Thursday, July 14, 2016

93 Little Hobart Street

93 Little Hobart Street
When Jeannette said the exact street address she lived in, I could not resist looking it up. She lived on 93 Little Hobart Street, Welch, West Virginia 24801. I looked it up, and I found a picture of the house and a map of the town, Welch. I was so excited that I could match a picture to her descriptions!
Although I can't be positive that the image I found of her house is correct, all the characteristics match her description. The map shows all the roads and buildings that she talked about such as the, " .... grand limestone courthouse with a big clock tower.", McDowell Street, and Court Street. I was fascinated when I saw the maps of the places she was talking about. I felt that from that moment on I was more connected to the book and to Jeannette.




4 comments:

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  2. I'm not sure if this was her house...I don't see the yellow paint she painted on the front.

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  3. The house was torn down a few years before Jeannette Walls gave a talk in 2007 in Bluefield, WV. This is not the house.

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  4. I’m sorry for the post above. She must not read a lot. I believe this is the correct house. It’s matches the vision i had through reading her book. If not so what. It’s the vision myself and others hold onto as we reflect about a little book that had huge insight. I now am retired and live in rural Appalachia along the Va part of the Blue Ridge Parkway. I love to look at old houses sitting on sides of the mountains especially in West Va coal towns of yonder. Thank you for posting and i enjoyed these pictures.

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