It would take a lot of work, there's an ocean of rotten wood in this place not to mention asbestos, mold, etc., but the results would be outstanding.

That looks like the ribcage of some sort of plastic beastie on the floor...

It makes me angry how people will vandalise & destroy things that don't belong to them simply because it's unprotected or abandoned. Chances are they had no idea who owns the place nor the owner's plans for it, they're living for the irresponsible "thrill" of the moment. It's a sad comment on society in general...

I must have changed my wallpaper photo 20 times in the last 48 hours. I love this shot!

But if someone had taken this phone before Mr Motts got to it with his camera, none of us would be able to appreciate it but the selfish one who took it.

"Take nothing, and leave only footprints."

Eddie ~ the "white blotches" appear to be a reflection on the window that Mr Motts was shooting through.

What a lovely soap dispenser! Strange place for it, though...

Hey, I asked for a BUD Light!

(sorry, I just had to say it...)

Beautiful, stunning, and very creepy!

Thanks for another great gallery, as well as another great lesson in photography, Mr Motts!

Love the angle on this shot!

It looks like an old clawfoot tub modified into a hydrotherapy tub, with the original "claw" feet replaced with stouter iron legs.

Ah, memories ... I used to do acid, too. And cocaine, and meth, and pot, and cigarettes. After about 30 years of entertaining myself with various chemicals I decided to give it up and grow up while I still had a brain cell left in my head.

Who knows ... maybe I'll remember the next 30 years.

What does "CTG" stand for?

Yup, it's gorgeous! That one went straight to my desktop :)

Khai - that's not a lamp, it's the business end of an X-Ray machine.

Yet another fine gallery, Mr Motts. Thank you again for all your effort!

"I *knew* I shoulda taken dat left toin at Albequerque..."

Looks like a movie set, something out of Terminator IV...

This photo is fine just the way it is. This is the view you see as you walk up the ladder, you don't walk up with your head in your left hand sticking way out to the side. It captures the moment perfectly.

Fascinating history and commentary. This has turned out to be a very educational page!

One more tidbit of information ... the Ned Moran was originally built as the Apollo in 1895, making that hulk 111 years old! Moran bought her in 1949 and renamed her Ned Moran.

Moran Towing Corp link, if anyone is interested:

http://www.morantug.com

This is, or was, the NED MORAN, a tugboat of the Moran Towing Corp. It's come a long way from the day when it sported a paint scheme of bright red with white trim, belching steam & smoke as it bullied its way around the harbor. These old single-screw "pirate tugs" once ruled the ports, pushing giant passanger steamers, warships, cargo haulers & barges around the ports & rivers. But time marches on, and they've been replaced by a fleet of state-of-the-art techno-wonders that can run circles around these old wood-hulled tubs.

(muffled) *tap*tap*tap* Could somebody open the door and let us out? Please? Somebody? Anybody? We can't open the door, and the boat is sinking...

Oohhhh, gives me a shivery case of the booboo-jeebies every time I look at it!