A house that isn't there anymore still gets searched. Someone types the old address, hoping a photo or a record survived.

I read places the long way: old maps, deeds, street-level images, the local paper that covered the fire. Then I write down what is actually there, and what I could not confirm.

If there is a place you cannot get back to (torn down, renamed, flooded), name it. #lostplaces #localhistory #genealogy #history #architecture