Oh how the mighty chairs have fallen to the wayside.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

1:08 A.M. / Saturday / 29 / July / 2007

Looks like someone has been sleeping there.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

12:46 A.M. / Saturday / 29 / July / 2007

The great machines that were built by the men and women of yesterday eventually rust and decay into the modern ruins of today.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Germany.

12:32 A.M. / Saturday / 29 / July / 2007

This hallway is strangely tomb like in it's shape.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

12:24 A.M. / Saturday / 29 / July / 2007

These photographs always bring thoughts of something.

This is a photograph of the future of how we will live.

Someday there will be a built - in link between the plant kingdom and the manufactured structured wall's of the buildings that we will live in and work in. The plants can be used as a way of producing oxygen to breathe cleaner air and to help regulate the air temperature inside the buildings. People will also be able to live and work in a much nicer and safer environment. The Ferrari automobile plant in Italy is starting to do this in a small way.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

12:17 A.M. / Saturday / 29 / July / 2007

The walls look as if they were bleeding a blue type of blood.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

11:30 P.M. / Friday / 28 / July / 2007

A long, boring and seemingly endless hallway.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

11:25 P.M. / Friday / 28 / July / 2007

They missed a couple of windows.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

11:23 P.M. / Tuesday / 24 / July / 2007

There are too many people in this hallway.



Oh my GOD ! ! ! Dare I say it ? ! ? !



Is this photograph "The Shape of Things to Come" ?

Is this photograph a celluloid procognition of a future yet to arrive ?


This is the possible future >>>

The Men and Women who are the "modern day pioneers of Urban Exploration today" will someday become the "tour guides of Urban Exploration tomorrow".

And that will be a sad day indeed ! ! !

All of the excitement, danger, dirt and grit of going thru an old abandoned building will be replaced with the safe, clean, boring, dull and drab "state" of a walking tour.

Who knows; maybe Disneyland or KnottsBerry Farm will train people on how to give "walking tours" of old abandoned buildings.

And won't that be pathetic ! ! !

They will probably even charge admission and everything. Why, they might even have an "E - ticket ride". Well, wouldn't that be nice. The patron might even have to sign a waiver form so the company will not get sued by the injured party.

That could be the future....................................

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

10:54 P.M. / Tuesday / 24 / July / 2007

It's another one of those lamps.

Those pesky things are everywhere !

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

13:12 P.M. / Tuesday / 24 / July / 2007

I want some of those lamps !

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Germany.

1:10 P.M. / Tuesday / 24 / July / 2007

The brick wave.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Germany.

12:52 A.M. / Tuesday / 24 / July / 2007

Firewood.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

12:45 A.M. / Tuesday / 24 / July / 2007

This room crushes the human spirit.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

12:48 P.M. / Tuesday / 24 / July / 2007

This is so cool !

An Island with a giant chair.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

11:31 P.M. / Monday / 23 / July / 2007

Ozzy: Thank you for the link containg the thirty (30) photographs of this main railway station. This old building is even more beautiful than I had imagined. That one color photo looks to be from the 1970's. But that same color photograph is also disturbing to me. In this photograph there is a woman with a little girl and they are standing extremely close to the train. ( Too close for comfort if you ask me ! ) And they are also standing on the concrete strip that runs in between two rail road tracks. This is not a good place to be.

I went to a safety breifing back in March / 2007 and a General in the Army told us that several American male and female Soldiers have been hit and killed by the trains here in Germany because they were standing too close to the railroad tracks. Apparently these dead Soldiers did not realize that a train, by virtue of it's very nature in structure and design, will physically be greater than the width of the railroad tracks itself.
I can tell you that when the "ICE Trains" in Germany are rolling down the line you better step back from the tracks !!! ( ICE stands for inter city express. ) I have seen the ICE Trains flying down the tracks at 3 O'clock in the morning. And the ICE Trains do not stop at little German towns either. ICE Trains are moving so fast that they will actually create their own wind. It's no joke.

Thank you again.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

3:52 P.M. / Saturday / 21 / July / 2007

Biftek: I am responding to your comment that you wrote on the 19th of November, 2006.

Please relate the story of what happened to you and your friend when you were walking around the childrens ward.

Thank you.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

2:50 P.M. / Saturday / 21 / July / 2007

william schafer:

What were the dated years that you were in the service ?

The reason why I am asking is because the latrines in the United States Army are starting to change and I mean really change alot !

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

2:39 P.M. / Saturday / 21 / July / 2007

Melissa:

Please tell the us the murder story.

Thank you.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

2:25 P.M. / Saturday / 21 / July / 2007

Nevermore: thank you for the reply.

When I make comments on this web site I will usually write down the very first thing that comes into my head. Also sometimes these photographs will remind me of a story or a situation that I know about or that I have been through and I will write that story down too at least most of the time. I cannot say that I always write down things every single time because that is not true.

Well Nevermore thank you again.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

2:01 P.M. / Saturday / 21 / July / 2007

Vastarien: if you are not a writer already you should definitely think about writing.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

10:55 P.M. / Friday / 20 July / 2007

Canada: thank you for the reply.

I am sorry, but I do not have any idea who made these series of drawings.

The soldier who is eating his lunch has a frantic look on his face. He is gripping his knife and fork like there is no tomorrow. His hair is standing on end and his eyes have transformed into the eyes of a cat. He is going to tear apart that cornish hen !

One of the Army cadences goes like this:

"Eat my breakfast way too soon,

hungry as a hound dog by noon".

This drawing reminded me of that.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

10:42 P.M. / Friday / 20 / July / 2007

BlueEizTru: Thank you for the reply. Some of the photographs that Mott shoots sometimes remind me of other things.

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

9:50 P.M. / Friday / 20 / July / 2007

Mott: Some of your photographs somehow bring to the surface dark and scary thoughts.

This photo says to me that the poor person in this room spent his or her long days in the grips of desolation and loneliness whiched turned into hellish nightmares of dread and despair.

I wonder if many a tear was shed in this room............?

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

1227 P.M. / Thursday / 19 / July / 2007

Another great Mott photo !

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Mannheim, Germany.

11:55 A.M. / Thursday / 19 / July / 2007