Another from the Lost Mansards of Downtown Hannibal series. Is that permastone on the facade? I suspect there's a cute little house hidden under there. So I was talking to some Hannibal folks about the struggling state of its historic housing. My sources tell me there just aren't enough people with the money and good taste to properly rehab downtown Hannibal. To which I blurted out, "don't you have any gay guys?" Evidently not.
I told my source not to lose hope in beautiful little Hannibal. St. Louis almost gave up on Soulard and Lafayette Square 35 years ago. Look at these neighborhoods now, rehabbed one sad mansard at a time.
It looks like an asphaltic material. Might even have asbestos in it. Boy, talk about bad siting. It's probably sinking slowly into the earth. Nice looking house, though. Needs a lotta work.
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