Gorgeous shot Motts - almost looks like a painting! That's the most bizarre ceiling I've ever seen - what is it? Wood, Tin?? If there weren't broken tiles on the floor I'd swear you placed this upside down.

That's funny: Metal Grass........Meadow Grass

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Is this where the baseboard heating pipes were mounted? The copper is the first to 'disappear'. Looks like the tile floor was laid in a diamond pattern and the 'jagged edges' are all that remain. Unless of course I've got the whole 'up and down' thing wrong!
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GREAT SHOT!!

I don't think the dark areas are torch marks...........looks like wear and dirt from MANY years of use. Fabulous find!! BTW; I think it said "The Hall's Safe Co." in the prior photo........
This building has some wonderful features.......the fireplaces, arches & staircases are treasures! It's such a shame to see it unlived in this way....

This brings to mind my time in boot camp a few years back. As a 'modest' girl, the site of these open area type facilities pretty much kept me from having a BM..in fact it was more than 10 days. We had already been issued our uniforms and were pretty much into the routine; I'd finally gotten used to having to constantly wear a head cap outside and to fold and tuck it into the back of my trousers upon entering a building. Anyway.........finally the time had come when I had the urge and the privacy to go to the head to take a much needed crap.....What a relief - I was alone amongst the tens of toilets lined up in there.........I thought I'd never stop- but I did and when I got up to flush - There was my hat......FULL of Shit!!
As you can imagine I almost died of disgust; but in boot camp you learn real fast to deal with it!! Looking back it's pretty funny; and when I see the toilets lined up like this; I can't help but remember boot camp!
BTW: I love this site and the wonderful images you bring to us Motts! Superb! And the regular commentators are both informative and a hoot! Even the ignorant ones!