I am reminded of the Phantom of the Opera and the chandelier falling....

They had told us a story in Sunday school that the reason the Churches looked like the upside down ship was that the early settlers would use their ship, turned upside down to make their meeting place/church.

I weep when I see pictures like this and find out this place that had stood for so long is now no more. Nothing left but photos and memories.

The Ents want in!!!!!

DaveWilly I will have to ask my husband to be if he minds, but sure if its ok with him as long as we hold it here. EVERYONE WOULD BE INVITED!

FREE CAKE FOR ALL!!!!!!

The company I worked for built houses and we had a subcontractor that does mosaic designs for us now and then on walls and floors. Their stuff stinks compared to this. Now you can get the mosaic tiles in sheets, just plop them down and smear the grout over them. This stuff would have been all hand set. AMAZING!
ok now I have rambled, on with the tour.

It's almost as if the trees from "Lord of the Rings" attacked this part of the building. You see the hole in the roof and the branches "reaching" in.

I know C-Note...that was the first thing I noticed.

might have to clean it up just a bit first though.

I WANNA GET MARRIED THERE!!!!!!!!!

I wonder if this was made from Tin or plaster...

Mr. Motts, will you teach me how to take pictures like this?

WOW!!!! Thats all I can say!

I was sitting here thinking "What? No lone chair shot?" But Mr Motts would NEVER let us down.

With all the different types of chairs in this shot, Maybe Motts caught the tail end of a "lonley chair singles mixer" All the chairs got drunk and are passed out laying on the floor!

It's a beautiful room , no doubt , however, there are no Masonic symbols that I can see. Some of you may have read my other posts about The Pines and Rainbow for Girls. This was a masonic youth group so I have seen the inside of many masonic temples. The star of David in the dome for one tells you that it isnt masonic. No matter what people have heard, Masons believe in god and Jesus. The Jewish symbol would not be in a mason lodge.

The "killer dress" story actually comes from a Japanesse legend about a Kimono. The first owner was to wear it to her wedding. The night before the wedding she died. It was then passed on to another girl, who was also going to wear it for her wedding, the same thing happened. I believe it went through 4 owners when fimally the village priest attempted to burn it. A spark from the fire ignited the wooden beams of the temple and the fire that insued spread through out the village in a matter of minutes.

The thing I am wondering about is the bra/bikini top laying on the table....What's up with that???

I just have one question....why do people always think that the people who lived in these places were mistreated? That the staff was cruel and made the kid leave his bear. " NO! you can't take your favorite bear with you. It will stay here forever and one day someone will take a picture of it laying where you left it and people all over the world will see it and they will know how horrible your life is! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
The kid who left this behind more then likely forgot it within a week. How often do you have to tell your "normal" child to do something? We have put toys away and then taken them out 2 years later and the kids think they are new. If the kid who owned this bear cried over it, I am sure it wasn't for very long.
Lynne, I love reading your posts. They give us a great insight.

Rebar is still used today. We use it in the block and foundation for the houses we build. I actually am the one who figures out how much to use and what length. This place would be a great place for wedding pictures.

If this was in the wash room, it may have been a place where they would store things like soap (when not in a dispenser ;-} ) or shampoo. The person coming in would receive their supplies through the slot in the wall and bring it back to this same place. Just a thought.

I work for a construction company here in Florida which builds some very ornate homes. I cant help but think about the fact that in this age where we can build a house in 3 months that will need repair work done with in 10 years, these buildings, though in advance states of decay, still for the most part retain their former glory. The Iron work, the plaster, the masonry....all so intracate. I loved the shot of the fire escape...the scroll work looked like delicate lace. I love your work Motts!