Forgotten Toys My Photographic Journey Of An Abandoned 1960S House Packed With Childhood Memorabilia

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The House Exterior

Share icon I’m a portrait photographer who has been photographing abandoned houses for over 10 years. I’m a best-selling author, and currently traveling the world working on future books. I love to connect with other artists, especially through my Instagram. I was always drawn to history. I am also a very curious person and intrigued by the unknown. This leads me to explore places that maybe others haven’t seen.

The Barbie Dream House room

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Another room of toys

Share icon The atmosphere of this house was very eerie. With all the portraits around, it felt like the family was watching me. There was also a sadness left throughout because you could see how much love was once in that house. It definitely triggers memories from my childhood seeing many of the old toys.

The downstairs is caving in

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The closet is busting from behind the wall

Share icon There were still Barbie items in the original boxes, such as the Barbie Townhouse, the Barbie Dreamhouse and Dream Boat. So many toys children would have loved at the time but maybe never got. That also makes it very unique, to see everything just sitting there now, when they were once so desirable. I’m not too sure which toys would maybe have been more rare, but I do know Barbie stuff is collectible. There were old troll dolls, dollhouses, toy musical instruments, and so much more.

Generations of family photographs

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Family portraits

Share iconSince the house is collapsing and unsafe, I do believe these toys will be lost or destroyed. This is why I love photographing things left behind, to preserve them in a different way. If you want to see videos from inside the house and more pictures, you can see the link to my Instagram.