Photo and blog post by John HoffKnown to residents on the Jordan Pond as "the salmon house" because it is the color of slightly decomposed salmon, the house at 2700 Morgan has been a problem and a blight on the Jordan Neighborhood for as long as most residents can remember. It was a crack house and a whorehouse at the same time, with blatant hooking and dealing taking place right outside. After being boarded, break-ins happened repeatedly. Even from the outside, it's plain to see the inside must be in really rough shape.
Don't get me wrong. If somebody loved this house and wanted to save it, like most houses in North Minneapolis it could certainly be saved. But it's going down soon, as evidenced by a...
...gigantic construction dumpster which recently appeared beside the house. Since all the stuff in the house has already been hauled away (including the nasty mattresses, click here for a blog post) clearly the dumpster is intended for construction debris.
The end of the "Salmon House" will mark another important turning point in a neighborhood which is rapidly turning around.
3 comments:
Hooray! I hate that POS Salmon house.
I disagree with your statement: "If somebody loved this house and wanted to save it, like most houses in North Minneapolis it could certainly be saved"
-Johnny, there's not enough love in this world to save that crack-tacular dump. I say, good riddance. Bring on the Backhoe!
Lets keep tearing them down in NoMi! If they can tear down another 1,000 or so, maybe my house will actually be worth 1/2 its assessed value!
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