That's about what our house looked like before it was restored. Go check out the pink house on the market now on Wrightsville Avenue. It was a crackhouse a few years ago. I was in that house when it was on the market before its renovation and it was atrocious. To an untrained eye it looked like there was nothing you could possibly do to polish that thing up, but just go look at it now. I think you'd be surprised to find that many of these homes that look like they are about to fall down are actually quite sturdy and beautiful when they are given some attention. We moved to Ardmore because of these beautiful historic homes. It is a great place for families, we've made many friends here, it has an unparalelled sense of community. Homes are being revived and while the area is still largely in transition, it is actively transitioning. Give us a chance, that's what we're asking for. Don't tear down affordable homes with so much potential. I am concerned about my property value decreasing when a commercial warehouse encroaches on this residential community. I am concerned about an influx of semi traffic where my children ride their bikes. But motly I am just sad to see people who care so little for relics of our history, who think that just because it's not a shiny brick mansion in an affluent part of town it is worth less than a slab of cement parking lot.