paper trails

spent a mindless couple of hours in the sub-basement of the courthouse this afternoon, running a chain of title for my old house in inman park --- all or most of the names were familiar since our old friend sarah blackwood, who had lived on the street since the 1940s, remembered them and much more --- she told me, e.g., that the reason the elbows in the metal heating ducts were rusted out is that certain trashy tenants let their kids pee in the registers --- i'm not sure how she knew that ---

deeds document a lot --- i was not aware that the first deed (1912) for my old house included "whtes-only" restrictions --- some things have changed and  i'm glad to say that we did our part to ensure diversity in its residents

and this little tidbit was in a quitclaim deed (1961) for the house from the crespo brothers to mrs. faulkner, the widow who buggered up the interior when she turned it into an owner-occupied rooming house after the crespo's father, to whom she had been engaged, died in september 1957 ---