Who would have thought that rusted out machines could be so beutiful. Your lens is amazing, Motts. It brings the dead (buildings, machines, etc) back to life. You ARE the Lazarus of Urban Ruins.

Flashback time. 198something ... sitting in my cousin's house ... baked ... watching "Pink Floyd: The Wall" for the hundreth time. Lovin' it.

Whoa ... talk about bringing perspective into the shot. I didn't realize just how huge this place was until now. Fantastic.

My thoughts exactly, Twug.

Rat - You might be onto something there. It does look like something from "Dark Tower." That train was eeeevvvviiiillll.

The wonders of pre-computerized industry always amaze me. This puts it in such awesome perspective.

Great angle ... great colours ... great shot.

Scald schmald. Betcha that kind of heat would make al dente veggies in no time.

Gauges? Gauges? We don't need no steekin' gauges.

I am assuming that the cock-eyed piece along the top is some sort of cover for them?

Brings whole new light to the term "He was a captain of industry."

Yep ... my word for the night is "industry" and all forms thereof. Eh ... I'm tired.

The high ceilings and the glass remind me of a cathedral ... then with the machinery in the limelight ... might it be a "Church of Industry?"

Hesphestus (sp?) would weep tears of joy in this place.

Goody! New Stuff!

Does this shot remind anybody else of the "Sweat Shop" scene in "The Wiz?" It's so ... industrial. Lovin' it ... as per usual, Mr. Motts.

Houses aren't usually cleaned on a daily - or in some cases weekly - basis with bleach or acid based chemicals that, at the time, were used as Biocides in institutions. The walls inside the janitor's closet where I work are constantly shedding paint chips, much like the walls in these abandoned buildings, from having been exposed to industrial cleaning products and water every day.

Even in modern times, NABC (Non-Acid Bathroom Cleaner) is used widely to clean everything from the floors to ceiling - including windows. It's still not something I'd consider cleaning my walls with at home, though. It's made to kill biohazardous bacteria ... not prolong the life of latex paint.

And score yet another point for Lynne. That makes the total:

Lynne: Too high to count
Morons: Big fat ZERO!

Go, Lynne!!!!

I do agree, Mr. Motts, that there is a lot of surplus chatter from your more regular viewers. I am hardly an innocent where that is concerned.

Lyric's Chat URL:
http://pub3.bravenet.c...t/show.php/182050583

The only problem with the Chat is that we never know if anybody's planning on going there or not. Lyric kind of hangs out in it when she gets home from work. Amanda's Mom and Tony C. are the usual suspects. We're on the left coast, so usually Lyric or I .. or at times both of us ... are in there after seven in the evening our time.

You ALL are more than welcome to use it, though. Lyric doesn't have to 'open' it. There's nothing to "sign up" for or download. It's just a basic, no-frills Java chat.

But, Mr. Radical Ed, sir, if he actually /knew/ what the heck he was talking about it wouldn't be half as entertaining for him as what he imagines goes on in there. Some have photographic minds ... he's got a pornographic one. Either that or he watched "Clockwork Orange" one too many times.

I think I'm the only person on earth that has not so much as tried any of the "energy drinks" on the market. Seen what happend with people mixing them with alcohol one too many times in a previous profession. I'll stick to my French Roast with too much sugar, thanks. ;-)

Would /you/ want a hotel room in a train terminal? If they were hotel rooms - which I highly doubt - they'd be the kind that rent by the hour - night - week - month.

*~Sighs~* We're going to have to have a fund to replaster the wall right by Lynne's workstation.

Well, PB, let it never be said you don't have an active imagination.

(P.S. Karo syrup is a base used a lot for "stage blood.")

Comming from you, I take that as the compliment it was meant to be.

My ex-husband says I have "brass ovaries."

Lynne, da'link, you might want to see a doctor about those smears.

As for "rust" or "blood" ... I'm leaning towards Karo Syrup, four drops of red food colouring with one drop of blue. "In Dreams" was a psychological thriller / horror film consisting of a lot of vivid, violent dream sequences (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120710/) where the heroine dreamt the killer's crimes before they occured.

To see the trailer, go here:
http://movies2.nytimes...ler.html?v_id=174352

However, if it's not stage blood, I'll cast my vote for rust. You see it all over the place in cities like San Fransisco, Bremerton and other "port" cities.

*~Blushes five shades of pink to red and sips her mint julep~* What can I say, Lynne, you're contagious.

*~Sheepishly steps off of Lynne's SoapBox~* Sorry, Ma'am ... just borrowed it for a second.

Katryna - People who were admitted to these institutions were mentaly ill long before they entered the doors. Do you honestly believe that these buildings in their now abandoned state looked the same when they were the homes to hundreds, if not thousands, of mentally ill people? Or would you rather they were wandering the streets, uncared for and unmedicated ... arguing with the air or even more demeaning behaviour? At least in these hospitals they were fed, sheltered and counciled by people who, for the vast majority, wanted to help them be what society considered "passibly normal" at the time. Granted, there were a few exceptions, but I'd rather not go there.

All of Mr. Motts' photos we consider art. We're kind of like that.

As for how steep the stairs are ... is it just me, or does it look like the last person who went down those stairs didn't take their attitude into consideration and ended up crashing to the bottom, breaking the boards below?