"If these walls could talk"

This is what I always think when I see a house in disrepair. I wonder how long it's been sitting there, taking a beating against the elements. Shingles falling off the broken windows, doors hanging off their hinges.
I'm sure it's now occupied by a lovely family of raccoons and mice. It looks so out of place, overlooking a row of condos that sit on the shore of the big lake.
I'm sure when it was built, it was the property with the view. But, like all things, its purpose has reached its end.
Hopefully someone will take it down, and replace it with something wonderful. Something really tall, so it will overlook the condos across the street, for a view of the lake!