This is where Steve's family lived from 1957-1984. The outside has changed since they lived there; not so long ago, it used to be a pinkish-salmon color, there were more trees in the yard, and the house had a regular shingle roof instead of a metal roof.
Bicycles were brought out through this door...
There were some nice bushes in back of the house...
Bicycles were brought out through this door...
There were some nice bushes in back of the house...
It was really neat to see the inside and imagine the Webb family living there. We just happened to pick the right day to visit Pendills Creek: the house was empty and being cleaned in preparation for a new family to move in, so we were allowed to walk through the whole thing!
Steve's dad had several model cars on display here in the living room.
Steve thought it was amusing that this little baker man was still on the kitchen wall after all these years! And right next to the baker man, in between the molding, there are marks measuring the kids' height through the years. The marks are still visible!
In the picture above, a built-in storage cabinet can be seen in the hallway. Steve says that cabinet held so much stuff!
In the back of the house is the laundry room where one of the fish tanks was kept.
Steve and his dad frequently went down into this crawl space and played with model RC race cars on a figure-eight track... under the house! Ugh! Spiders! Steve says it was quite nice though since it was all sand under there. Cool in the summer and a fun place to play. Just be sure to watch your step if you're walking in the laundry room when that little hatch is open!
Here's where the chocolate chip cookies came from... courtesy of Mom. Steve rode his little Trike Bike through the kitchen, skidding around the corners on one knee, with the tires leaving black marks all over the floor... I can't imagine how Steve's mom got anything done with Steve zipping around in that little kitchen!
In the back of the house is the laundry room where one of the fish tanks was kept.
Steve and his dad frequently went down into this crawl space and played with model RC race cars on a figure-eight track... under the house! Ugh! Spiders! Steve says it was quite nice though since it was all sand under there. Cool in the summer and a fun place to play. Just be sure to watch your step if you're walking in the laundry room when that little hatch is open!
The girls and I loved seeing where Steve played in the summers, though it was very cold the day we visited, so it was hard to imagine actually swimming in that water...
When Steve's dad worked here, the raceways were uncovered. That was great for the kingfishers, blue herons, and sea gulls, but not so great for the people who were trying to keep those fish alive to restock the lakes. Now the raceways are covered, making the workers' jobs much easier.
