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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:35 PM Original message |
(Mark) Twain, (Edith) Wharton (historic) homes join others in financial peril (foreclosure) |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. I saw Edith's Home 20 years ago when it was in total disrepair |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. The Twain House is, or was in my day, practically a mandatory field trip |
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Carnea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:59 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. took the same trip (from Fairfield county) |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 11:44 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Mark Twain also lived in Fairfield County |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 03:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. That's actually not very big for a non-profit of this type. |
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MassLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 11:06 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. they built a fancy visitors' center several years ago |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Exactly. nt |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
12. That's not a big revenue stream, I'd guess. |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. I teach at a school within walking distance of the Twain house. |
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Tansy_Gold (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 10:55 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. I remember visiting the Twain house in Hannibal, MO many |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 01:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. "CERTAIN PEOPLE" |
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lutherj (788 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-16-08 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
7. I question the wisdom of paying for expansions with mortgages in |
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bean fidhleir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 01:00 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Yes, taking out a mortgage was Bad Management - hubris. (nt) |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 03:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
15. It's basically a gamble with future donations |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-17-08 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
11. The Twain house is in that shape because of terrible management |
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