Oh geez!!! That's as long as my parents' have been married. (January 14, 1950)

I find quite a few photos in my travels here, that have no comments.

As for being addicted to this site, join the club. I became addicted about three weeks ago. You're in good company.

This was once used to grow flowers, not poison ivy. (I think that's what I see in there)

We had one here, that looked exactly like this after a few years. The reason why the overgrowth is so thick, is because, as this building was used to grow plants, the ground is very-very furtile.

As for the one here, it was torn down a couple years back.

With those falling window screens, it almost looks like the Haney Place. (LOL)

I have seen some artistic grafitti. Beautifully drawn and in perfect proportions. These are few and far inbetween as most grafitti is nothing more than a waste of spray paint.

LOL, You quoted me, not Andrew. Andrew is the one bragging that he and his buddies trashed the place last night. They also broke a bunch of windows in another part of the building.

It would be fun to dig through it. Might be something interesting (and valuable) in there.

Andrew, These building are not standing so you and your buddies can go in and break everything. You are more likely to get caught 'cause of all the noise you were making.
I was young once, and one of the two times I got caught was because my friends started smashing stuff in an abandoned trailer.
And the other time I got caught? What I thought was an abandoned junkyard, was actually somebody's yard. (I still find it hard to believe somebody would have cars piled up on top of eachother in their yard) While exploring, this old guy came up and pointed a rifle at me. I never did see a house in there. I think the old guy was living in one of the cars. (LOL)

We are lucky indeed. So lucky that we named a dead bird after him. (LOL)

The arrow is interesting. Most likely related to the 'IVI' on the other wall. It looks like somebody was 'marking their trail' as they went along, so they could find their way out.

The colors should have been reversed. The blue on the bottom and the yellow on top. This might have made the room more relaxing.

We had a coat factory here that closed about 1960. By the mid 90's when it was torn down, it had trees growing in it.(swamp sumacs) I explored some of the ground floor in the 80's but didn't venture past the part where the roof caved in.

It's now a vacent lot. I've seen kids playing ball on it. Too young to know what was once there.

And you can't bust the boards by throwing rocks at them, but there is a downside. You can't see through boarded up windows. I was walking around an abandoned gas station a few months back. All locked up but there was some broken windows. I looked in to see there was a car in the service bay!!! I got a couple pictures of it. (LOL)

...but sometimes me writzie like 'dis.

(LOL)

Actually I did try typing once in 'kidspeak' (that's what I call it) I got all confused and tongue tied.(how can you get tongue tied on a keyboard?) I do know a couple adults that write like that. I also don't like the people who write in all lower case letters or all caps.

We all make a missteak (intentional) now and then.

Agreed. What Motts captures on film is stuff the rest of us only dream about.

Where I have the nerve to enter these buildings and explore them, I don't have the time. I'm committed to updating and maintaining my internet holdings along with taking care of my elderly parents. I can sometimes get away for a few hours, but that's about it.

Good name. I do have a comment on this photo. What appears to be footprints on the sign, seems to be fingerprints upon closer inspection.

I've seen this in other pictures here. I first thought they were raindrops.

I want to get a large flat screen monitor too (so I could see pictures of dead animals on a large screen? Maybe I should re-think this one LOL)

I first read about the story of 'the little boy' in 'Wierd NJ' magazine. It was in a 2002 issue. Wierd NJ has a website, but I don't think they archive articles.

I have an extra monitor in my basement.

Ya need??? (LOL)

Poor Rocky. He finally mis-judged his flight and went right into the wall.

He will be missed.

..... Bullwinkle

I just brightened up the photo (it came out stunningly beautiful) I also enlarged it to the point where it became distorted, but enough to see that there is a tree in there. It looks like it's growing out of the window.

And next, this will be the first website to feature photos in wonderful panoramic Smell~O~Rama (I'm showing my age with that word)

Though I think we all know what 'ewww' smells like.

Ewww wouldn't have held all these years. I thought this stuff was nailed in.