laphamsquarterly: The Panic of 1893 was the worst depression America would experience until 1929, and its effects triggered a new symbol of American gothic: the haunted house. Newly built homes with their gingerbread shingles, turrets, and wide-eyed windows were abandoned and shuttered by owners who could no longer pay for them.  Will the half-empty suburban lot become the iconic haunted house of the next century? Or has it already begun?

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The Panic of 1893 was the worst depression America would experience until 1929, and its effects triggered a new symbol of American gothic: the haunted house. Newly built homes with their gingerbread shingles, turrets, and wide-eyed windows were abandoned and shuttered by owners who could no longer pay for them. 

Will the half-empty suburban lot become the iconic haunted house of the next century? Or has it already begun?

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    I definitely think so. What’s even more weird is that adjacent to my neighborhood, a developing company started to build...
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