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Tracks

Murphy

Any idea what the tracks were for? Look too narrow (and the pipes too low) for a coal train.

Location: Eagle River Power Station  Gallery: Corrosive Industry

All Lit Up

Murphy

Any idea what the markings say?

Location: Eagle River Power Station  Gallery: Corrosive Industry

Autopsy Table

Murphy

Wow, a ceramic autopsy table. I didn't even know they were made.

Location: Haverford State Hospital  Gallery: SSDD

X-Ray Panel

Murphy

Wow, remarkably clean and modern-looking

Location: Haverford State Hospital  Gallery: SSDD

X-Ray

Murphy

From the looks of it, I'd say that has to be a dental X-Ray

Location: Haverford State Hospital  Gallery: SSDD

Main Entrance

Murphy

I like the "Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works" on top. I wonder if it was a pre-cursor to FEMA. Either way, this is a great find! Love the relatively intact lettering on the marble background.

Location: Clairvaux Tuberculosis Hospital  Gallery: August Haze

Scale

Murphy

Looks like an inspection tag on the end. Kind of funny, given how long it's been since this scale has been inspected.

Location: Clairvaux Tuberculosis Hospital  Gallery: August Haze

Ward Observation Room

Murphy

This is a stunning shot. Simply outstanding photography!

Location: Cliffside Hospital  Gallery: Secret Things

Theater

Murphy

It's sad, but recreation was probably an easy budget item to cut. People are people, but money is money. Thank goodness we've never been wards of the state.

Location: Cliffside Hospital  Gallery: Secret Things

Attic Ladder

Murphy

I like how it trails off into the darkness.

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: The Quad

Attic Electronics

Murphy

Wow. It looks so intricate, yet so fragile.

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: The Quad

Phone Book

Murphy

I'm always amazed at what we leave behind when we leave a place. Take the phone, but leave the book.

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: The Quad

Unknown Substance

Murphy

Or really old blood. Here's hoping it's rust!

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: The Quad

Elevator Doors

Murphy

Going down...

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: The Quad

Building 22

Murphy

I agree...

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

Autoclave

Murphy

It's amazing how well they've held together and kept their shine. Says something about how they were built.

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

See You Dying

Murphy

I agree with Lynne about the timing, but for grafitti, it's rather understated. Again, this photo looks like an amazing painting. These have to be the best photos I've ever seen. Do you sell prints?

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: Building 93 (Infirmary)

Window Shadows

Murphy

This looks like a painting, maybe something out of Lovecraft. Great photo!

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: Building 93 (Infirmary)

Elevator Shaft

Murphy

Wow, for some reason this shot gives me vertigo.

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: Down The Spine

Graffiti Room

Murphy

Love the blocked-up fireplace. Helps show the age of the place.

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

Laundry Chute

Murphy

Freaky shot. Looks like a porthole into the abyss. Great photography, Motts!

Location: Metropolitan State Hospital  Gallery: Detritus

Theater Door

Murphy

Just FYI, the area behind the lattice work is usually used for pipes (for a pipe organ) in older theathers, and for speakers in more modern ones.

Location: Malone Psychiatric Center  Gallery: Infiltration

Dental Panorama

Murphy

Looks like someone was planning to remove the equipment at some point. The assembly on the far left is sitting on two shipping pallets, and you can see small remnants of what might have been plastic wrapping. I wonder why they never moved it.

Location: Riverside State Hospital  Gallery: Wonderland

Press

Murphy

Yeah, looks like it might be sitting on a shipping pallet, too

Location: Riverside State Hospital  Gallery: Rhythmic Soundscapes