BillsPics' photos with the keyword: saved

restoring forest grove....

22 Aug 2022 8 3 195
The old Forest Grove Schoolhouse had been closed in the 1950's and pretty much abandoned for nearly 40 years. On the brink of collapse, a fundraising campaign was started to save and restore the historic old school. Ten years later,the result of those efforts is pretty stunning....

it's playing only solitary notes now....

26 Apr 2022 9 1 234
Forgotten piano now on display at Vulture City ghost town in Arizona.

welcome to vulture city...

14 Mar 2022 18 10 326
One of the rusty survivors from the better times at Vulture City. Gold was discovered in 1863,the town boomed in the 1880's with over 5000 people living in the isolated area. The gold from the area helped fuel the growth of Phoenix...

vulture mine...

03 Mar 2022 11 1 265
Vulture City boomed in the late 1870's. with the discovery of gold. By the 1890's,it was on the decline but was worked until World War Two. The isolated town, which once had a population of nearly 5000,was then abandoned. In recent years, much of the remaining structures have been stabilized and lovingly restored and the old mine is being worked again.... Vulture City is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

the "new" Forest Grove....

23 Sep 2021 4 1 201
This old one room schoolhouse was closed in the 1950's and pretty much abandoned shortly after. A few years back a local restoration group was formed, and slowly restored the nearly collapsed structure. This is the fine result, opened earlier this year...