She's ready to become a parking lot.. Sad....I dug a lot here

[DPBOB]

I have hunted this place at least 30 times.. maybe 40 ( Over 2 years )
1868 Arch Masons Token ( Silver Dollar Size )
1906 Chicago Electrical Show Coin ( The 2nd one in 1 year ) 7 inches deep ( silver dollar size )
Barber Quarter
Barber Dimes
IH's
V Nickels
Buffalo Nickel's
Many Merc's  ( 4 melted together )
Many Rosie's
Many Wheats
My Record for 1 day total of Clad ( 110 clad coins ) couple hours
Est of $30.00 to $40.00 in clad  ( still a very large penny spill left in the ground )
Many hours of fun
Shinny Puppy Found many good finds too.
Water Color Had some finds from the property.

She will all be gone soon....
I always depended on her for a place to hunt when nothing else will do.

Good bye " NORWOOD PARK HOUSE "  You will never be forgotten.....

[kimsdad]

I light a candle for her, Bob.



Looks like there's still a little time left to hit it. I'd also watch it and see if you can hit the dirt while they are scraping it.

[treasurefiend]

Damn that sucks that a nice old place is gone but yes wait till they scrape and I bet you will find a lot more keepers!!!!

[twistidd]

Wow, that sucks big time. I understand that not every old building needs to be saved and preserved, but that one looks like it is in pristine condition. Most people don't seem to understand that once an historic house is demolished, it is gone forever.

Here's a photo I took of an old house that used to stand in Naperville. It was built in 1894, and the last owners didn't take care of it very well. I drove there last summer because supposedly the new owner wanted to tear it down and was allowing people to go in there and remove any old fixtures they wanted for a fee (doorknobs, stained glass windows, etc etc) before its demolition. There was a large crowd outside protesting the demolition of this house. I was there to detect the huge corner lot. I was denied access to the yard by the owner, and the demolition was delayed. Unfortunately, the house was demolished recently. Now, a stupid ugly condo will undoubtedly be placed there.

The controversy surrounding the home was intense...it was called the Hammerschmidt mansion...check it out... http://www.dailyherald.com/story/print/?id=266634

Joe

[twistidd]

Hey Bob, what's the address of this house? I'd like to take some pictures. Thanks.

Joe

[DPBOB]

Hey Bob, what's the address of this house?  I'd like to take some pictures.  Thanks.

Joe

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Joe That painted lady in your picture looked sweeeeeet. There are so many out there too.
It's a sickening to see them come down.

[SC_hunter]

Sorry to hear that it is gone
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[Lowbatts]

Get the address of the spot where they take that dirt Bob!

[mikewaz]

That's a damn shame.

Those old places have so much character, only to be be knocked down and replaced by some cookie cutter new construction.
Mike