A home pummeled in the 1997 flood stands caved in on itself on Water Street, left to rot with time. But other homes on the street are in immaculate shape. At the corner of Woodson and Rigg streets, a large, three-story home with boarded windows stands like a lone sentry, guarding the houses that are left. Rigg was once a lively street lined with homes. Now it is partly a ghost town.
Driveways lead to nowhere.
Only a few residents decided to stay. I had 38 inches on my upstairs floor. It pretty well ruined the place, I guess. I had to start over. Throughout most of Falmouth's streets, the memories of the terror and fear from the last flood prompted an exodus Friday night and Saturday, despite no evacuation order.