Kee-rist! Now THAT'S a shot!!!!

The Addams Family mansion had nothing on this place . . .

Now that's a classic shot!

Oooh jeebers! The colors, the shapes, the lighting, the details . . . . !!!!!!!!

Hot glue guns and power staplers can work wonders, it seems.

Since the building has been demolished, I am guessing you are a public exhibitionist.

Nope, Big Ed had the pleasure.

Richie, my man,

Do you think it would be possible to send in a post that doesn't include the word "fuck", or is that a mandatory part of every sentence? I make the occasional use of the word myself at times to make a point or for special emphasis, but when it is used in every sentence it actually loses its je ne sais quoi and seems - I don't know - redundant, perhaps?

Lynne, from the Department of Redundancy Department

ACCCKKK!!! Forgot the link - sorry:

http://www.history.org.../places/hb/hbhos.cfm

"The Public Hospital for Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds" in Williamsburg, Virginia (now called Eastern State Hospital) took its first admission on October 12, 1773, and was the first public facility in the U.S. built solely for the care and treatment of people with psychiatric issues.

People who were mentally ill were not placed in tubs of ice to calm them down. Anyone who is in ice water for more than a very short period of time generally dies. The water in the tubs was kept at room temperature which feels cold if you are in it, and if the water was too hot I can see where someone might have dumped a tray of ice cubes in to get it to the correct range. But it's just not possible to put people in tubs of ice without killing them. It's a great romantic story if you are interesting in bad fiction, but it's just not true.

By the way, what does a dead cat in a drawer have to do with hydrotherapy or even tubs of ice?

Certainly you can, if you are willing to plop down a large down payment and sign a lengthy lease. ;-)

It CAN be hydrotherapy, unless your attendant is Norman Bates. :-)

Try googling "cathedral" under images, but make sure to use Motts' spelling.

Is a "fashionesta" a female fascist who wears nice clothes? Sorry, I am regrettably unfamiliar with the term.

So that one more person could go and violate their privacy? ;-)

Bill,

You are always there for me - thanks!

Stacy - plenty of room for two - these nemesis basins are HUGE! ;-)

jackieb,

I am guessing someone just stuck the sink there when they were closing down the place, unless they felt that the sink was REALLY dirty . . . .

Thanks, Mel!

VERY definitely creepy!

Love the colors and texture.

Wow! Weird as can be!

Holy shit!

Or not.

More interesting textures.

Fabulous!