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Forgotten Toys: My Photographic Journey Of An Abandoned 1960s House Packed With Childhood Memorabilia

There is a house in North Carolina that is filled with 1960s and 1970s toys. The last occupant was a grandma who passed away in 2002. The toys were left for her great-grandchildren to play with and belonged to the woman’s daughters when they were young. Take a small peek inside.

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The House Exterior

I’m a portrait photographer who has been photographing abandoned houses for over 10 years. I’m a best-selling author, and currently traveling the world working on future books. I love to connect with other artists, especially through my Instagram.

I was always drawn to history. I am also a very curious person and intrigued by the unknown. This leads me to explore places that maybe others haven’t seen.

The Barbie Dream House room

Forgotten Toys: My Photographic Journey Of An Abandoned 1960s House Packed With Childhood Memorabilia

Another room of toys

Forgotten Toys: My Photographic Journey Of An Abandoned 1960s House Packed With Childhood Memorabilia

The atmosphere of this house was very eerie. With all the portraits around, it felt like the family was watching me. There was also a sadness left throughout because you could see how much love was once in that house. It definitely triggers memories from my childhood seeing many of the old toys.

The downstairs is caving in

Forgotten Toys: My Photographic Journey Of An Abandoned 1960s House Packed With Childhood Memorabilia

The closet is busting from behind the wall

Forgotten Toys: My Photographic Journey Of An Abandoned 1960s House Packed With Childhood Memorabilia

There were still Barbie items in the original boxes, such as the Barbie Townhouse, the Barbie Dreamhouse and Dream Boat. So many toys children would have loved at the time but maybe never got. That also makes it very unique, to see everything just sitting there now, when they were once so desirable.

I’m not too sure which toys would maybe have been more rare, but I do know Barbie stuff is collectible. There were old troll dolls, dollhouses, toy musical instruments, and so much more.

Generations of family photographs

Forgotten Toys: My Photographic Journey Of An Abandoned 1960s House Packed With Childhood Memorabilia

Family portraits

Forgotten Toys: My Photographic Journey Of An Abandoned 1960s House Packed With Childhood Memorabilia Since the house is collapsing and unsafe, I do believe these toys will be lost or destroyed. This is why I love photographing things left behind, to preserve them in a different way.

If you want to see videos from inside the house and more pictures, you can see the link to my Instagram.

The downstairs

Forgotten Toys: My Photographic Journey Of An Abandoned 1960s House Packed With Childhood Memorabilia

Another toy room

Forgotten Toys: My Photographic Journey Of An Abandoned 1960s House Packed With Childhood Memorabilia

Babie toy car junkyard

Forgotten Toys: My Photographic Journey Of An Abandoned 1960s House Packed With Childhood Memorabilia

Zippy the monkey

Forgotten Toys: My Photographic Journey Of An Abandoned 1960s House Packed With Childhood Memorabilia

Grandma’s bedroom

Forgotten Toys: My Photographic Journey Of An Abandoned 1960s House Packed With Childhood Memorabilia

A mantel

Forgotten Toys: My Photographic Journey Of An Abandoned 1960s House Packed With Childhood Memorabilia

Barbie boat

Forgotten Toys: My Photographic Journey Of An Abandoned 1960s House Packed With Childhood Memorabilia

Upstairs bedroom

Forgotten Toys: My Photographic Journey Of An Abandoned 1960s House Packed With Childhood Memorabilia

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Gina Mangin 9 months ago

Its heartbreaking that no one in the family claimed anything! Im really wondering why? 🤔

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Memaw Mitch 9 months ago

Where is the 30 years of dust? This house looks too clean to have sat empty for so long.

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I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 9 months ago

Dust is largely comprised of skin, so when there is no one around there is less dust!

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Me 9 months ago

It looks like a fanily just disappeared.. why would you leave all this stuff when you move to another house? And it's confusing nobody stealed or destroyed the things or the house after it was empty for so many years.

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I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 9 months ago

I really want to know the backstop of it!

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James Edwards 9 months ago

That's sad, someone need to restore the house.

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kiersten hansen 9 months ago (edited)

We had to leave my grandparents’ house like this when my grandmom passed- it was in foreclosure and we didn’t have room for their stuff or time to take it all out of the house before it got locked up by the bank. It was heartbreaking. I still have nightmares about having to leave it all like that

3points

TK Spiritwolf 9 months ago

It seems really sad that it's all been waiting there for someone to come home and bring life to the home. Time stood for so long

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jasper 9 months ago

I wonder what happened. That's a lot of stuff to be left behind. You'd think there would have been a will or someone to take the items.

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Mike F 9 months ago

That's a very large house, I can't imagine how much it would cost to try and save. The foundation issues are obvious.

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Tiny Dancer 9 months ago

Barbie boat?! I missed out. My Camper Van's getting crushed at the bottom of that Barbie car pileup. Wish we could have seen inside Granny's pink bathroom! So many memories in this place.

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Lola Rogers 9 months ago (edited)

This seems like such a wonderful, cozy home. Not sure why this is labeled a "1960's house". The house is of course much older than that, and some of the family photos are from the 70's, 80's, maybe even the 90's.

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Pa Pa Panda 9 months ago (edited)

What's odd is someone must still own it and is paying property taxes on it other wise it would have been sold at a tax default auction long ago. Plus that would mean the photographer was probably trespassing unless they had permission from the owner.

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Susan Gypsy Plyler 9 months ago

In the photo of the Barbie Boat room. Look down in the right hand corner... There is the top of what looks like an elderly woman's head. Uncombed hair. Sitting down. That's creepy or someone still lives there. Hence your permission question

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Dolores R Swisher 5 months ago

Excellent article, complete with visual documentation. I enjoyed it!

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Dolores R Swisher 5 months ago

Excellent article, complete with visual documentation...5 Stars in my book!

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Susan Gypsy Plyler 9 months ago

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Tracy Carmack 9 months ago

This house is not from the 1960. This house appears to have been built in the 1890s and contains objects from the 1960s.

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A H 9 months ago

Where in NC? Love this house exterior. Wish has the money to save it. Can't understand how people have family homes that just get abandoned without war or famine etc Who can afford to let a house sit and sit while you pay the property taxes? Anyone i know would have to sell it, even at a loss. And if you can afford it, why be so wasteful????

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Kim Miller 9 months ago

This is interesting. I had to clean out my elderly aunt's apartment when she moved into assisted living and there was a lot of stuff left behind, similar to your pictures. Donating and disposal of things did not work while she was living in the apartment. Then after she was settled in her new place there was not enough time or assistance with emptying out her old place.

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Gina Mangin 9 months ago

Its heartbreaking that no one in the family claimed anything! Im really wondering why? 🤔

10points

Memaw Mitch 9 months ago

Where is the 30 years of dust? This house looks too clean to have sat empty for so long.

7points

I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 9 months ago

Dust is largely comprised of skin, so when there is no one around there is less dust!

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Me 9 months ago

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I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 9 months ago

I really want to know the backstop of it!

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James Edwards 9 months ago

That's sad, someone need to restore the house.

4points

kiersten hansen 9 months ago (edited)

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TK Spiritwolf 9 months ago

It seems really sad that it's all been waiting there for someone to come home and bring life to the home. Time stood for so long

3points

jasper 9 months ago

I wonder what happened. That's a lot of stuff to be left behind. You'd think there would have been a will or someone to take the items.

3points

Mike F 9 months ago

That's a very large house, I can't imagine how much it would cost to try and save. The foundation issues are obvious.

2points

Tiny Dancer 9 months ago

Barbie boat?! I missed out. My Camper Van's getting crushed at the bottom of that Barbie car pileup. Wish we could have seen inside Granny's pink bathroom! So many memories in this place.

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Lola Rogers 9 months ago (edited)

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Pa Pa Panda 9 months ago (edited)

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Susan Gypsy Plyler 9 months ago

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Dolores R Swisher 5 months ago

Excellent article, complete with visual documentation. I enjoyed it!

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Dolores R Swisher 5 months ago

Excellent article, complete with visual documentation...5 Stars in my book!

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Susan Gypsy Plyler 9 months ago

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Tracy Carmack 9 months ago

This house is not from the 1960. This house appears to have been built in the 1890s and contains objects from the 1960s.

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A H 9 months ago

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Kim Miller 9 months ago

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Forgotten Toys: My Photographic Journey Of An Abandoned 1960s House Packed With Childhood Memorabilia

The House Exterior

The Barbie Dream House room

Another room of toys

The downstairs is caving in

The closet is busting from behind the wall

Generations of family photographs

Family portraits

The downstairs

Another toy room

Babie toy car junkyard

Zippy the monkey

Grandma’s bedroom

A mantel

Barbie boat

Upstairs bedroom

Games

Bryan Sansivero

Bryan Sansivero

Ieva Midveryte

Ieva Midveryte