Doorway to a Chicago Basement Apartment (Black & White / Orton Version) (2017-02-20 17-58-35b) – Black & White Friday

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1. Wonderful finding and interesting mood!

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   • Thanks, Ellie. I’m glad you liked it.

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2. What a stunning picture! ?
   I never lived in a basement apartment but I dream of living in the countryside anyway. ?

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   • Thank you. I’m glad you liked it.

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3. That is well suited to black and white treatment. Although I have never lived in a basement apartment I did live for one Chicago area winter in a basement covered with tarpaper because my family was building a house. Even without a roof that basement was far bigger and more comfortable than the train car we lived in before.

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   • Neither option sounds particularly pleasant during a Chicago winter.

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     • They don’t call it the windy city for nothing, do they, Gary?

4. Never lived in a basement apartment.
   This photo reminds me of a scene from a movie.
   Great job not he editing.

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   • Thanks, Carol. I wasn’t planning it but, when I finished, I thought it looked a bit film noir.

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     • Yes it is perfect!
       Silly typos from before. 🙂

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5. What a great basement apartment door. I lived in a basement apartment, but my door wasn’t anything like that one!

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   • Thanks. This place is about 2 blocks south of my house. I’d been walking by it for over 20 years and hadn’t noticed it much. I knew it was there but I didn’t find it interesting. One day I just happened to walk by it at the right time of day and I grabbed my camera. Anyone who saw me probably thought I was nuts.

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     • Or a cop surveying a house! (or a PI)

       I remember living in the basement of a building while in college. One day there was a knock on the door, I had to move out of the apartment for a week while they treated for mold!!!!

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       • I don’t think anyone would take me for a cop.

         Mold is nasty stuff. Do you remember the Purple Hotel on Lincoln and Touhy? They goy such a bad case of mold they had to tear the building down.

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         • i do remember that I didn’t know why the building was demobilised.

6. The photo is nice! I have never lived in basement before, and I am not sure if there is any basement apartments in my country. They are not common here.

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   • Thanks. To be honest, I don’t remember seeing them anywhere except the USA. When I visited Athens there were some basement shops but not apartments. At least, not that I saw.

7. Yes, I have had to live in a basement, I do not want to do again. Developed bad health problems from the experience.

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   • I almost did when I was in college but opted for a different place. I didn’t care much for the landlord. I never thought about the dampness causing health problems. Even more glad I didn’t take the place now.

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8. I have heard of the saying about people living in their parents basement but as far I know, I never did see a basement apartment in Louisiana.

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   • They would probably be flooded! You need attic apartments in LA. 🙂

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     • I was thinking the exact same thing.

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       • That is one bad side of living in South Louisiana is the flooding from tornadoes and hurricanes.

     • That is true since most houses after Katrina now are a few feet from the ground floor.

   • This is different. Basement apartments like this are seldom for relatives. They are usually rented out like any other apartment but, because of it being in the basement, it’s usually a bit cheaper.