Mike I love this shot. The mix of total beauty and total decay is staggering. From this angle, it looks like there are only a couple of boards holding the dormers up.

Location: Château de Mesen  Gallery: Break

	Mike I agree. Not to upset anyone (honest), but while I don't feel every old hospital should be restored to its former glory, there are some sites like this one (and some hospitals) that were of such beauty it is a shame to lose them.

Location: Château de Mesen  Gallery: Break

	Mike Not much left of that! It's like no matter what you take into the building it ages and decays at a rate to catch up to the rest of the building.

Location: Château de Mesen  Gallery: Break

	Mike What a great day. I was reviewing some older galleries and hit the main page before heading out and Mott's had posted another gallery. I love "new gallery days"!

Location: Château de Mesen  Gallery: Break

	Mike That is just detail you never see in newer buildings. Such a shame.

Location: Château de Mesen  Gallery: Break

	Mike Wow!! Great Gallery. Thanks as always!

Location: Château de Mesen  Gallery: Break

	Mike I was in there last week. Its falling apart inside. Hope they sort it out soon.

Location: North Wales Hospital (Denbigh Asylum)  Gallery: The Castle and the Asylum

Mike 1st floor were the Science class-rooms and band room. In mid-80's Bro. Jim Mara had us all raise small pets (snakes, Guinea Pigs, etc). There was a really old priest named Fr. Moskal (Earth Science) who would pour Mercury (highly toxic) out of a bottle and have us hold it in our hands. To demonstrate a circuit he had us all join hands with one person holding the gas valve on a lab table. He would then stick his own finger in an electrical outlet.

Location: Salesian School  Gallery: Forgotten Prayers

	Mike Back behind the stage there used to be a 35MM Projection room. I remember showing "Burnt Offerings" which scared the crap out of everyone. But we all got a laugh out of the butler from same movie addressing the younger son as, "Master Bates".

Location: Salesian School  Gallery: Forgotten Prayers

	Mike I think that the class of '81 was probably the last to use 3rd floor as a dormitory. Class of '80 spent about 6 months on the 3rd floor. After that, enrollment was such that everyone fit in the 2nd floor roomettes (4 persons to a room).

Location: Salesian School  Gallery: Forgotten Prayers

	Mike I spent many a work period sweeping and waxing those stairs. From 3rd floor all the way down to basement.

Location: Salesian School  Gallery: Forgotten Prayers

	Mike I lived in last room on right in 1979. Really sad to see how such an amazing campus so quickly became ruins.

Location: Salesian School  Gallery: Forgotten Prayers

	Mike Isn't this an Embassy Suites? hehe

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: Group 2 and Some Building 93 Exteriors

	mike I grew up across the street from the hospital...theres a hundred stories I could tell...from a patient who let him self into my neighbors to old Uncle Frank and his harmonica

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

	Mike The property really is as beautiful as a lot of people think. However, many of the buildings are extremely unsafe. [Information edited out per site policy - Admin.]

Location: Norwich State Hospital  Gallery: Lockdown

	Mike Were the walls making up that hall original? It almost looks like they were added to split a larger room. Great shot. The darkenss of the floor and window trim almost makes it look fire damaged.

Location: Fort de la Chartreuse  Gallery: Urbexation 2006

	Mike Ahhhh, time to close the door and enjoy a new gallery. Thanks Motts!

Location: Fort de la Chartreuse  Gallery: Urbexation 2006

	Mike That is a very extensive fire escape system.

Location: Bennett School for Girls  Gallery: Close Calls

	Mike Stargate!

Location: Hasard Cheratte (Coal Mine)  Gallery: Deterioration

	Mike Okay, I'll say it. "Where is the soap dispenser?"

Location: Hasard Cheratte (Coal Mine)  Gallery: Deterioration

	Mike Wow! The weight of all that cable must be tremendous. When this building finally comes down, it's going to be a sight.

Location: Hasard Cheratte (Coal Mine)  Gallery: Deterioration

	Mike It's amazing how little this has been touched over the years. In the US, this would have all been destroyed by vandals already.

Location: Hasard Cheratte (Coal Mine)  Gallery: Deterioration

	Mike Looks a lot like where a miner would place a tag when they checked out a piece of equipment and were going into the mine. That way the company had a set record of who was underground if something happened.

Location: Hasard Cheratte (Coal Mine)  Gallery: Deterioration

	Mike From the more lush/green shots you would never think this is so close to town.

Location: Hasard Cheratte (Coal Mine)  Gallery: Deterioration

	Mike Excellent Shot! Thanks for the new pics.

Location: Hasard Cheratte (Coal Mine)  Gallery: Deterioration