What's so disturbing about the common occurrence of excess heat energy briefly remaining on a chair seat? It's just a form of energy, not physical "matter".

I wonder how anyone in Poland or Germany feels about the possibility of "haunting" on re-use.

Lemme tell ya, you've got some extra gut fortification for going to THESE places where systematic abuse and mass murder were actually plotted. (and govt. sanctioned too, as opposed to forgetting/under-funding/under-staffing) Wow!!

Right...what if all our stuff got lost in, say, a natural disaster or fire?

Oh NO. Let's not go into an argumentative discussion of value by the National Lamp Collecting Association.

That's one chair that likely had a cushy existence until abandonment.

...to happiness Hotel. "Gee, if this is the Happiness hotel, I'd hate to see what the sad one looks like" ...And, here it is.

warm hydrotherapy has done wonders for rheumatoid arthritis, and a forerunner of modern jacuzzis was originally developed with that concept in mind.

?????? -I find it odd...coming across something like that ...(I'm 26 and my birthday is in the middle of October)
Scary as unknown govt/military experiments were, well...I only hope not too many people died (and not horrifically) for me to have my Paxil and Klonopin.
...I may not have suffered too badly, as the worst of my symptoms would consist of sobbing and refusing to leave my bed...Not major depression. Just anxiety flare-ups in the event of a stressful situation. Heck, I'd only be suicidal if I were convinced an apocalypse were falling around my ears.

-and if anyone doesn't know what an icebox is, it's original meaning is literal (for kitchen use, or even putting ice blocks and fans in an attic before modern A/C) now people might call a freezer an icebox.

Wow, Lynne, all that "scare tactic" stuff would only worsen my anxiety attacks. ;)

Stupid that people can get away with listing a building on a historic register -and all "historic preservation" means is keep people out with an ugly fence and let the place die.

Goodness. S'pose it is just a stairway to the afterlife by now...

uh, looks kind of like a tangle of some sort of wire..? The tree does impressions ? :D

I couldn't even tell this shot was inside! ...Are those...window shutters up there, or loose boards?

...might very well have been unbearable, seeing as it wasn't even 1930 yet.

(or whatever they all died from during the building's multiple uses!)

Hmm. For all you Simpsons fans, Let's hear it for Krusty! *tries the "Hogwarts method", imagining hilarious stuff about something scary*

*stares at all the "Ack, I Hate Clowns!!" posts...heehee.

so....nursing homes are depressing? Personally, my opinion of some of 'em is, why not make it a little more aesthetically pleasing while still being easy to clean? ...On the other hand, certain places will likely always smell stale and seem overcrowded with invisible boredom.

heheh, the window on the left appears to be coming unhinged..

...good idea if your scooter battery dies!

So...million-dollar question: how exactly DID people get places without ramps or elevators? Did only ambulatory persons get to leave their floors and buildings?

Seriously. THIS corner means something. You can literally SEE the architectural elegance and significance fade with the peeling paint! If someone took a picture of a corner in a modern office, on the other hand, THAT would be boring, and have absolutely no ornamentation.

Goodness, that looks like it should be in a hotel foyer!