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Duotone

Mike

Where the upper walls marble?

Location: Valmea Convent  Gallery: Tangled

Stained

Mike

Autoguy - I had that same thought looking at this set. It would have all been destroyed here in the states.

Location: SNCB Train Works  Gallery: Inside Out

Literature

Mike

The workers must still be on strike!

Location: SNCB Train Works  Gallery: Inside Out

Yellow and Black

Mike

Amazing to find these basically left behind. I don't know what else you would do with them, but still amazing.

Location: SNCB Train Works  Gallery: Inside Out

Pale Lining

Mike

Thanks you. Thank you

Location: La Crypte des Fleurs  Gallery: Moisture

Rememberance

Mike

The light makes it look like it would be a commonly visited place, but everything about it looks so deserted. Wonderful.

Location: La Crypte des Fleurs  Gallery: Moisture

Ceiling Clock

Mike

The First Thing I Thought About When Seeing This Picture Was "Forever Frozen In Time"

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: Mental Floss

Dreadlock Dude

mike

Just went down there for the first time. It's awesome. I also just finished a map of the Rochester Subway. It's a view of how it might have looked in 2008 if it were still around. It's based on proposed lines. Shows where new subway stops may have been added. Also has an article explaining the history of the subway... http://www.rochestersu...bway_poster_2008.php

Location: Rochester Subway  Gallery: Underground

Baby Bottles

Mike

The nerve of the staff at this place to actually feed the babies. Grrrrrr... (I am shaking my fist in a very sarcastic manner).
You would find the same thing at any hospital today, although I hope it would be a little cleaner and wouldn't have Mr. Motts cool lighting!

Location: Fuller State School and Hospital  Gallery: Disturbed

Morgue

mike

yeah me too i freakin luv this place

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: Building 7 (Medical Building)

Curtain

Mike

Motts, I gotta say, your photos are awesome. Generally how dark is it in here?

Location: Letchworth Village  Gallery: Visiting Hours

Morgue

Mike

We just drove past here the other day, and my friend told me about it. I'd love to go in there and check it out, but looking online, it looks like the grounds span over miles of neighborhoods and golf courses and the like. Anybody have some kind of map or can point me in the right direction as to where to park and what buildings to check out (without getting arrested/shot at, of course)? Some friends of mine want to go. If anybody has been there before and would be able to give some insight or advice it'd be greatly appreciated!
mnadzan@gmail.com

Location: Letchworth Village  Gallery: Into Darkness

Approved Abbrs

Mike

Not as bad as it sounds... it's a motor function test. Like finger to nose (while standing on a white line on the side of a road!).

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: The Other Wing

Archway

Mike

WOW!

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: The Other Wing

Goosebumps

Mike

The images (awesome) would be, in my opinion, much better without the wings. I understand the Cupid theme and all but i'd like to see these same shots with her in an old dirty grey institutional dress carying an old axe or a butcher knife. Morbid, I know.

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: Cupid's Demise

Stretch

Mike

I can't help but think of how sad it must have been to be a patient in this room; seeing the sunlight shine through the windor (which typacilly brings about good warm feelings) only the sunlight brings the grim reminder: The bars. The shadow brings the bars right in to the room today just as it did back then.
Sorry HELLO, nothing ok about it to me.

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: Wisteria (Building 15)

Infectious Waste

Mike

I believe this was just used as a regular trash can during the clean up. I can see what looks like an old coffee cup, a pint milk carton and maybe an old surgical hair cover type thing between them. What I don't see are any needles or other bio-hazard type stuff. Looks like regular trash has been put in the container. But who would kick over such a thing. mmmmmmmmmmmm Satin!

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: The Quad

Unknown Substance

Mike

Something has splattered against the wall and dripped down on the floor; like something was thrown against the wall. Whatever it was, is gone; all but the fluid left behind to mark the spot where something died.

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: The Quad

Portal

Mike

So great. If anyone is curious, the arch over the stage is a proscenium, but portal is fitting for this shot! This is a great gallery.

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

Broken Crown

Mike

beautiful!

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

Funhouse

Mike

That is crazy!! Talk about a good picture. I wonder if that wall was added later to divide the room and that is why it was able to move so much without falling?

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

Portal

Mike

The theatre shots are the best and your shots far surpass anything else I have ever seen.
Portal works just fine, but the arch around a stage is a proscenium if anyone is curious.

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

Strangulation

Mike

One of my new favorites.

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

Help

Mike

This isn't as sad as everyone is making it out to be. It is easy to believe this could be real since the last use of the facility was for drug rehab. I would think for at least the first few weeks no one wanted to be there. This isn't a case of baby being left there by a parent because they couldn't handle a sickness or mental deficiency.

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

Wood on Metal

Mike

Left alone, those tiles will outlive all of us!

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus