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5. Houses in Kangaskatu; part 1

	The Southern side of street Kangaskatu has many wooden houses originally built for the state's railways. They are all more or less abandoned.
	This building number 6, among a few others, has been transported here from today's Russian Karelia. Different sources give inconsistent information about their age, bit this house is probably atleast from the year 1913.
	"Matkaaja"-magazine has been edited here. Apparently not very long ago, since railways abandoned these houses just somewhere in the turn of 1980's and 1990's.
	Garbage, especially old magazines and food packages welcome visitors to the house. In summer 2004 there were open doors, but for the autumn they had nailed and boarded all the doors and windows again - for a while.
	This section has last been some sort of youth gathering place. Officially, now it's just unofficial.
	System stinks!!!
	VR children's coaches are something they don't advertise too much today, but in 1980's these posters could be seen everywhere at train stations and trains.
	Coffee and lunch room, kitchen, of the office workers.
	Rooms are well emptied.
	Flier of a local rock happening. Artists include such widely known names as Teiskon Kakkihuolinta and Euro-Pete.
	The passage that connects all rooms.
	The faucet is operatable even when the movable wall is turned over it - handy!
	House at address number 8, a residential house for 4 families from ca. 1920. It was never taken into office use.
	According to a brief newspaper interview, the current owner of the area would like to see some people buy these houses and fix them up. Nice thought, but come on.. who needs rotten and smashed houses, in Pieksämäki??
	Violently cleared access to one of the appartements. There seems to be a cat and mouse game between the property owner and people who like to go into these houses. These access points are sometimes boarded, sometimes not.
	This house has burnt, and in June 2004 they were tearing the remaining parts down.
	Demolition has proceeded.
	Houses, which don't have a large attic, have been equipped with an external storage building like this one.
	Cynicism is bound to seize the minds of the ones, that are obliged to live in a town like this. What can I say. Hold on, perhaps you'll get out of here some day... Perhaps not..
	A residential building, and a tag: xx and yy was here, 18.4.1902 !
	Living room in one of the four flats in the house. Creepy but cool.
	Lovely coloured kitchen in another flat.
	Some problems with peeling paint?
	Entrance to an upstairs bedroom. There is also entrance the attic upstairs, and through the attic one can walk through the whole house. I wonder how it was arranged when the houses had residents, that theyt didn't "visit" each other.
	This wallpaper reminds me of... One famous Kubrick movie, where the ghosts of killed girls appear to one supernaturally skilled boy.
	Windows in that same, scary wallpaper decorated bedroom.
	Some sort of fire escape arrangement. No business walking these planks now.
	This yellow house at address number 4, built before 1920 or in 1937, depending on who you believe enjoys protection of nearby street lights. Vandals have been more gentle for it.
	The yellow house has last been an office. The depot manager's office has been here, and some clever tagger has been inspired by the history.
	In addition to a former worker accommodation and an office building, the yellow house has also been a wasp factory! What's behind this, I have no idea whatsoever.
	Ripped wallpaper (or is that tablecloth) in front of wasp factory.
	Washing house, apparently meant for common use of workers of the same level.
	Rather psychedelic tree.