It looks like concrete that's cracking from the environment. Still looks pretty sturdy.

I love love love this place!!

That is such a beautiful picture on so many levels. Absolutely stunning!

It' s so pretty. It would be a pleasure to get tetanus from it.

That's rebar.

Ribbed steel bars installed in foundation concrete walls, footers, and poured in place concrete structures designed to strengthen concrete. Comes in various thickness' and strength grade.

This pic makes me feel uneasy and dizzy. *scrolls up* I like it.

The paint chips remind me of "The Birds".

I want to know where the "fresh" males were kept.

That picture reminds me of a subway station.

Well, *I* see a severed forearm next to a can of natural light on the right-hand side of the page. Are you going to tell me that I am mistaken?!

Seriously, I don't ever see anything in these pictures (except for cool buildings), but then again, I'm not a ghost hunter.

Radical Ed, it IS a Kim Carnes album! (I googled) It's the 'Mistaken Identity Collection'

*sings* "She's got Bette Davis Eyes"

I don't feel like it's a ventilator because it's too big and there aren't any gauges.

It looks like it's missing some parts. I keep thinking it was used for suction?

It was a joke. Geez....

I wouldn't have worried about those patients. No one would have believed them anyway...

I can get a can of Pepsi at work for 25 cents, but a bottle of Aquafina is a buck. Go figure.

I wonder if that machine still works?

Yeah, I thought that was kinda odd. Kinda ruins the mood, ya know?

Ohh... this is better!

http://ineedattention.com/pines/?photos=archv

It would take a ton of money. It's a shame. I really like this place.

There was a fire in 2003:

"Fallsburgh Police are calling the fire at the former Pines Hotel, arson. Detective Simmie Williams says, evidence found at the scene of Thursday's fire has led investigators to believe that the fire had been set. The search has begun for those responsible. The fire destroyed the Carlton building at the vacant Pines Hotel complex in South Fallsburg. Williams says people have been known to trespass on the property and stay in the Carlton building. "

This site has a few pics:

http://marilyncarolyn.com/pineshotel.htm

I wonder if any of the bathrooms still had soap on the sink? I have a pic similar to this one that I took in an abandoned hotel and much to my surprise, soap was still wrapped up sitting on the sink!

The Shining is the best horror movie of all time!

Check out the Ahwahnee Hotel. The interiors are based on it.

http://www.yosemitefun.com/ahwahnee.htm

I love this hotel.

I know in the case of the town that I live in, places sit for so long unattended because it costs too much to tear them down. There's a factory a few minutes from my house that sits with the roof laying on the third floor. A few feet back in the woods, was another factory that just recently was demolished because it had been set on fire twice. It's crazy because last year, the Urban Renewal Authority aquired a 142 year old house (in suprisingly good condition) by eminent domain and tore it down. The historical society tried like like hell to save it. We collected petitions and protested outside the house, but to no avail.

I like these kinds of places too. I went in a house a month ago that was like this. It was in really good shape for a house that was 100+ years old. I think it was the fact that it sits right beside a hospital on a busy road... people aren't apt to go inside. Apparently someone decided to break in because they kicked in one of the doors. I had been waiting to see the inside of that house for years, but I refuse to B&E. Although I didn't like the fact that someone broke in it, I was grateful for a chance to see the inside.

It reminds of the video for 'Closer' .

This is a really cool picture.

I had to google Joel-Peter Witkin. I have never heard of him. Very powerful work! Some of it reminded me of Robert Steven Connett a bit, but a lot more refined.