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William Robinson House

Published on September 3, 2012 By Emily Dietrich

Photo(Emily Dietrich, 2011): After a rash of vandalism and theft at the home, it was boarded up, though that didn’t stop someone from kicking the door off it’s hinges. Nestled into the coast of the Indian River Lagoon, where south Florida and central Florida first start to merge, sits an incredible historical house – once [...]

McFadden Homestead

Published on September 16, 2011 By admin

Photo(Bullet, 2011): Years of neglect and hurricanes has done a great deal of damage to the home. Built near the shores of Lake Okeechobee, this house was probably no different than the others around it when it was built back in 1934. Today though, the house is just a ghost of it’s former self. According [...]

Popash School

Published on July 22, 2011 By admin

Photo(Tantrum_Dan, 2007): The schoolhouse was built in 1912, replacing the previous school which opened in 1898. The town of Popash began in the 1950s, establishing a post office in 1979 and the New Hope Baptist Church soon after. The town got it’s name from a tree that grows in Florida that locals couldn’t identify. Some [...]

The Elysium Assisted Living Facility

Published on April 30, 2011 By admin

Photo(Nomeus, 2007 – Flurbex.com): Following this exploration, the building would deteriorate drastically as kids found the place. Owned by Elysium Group U.S. Holding Inc., the Elysium assisted living facility opened in 1992, though the building was built in 1987. Built on over 8-acres of land, which were initially bought for $3,365,000, the facility included semi-private, [...]