Word: decrepit
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...acre spread near Austin, Reagan's house on his 688-acre California ranch looks like a log cabin ("It is," protests Nancy). No central heat. No wine cellar. Two bedrooms. Three cattle. Six horses. Three McCulloch chain saws (for cutting firewood). One old Jeep. One decrepit tractor. (When a John Deere executive saw Reagan's tractor, he dispatched a salesman to make a deal. The President was told that for $58,000 and his old model, he could get the tractor of his dreams. "Forget it," Reagan answered...
...Harvard's announced intention merely to renovate it and not to tear it down is welcome indeed. The $7-$8 million plan seems both cost-effective and sensitive to the Stadium's unique place in American athletic history. But--charming though it may be--the Stadium seems dangerously decrepit, and Harvard should make sure it is safe and say so before any more spectators are allowed inside. That and beat Yale, or course...
Although we do have the best photography and printing facilities around, the general appearance of our rather decrepit, old building just can't complete with something like the stately Lampoon. If you're looking for a place with some quiet, leisurely atmosphere, forget it. (The Fly Club is between Mt. Auburn St. and the main entrance of Lowell House...
...cited the persistence of youth unemployment, racial and class tension, activities by "professional riot organizers," the decrepit condition of the inner cities and poor tactics by the British police as causes of the riots...
Last spring, when the curtain officially closed on the Indoor Athletic Building (IAB) as the home of Harvard basketball, there was a ceremony to commemorate the decrepit old place, and maybe even a few tears shed by some faithful alumni. Yet despite the considerable histrionics, everyone conceded that the IAB had outlived its usefulness...