A dumpster in Dover
 

Don’t know how many people will be interested by this, but I though it worth sharing.

As some of you might know, the house in Dover NH where Eastman and Laird created TMNT no longer exists. Peter made a blog post about its demolition years ago and shared a picture of what it used to look like.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-o-AUyYZJGi...over+house.jpg

I’ve been working in southern Maine all month, and after putting it off last time I was in the area, I decided to make the most of a weather day and drive by ground zero.


So I can’t say I was overcome with emotion, or felt the creativity in the air, or that I was particularly upset by the garbage receptacle where such a meaningful night played out 35 years ago. I could only think of one thing, which is my reminder here today: Life at best, is bittersweet.

Pretty neat
Thanks for posting this

They should put a historical plaque their, it would be more interesting than the one's I have seen. lol

I remember hearing about this, though I can't remember if the house sat derelict for a while and thus just wasn't upkept, or something else happened to the house (like a fire or flood) that gave reason to demolish.

Nines, my man! Great to see ya back on here!

This brings to my mind the first line of an old Bowie song:

"Nothing remains"

F*** yeah.

Wow.. This is really sad and pathetic...

Would it be negative for me to suggest that the current state of that house isn't entirely... inaccurate to the current state of TMNT?

It would be very negative.

Also arguably accurate.

I’m lucky enough to own a piece of siding taken from the house before it was torn down. One man’s trash...

... is probably just trash.

Not if it's notarized and/or comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Some other fitting words that come to mind:
"Change is the only constant"

Agreed

Like IDW's take on TMNT, oooo shots fired! :lol:

Please, just don't. Don't talk about things you know nothing about.

So... day drinking, or just self-medicating?

You really ARE a negative asshat.

Welcome back Nines. I am a little sad knowing that the house was torn down...... :cry:

I agree with others it would be nice if the had a plaque there instead of a dumpster :lol:

It needs a historic site marker whether the house is there or not. There are places around my city and one on particular would have no indication wreck of the old 97 train, but still a marker is placed in the spot of the crash site. Does Maine have this historic marker sign system?

Hey it's Andrew who said that franchise is crippled right now which makes no sense considering the stuff for TMNT in the past few years. Making fun of IDW's TMNT is just an easy joke to add to that. :D

"Crippled" isn't quite the right word.

"Intentionally... handicapped," perhaps?

No, it really isn't, because IDW is arguably the best thing that came out of the franchise from at least since Viacom's aquisition.

In the words of Professor Jordan Perry "Affirmative. Yes. Yo. Right on... my man".

:lol::lol::lol:

Absolutely. And what should the plaque look like?

A manhole cover, of course.

In that case there needs to be a proposal brought to the appropriate committee in the city. I suggest someone go to city hall and find out the specific committee if it is the historic society or city planning commission that would approve of such a sign. Then take it to the committee pointed to. If there are other signs around Dover like I am referring to then I see no problem with it going at the site of the former house. Its just getting someone to go to the trouble of writing up the proposal and finding the appropriate local committee because it varies by city.

Not too unlike the fictional Turtle Farmhouse in Northampton, Massachussetts (three-floored single-family house, one attic floor).

You really think that? We have managed to get quite a lot of TMNT stuff and regardless of what I like and don't like I'm glad we got it because it's kept the flame alive and brought in more people.