EST
neat
Shelbia C. May 23, 2009, 3:22pm EDT

cool photos

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