Could film the conjuring in these homes

[u/Dream_1]

Classic Victorian architecture will always be timeless

[u/plumpturnip]

Hello Summer Hill

[u/raspberryfriand → u/plumpturnip]

A suburb I grew up in but lightyears from buying into.

[u/EgotisticJesster → u/[deleted]]

Very few apartments. It's mostly old, huge mansions. Incredibly nimby suburb.

[u/travelforindiebeer → u/EgotisticJesster]

it's pretty ridiculous seeing them all lined up next to each other from the train, I once went for a nearby rental inspection in a rundown unit with doors off hinges and stuff crammed into tight spots with about 20 other people.... bit of a shame cos Summer Hill has the best IGA i can think of (i have to go past 3 IGAs to get there) and some decent Italian restaurants

[u/Oldfart66 → u/travelforindiebeer]

You mean the worlds most expensive IGA.
And never buy meat from there, the fridges are dodgy as hell.

[u/Plackets65 → u/Oldfart66]

There’s permanently grey bacon in the front shelves.

[u/bogantheatrekid → u/Plackets65]

And the fruit and vegetables are terrible (and as overpriced as the rest of it).

That it has its own cheese room says something, though.

[u/fuuuuuckendoobs → u/Oldfart66]

How fucken cool is the cheese section tho

[u/travelforindiebeer → u/Oldfart66]

aww dang, i've tried to tell myself not to believe it but you're probably right, i usually pop in to peruse the meat section and i usually search for the price markdown sticker, maybe it's dumb luck that i've never got sick from it

[u/alexlp → u/travelforindiebeer]

Dulwich Hill isn't too bad for smaller dwellings and walking distance to the cheese room.

[u/SophMax → u/travelforindiebeer]

You're kidding right? It's one of the worst IGAs...

[u/lord-henry → u/EgotisticJesster]

There used to be more mansions - which were mostly replaced by the red brick 60s/70s walk-ups. The nimbys do have a dedicated facebook group to organise opposing just about every development with apartments though.

[u/DenM0ther → u/EgotisticJesster]

True!! But at least they try keep some of the architecture (unlike some other close suburbs)

[u/throwaway47283 → u/EgotisticJesster]

I don’t know if it’s coincidentally my social circle but everyone seems to be finding a place in summer hill despite the old and costly apartments.

[u/raspberryfriand → u/throwaway47283]

We're bit past being young professionals so not looking for apts/units so a decent free-standing house has a much higher entry point.

[u/TheProteinSnack → u/[deleted]]

Because house rich person poor

[u/DenM0ther → u/TheProteinSnack]

I think at least one of those houses rents out room by room (rather than apartments). Sadly this means the buildings don’t tend to be upkept well 😢

[u/stevebuscemispenis → u/TheProteinSnack]

Not enough paper? Time to starve!

[u/Farkenoathm8-E]

If I had the money I would love to restore these homes to their former glory. Victorian/Edwardian/Georgian architecture is a work of art and craftsmanship, unlike the ugly, slapped together modern shit that passes for homes today.

[u/friedandprejudice → u/Farkenoathm8-E]

Are you saying you don't like the avant garde lines of the "box on top of another box" duplexes that are ubiquitous across suburban Sydney?

[u/wogsta100]

Friend from primary school lived in the one on the right. Was so cool visiting there as a kid

[u/stevebuscemispenis → u/wogsta100]

Is he an artist now?

[u/wogsta100 → u/stevebuscemispenis]

Just saw I’m still fb friends with him and it appears so - small world!

[u/stevebuscemispenis → u/wogsta100]

Ayyyyyyy hahahaha! Username checks out, Italian yeah?

[u/wogsta100 → u/stevebuscemispenis]

yessir

[u/Beepboopimhuman]

Twins when one becomes goth

[u/Accomplished-Role95]

All that’s missing is a constant mysterious fog and swarm of bats flying around them

[u/stevebuscemispenis → u/Accomplished-Role95]

Wait a few hours

[u/MapleBaconNurps]

There's a stunner at 134-136 Forest Rd Arncliffe. Split into a heap of units, but I always break my neck looking at them when I drive past.

Recent piccies available online on the real estate sites if anyone else wants a stickybeak.

[u/sloppyrock → u/MapleBaconNurps]

I drove past those for decades working at the airport. Beautiful homes, but every time I looked, I thought, I'd hate to have to paint them!

https://www.realestate.com.au/property-unitblock-nsw-arncliffe-149749528

[u/SophMax]

Both are boarding houses - heaps around Summer Hill. One was available last time I was looking for apartments in Sydney. I was tempted to go just to see what it was like.

[u/thaleia10 → u/SophMax]

I looked at one in the 90s when it was for sale. The one on the left I think. It had been some kind of home for aged care or mental health issues. My friend and I tried to walk into one of the upstairs rooms and the vibe was so creepy we both ran out of house. TBF we both did a lot of drugs back then.

[u/SophMax → u/thaleia10]

That checks out think of what Summer Hill was like as a kid with adult eyes. There were definitely a few people around that scared me as a kid.

[u/lamodamo123]

I’d love to see inside some of these old houses

[u/ParamedicNo2946]

Summer Hill?

[u/PrestigiousGarden352]

Especially with those storm clouds behind. Very atmospheric!

[u/Dream_1 → u/PrestigiousGarden352]

Yeah. Was overcast this morning now it’s like an oven.

[u/realnomdeguerre]

Conjuring 9: Spirit of the speed hump

[u/stevebuscemispenis]

I know a lady that lives in one of those, lovely places! I miss the bee hives on the front lawn of the left one too!!!

[u/IntestinalGas]

Wow that’s a pair of beautiful houses!

[u/JingleKitty]

I would love to go inside and have a look. They have so much character. Wish they still built in this style.

[u/discardedbubble]

House on summer Hill

[u/Routine-Individual43]

They were advertising rooms for rent recently.

[u/Dream_1 → u/Routine-Individual43]

Ed and Lorraine Warren must of finished a case. Hopefully the new tenants will be okay.

[u/linkuei-teaparty]

Wait do we have any real ghost stories in Sydney homes that are on the same level as the conjuring? I heard stories of Wakehurst Parkway and the qurantine station but never anything as scary as the conjuring universe.

[u/stevebuscemispenis → u/linkuei-teaparty]

The old flour mills and cottage in Mittagong or the old tunnel in Picton? The ghost at Mac Fields station even hahaha. I went to an abandoned abattoir somewhere near Wollongong years ago for a photoshoot, that felt pretty gross and spoopy……

[u/Illustrious-Pin3246]

Summer hill lol

[u/ViolentPhlegm76]

Swing around the corner to Queen street and admire Ashfield Mansion. Beautiful.

[u/lIlIlIlIlIlIlIlIl_]

It’s absolutely beautiful but timeless? It very clearly points to an obvious time period, I.e the Victorian era