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Revealed

A water leak from above had uncovered a hint of an ornate tile floor, hidden underneath piles of plaster.
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You can barely make out the tile. It must have been beautiful at one time.
Larry D
Thu 06-09-2011
That pipe or whatever that long structure is .. it's mesmerizing ..
Tenebris In Lux
Thu 06-09-2011
Very pretty. The former beauty is slowly being revealed in tiny glimpses as the decay sets in.
Lady Ethereal Butterfly
Fri 06-10-2011
Did you try to clean away any of the debris for a better look at the tile? It doesn't appear that there is much left :(
einafets
Fri 06-10-2011
That is hand-worked tile by old-school tilesetters. The work here was designed to last many, many years. Too bad it's in such a state of decay.
Gulliver Foyle
Fri 06-10-2011
I'd be tempted to clear away a portion of the floor just to get a peek of it's
former glory.
A D Nilsen
Fri 06-10-2011
Wow, beautiful.
BKWOntario
Fri 06-10-2011
the plaster they used didn't hold up very well, did it?
eldokid@aol.com
Fri 06-10-2011
seems fine for 100+ years old plaster. Probably holds up better than dry wall. I read somewhere ( yes, on the internet ) that new houses only have a one year warrenty because that's when the glue in drywall can start to fail.

Really? a one year warrenty on something with a 30 year mortgage?
Binky
Fri 06-10-2011
I like to see things like old wallpaper, tile, etc. uncovered. It's a like a look into the distant past.
Icewox
Fri 06-10-2011
Can anyone else see all the faces on the wall? I think it's called matrixing.
Hank
Fri 06-10-2011
Good catch Mr Motts
Ferdy
Fri 06-10-2011
Oh that is SO pretty! It is like finding a pretty flower under decay and destruction...

I had to look twice to really SEE the tile. :)
MamaToFiveInPA
Sat 06-11-2011
I think the faces seen on the wall might be from using the mesmerizing pipe.
autoguy
Thu 06-16-2011
LOL autoguy--those faces sort of DO make me feel like I'm trippin' LOL!

ACID TRIP! WHOOOO!!!! (I missed the 1960's just by a couple of years so I never got to experience them...too bad.)
MamaToFiveInPA
Sat 06-18-2011
An unexpected hidden treasure :)
Emma
Tue 04-24-2012

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