There’s a scene in Frank Capra’s iconic film, It’s A Wonderful Life, when George Bailey and Mary Hatch stroll by the old Granville house, (an example of a Second Empire Victorian). The abandoned house is rotting. Yet,
“I love that old house. I want to live in it,” Mary says, eyes shining.
“I wouldn’t live in it if I were a ghost,” says George, grimacing in disgust and bafflement.