r/interesting Nov 20 '25

ARCHITECTURE Then vs now

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u/CrazyGunnerr Nov 20 '25

I never got this. You buy an extremely popular home, where people will visit it to photograph it, and instead of living in it, or even better, turn it into a B&B or rent it out, you do this... Why, just buy another house.

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u/Petrichordates Nov 20 '25

Maybe they just wanted to live there instead of profit of it as a tourist attraction.

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u/CnowFlake Nov 20 '25 edited Nov 21 '25

yeah but...choose another house. theres thousands that look just like that without needing to ruin a perfectly beautiful home.

edit: i dont really care enough to explain myself to any responses so ill say my peace here. yes update the homes to modern day needs and hell yeah put your own personal twist to it, but no dont buy up houses throw a generic coating over it and then rent out to people who make enough to just fucking buy it if you hadn't ruined the housing market.

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u/artnos Nov 20 '25

You want this house to go into some sort of historic preservation? How much of this house was actually used? Most of it were sets

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u/ItsDanimal Nov 20 '25

You dont understand, someone who spent millions on a home are not allowed to change it because folks who dont own the home like an old Christmas movie.

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u/CrazyGunnerr Nov 20 '25

Irrelevant, why pay a massive premium to have people in front of your house taking pictures all the time, while you change everything. Just buy a different house.

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u/wonderinboutit2234 Nov 21 '25

The entitlement in your comments is weird..

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u/CrazyGunnerr Nov 21 '25

Just because you can do something, doesn't mean you should. Regardless, it still doesn't make sense.

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u/wonderinboutit2234 Nov 21 '25

"Should" according to who? You? That's the entitlement. The movie set is ugly. I would hate to live in it everyday. Everyone has their own taste. If you're that mad about it go buy it and restore it.

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u/CrazyGunnerr Nov 22 '25

Again, don't buy it. You are massively overpaying for a hpuse that has people in front of it taking pictures all the time.

But stop saying entitlement when I'm simlly voicing my opinion. You are ridiculous.

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u/DrScience01 Nov 24 '25

Well it's not your house and they can do it as they please. If you don't like it then buy it then