1152 & 1154 Johnson Street

I discovered these two today, soon to be torn down to make way for condos. They were built in 1902, so they're over a hundred years old, but now we're going to lose them to development.

1152, left side--check out the lovely art glass window

art glass close-up

1152, back

1154, front

back

1154, back

1154, side

There's not much of a story here--from Google maps, it looks like they were lived in until just recently. So they're not technically abandoned, just vacated and waiting for demolition.

Google street view May 2014, looking like actual homes

Google's image of the back, May 2014

I also found some photos taken in October 2014 by Lotus Johnson (reproduced here under a creative commons license).

source (Flickr)

source (Flickr)

Another house, 1406 Chambers Street, also built in 1902, was already torn down to make way for the new development. It used to be right behind these two. I never saw it in person, but here's a photo taken by Lotus Johnson, also in October 2014.

source (Flickr)

Here's Google's image from May 2014. I bet the garage was original.

Google's image of the back of 1406 Chambers/side of 1152 Johnson, May 2015

So, basically, we're losing a cluster of 1902 houses, leaving this one on Chambers (also 1902) surrounded by new buildings. I wonder how long it will last.

This article about the new development, published October 6, 2015, says that "Currently at the site crews are dismantling structures in preparation for construction." I'm glad I caught the two on Johnson before they're completely gone.