Mary Rose Creepy and beautiful. I love it.

Location: Lorton Reformatory  Gallery: Behind the Wall

	Mary Rose Imagine shuffling single file down this hallway...

Location: Lorton Reformatory  Gallery: Behind the Wall

	Mary Rose The disposal of sputum is something I've never thought about in my entire life. (Can't say that anymore!) Also: ew.

Location: Constance Sanatorium  Gallery: Hospital Two

	Mary Rose Oh my goodness! What an incredible panorama of an incredible room. I had to scroll through three times slowly before I could comment, and even now, I'm almost speechless. I'll bet it was amazing to stand on that mezzanine and take these photos in person.

Location: Norwich State Hospital  Gallery: Fall Showers

	Mary Rose I wonder what the last film was that was run through this...

Location: Norwich State Hospital  Gallery: Fall Showers

	Mary Rose Another gorgeous gallery, Motts. Thank you for visiting so many of the forgotten places of Pennsylvania's history...and thank you especially for bringing the memories back to share with us. This Pennsylvanian, for one, is grateful to you. ♥

Location: Old Saint Nicholas Coal Breaker  Gallery: Driven

	Mary Rose I agree with both Confess and Canada - the weathering effects on the outside of the building really do make it look like it's crying (which my tender heart thinks many of these abandoned places would be doing if they could), and also that the broken windows look like knocked-out teeth. Gives the effect of the building as a "being" of some sort! Pretty cool.

Location: Old Saint Nicholas Coal Breaker  Gallery: Driven

	Mary Rose Beautiful! I love the hazy sky behind the building.

Location: Old Saint Nicholas Coal Breaker  Gallery: Driven

	Mary Rose I love the perspective of following that pipe and looking down, down, down toward the bottom. Wow. You know we REALLY want to know now what happened at the other location. ;)

Location: Old Saint Nicholas Coal Breaker  Gallery: Driven

Mary Rose That would be one heck of a slide! And oh gosh, how I love the green of Pennsylvania, even on a hazy day. (Motts, I know quite well how flamingly, humidly, hazily, horribly hot PA is in August!) Although this area was torn up years ago for this factory and the rail line to be built, nature seems to have returned victorious - as she nearly always does - and is doing quite well. It's still a desolate place, but there's an interesting kind of beauty to it, I think.

Location: Old Saint Nicholas Coal Breaker  Gallery: Driven

	Mary Rose Canada, I had the same thought. I wonder why they needed a set of spotlights on top of a coal breaker? External lights for outdoor safety, sure. But these? Hmmm. Also, what ledge did you crawl out on to get this shot, Motts? Oh my.

Location: Old Saint Nicholas Coal Breaker  Gallery: Driven

	Mary Rose I have an intense amount of pride in my home state...I think the countryside of PA is some of the most beautiful anywhere. I'm glad to see you've captured it here in this very intriguing photo! It makes me lightheaded at the height, but I'm sure it was worth it for such a beautiful view! :)

Location: Old Saint Nicholas Coal Breaker  Gallery: Driven

	Mary Rose I love that the tag still hang there, all these years later. They're closed in that box, so they haven't been destroyed by sunlight...very neat little thing to find.

Location: Old Saint Nicholas Coal Breaker  Gallery: Driven

	Mary Rose Mangler! Wow! That' thing is the stuff of nightmares. Wonder what its exact purpose was...

Location: Old Saint Nicholas Coal Breaker  Gallery: Driven

	Mary Rose I love the texture and color you've captured here, Motts. It feels like I could reach out and touch that scratchy rust.

Location: Old Saint Nicholas Coal Breaker  Gallery: Driven

	Mary Rose "Verden" seems the perfect pseudonym for this place when I see shots like this in your gallery. It's in the green of the ivy covering the tower as much as it is in the blue-green painted walls of the building inside...not to mention the green of decay from years of neglect.

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Infatuated

	Mary Rose Thank you for a gorgeous new album from this long-forgotten place. I love the way you're keeping history alive, in a way, by visiting these sites and sharing with us.

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Infatuated

	Mary Rose There are so many wheelchairs left in the hallways of these places...do you think they were left there when the building was cleaned out and abandoned, or have they been placed there by previous explorers for photographic effect? I've always wondered, but gosh, I love these shots you take.

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Infatuated

	Mary Rose I'm having a hard time looking at this one...I have such an issue with teeth. Ha! But it's fascinating to see things like "investment compound"and the way these dentures used to be put together. Great shot!

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Infatuated

	Mary Rose That's a view I'd never, ever want to have from a reclined position in the long-gone chair that used to be in that spot. I'm terrified of the dentist already...

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Infatuated

	Mary Rose That must've made your heart beat a little faster the first time you were there...having the leaves and insulation suddenly fluttering in a strange wind.

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Infatuated

	Mary Rose The architecture in this area is gorgeous! I love the arches. The way you captured the light is especially stunning.

Location: Pennhurst State School  Gallery: Forgotten

	Mary Rose What a terribly sad image.

Location: Pennhurst State School  Gallery: The Sadness

	Mary Rose Gorgeous! I love the contrast of your flashlight trail against the decay of the building's paint. The light from the hallway to the left lends an interesting effect to the photo as well.

Location: York County Prison  Gallery: Quickly

Mary Rose I love this shot. What a small key that must have been to fit in that lock! When we think of prison keys in old-time penitentiaries, we often think of large, jangly keys, not the kind that fit this type of lock. On a side note, I'll bet this lock was made by the York Safe and Lock Company way back in the day. Although a lot of those industries are dying now, York is a town full of factories (a lot of them are abandoned, Motts! You should come back and visit again!) and many everyday things are/were made there.

Location: York County Prison  Gallery: Quickly