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Water Window

Wanda

i love this one!

Location: Staten Island Boat Graveyard  Gallery: Wrecks

The Wait

Wanda

this is amazing!

Location: Mount Rose Cemetery  Gallery: Rookery

Fountain

Wanda

too beautiful for words

Location: Mount Rose Cemetery  Gallery: Rookery

Rusting Casket

Wanda

...it's jimmy hoffa

this is certainly a provocative picture -- look at all the comments it' inspired. great job!

Location: Mount Rose Cemetery  Gallery: Rookery

Opened

Wanda

lovely - the lighting, the lines - everything

Location: Usine Terres-Rouges  Gallery: Driving Rain

The Canal Beneath

Wanda

that's beautiful, motts

Location: Usine Terres-Rouges  Gallery: Driving Rain

Glare

Wanda

the glare gives it an eerie feeling - like the ghost of something that used to be

Location: Saint Remigius Military Hospital  Gallery: Terrain Militarie

Narrow

Wanda

i love it

Location: Saint Remigius Military Hospital  Gallery: Terrain Militarie

Darkness

Wanda

OK -this is amazing. you make the building come alive. it's like the tree branches are reaching out for you. major kudos motts

Location: Buffalo State Hospital  Gallery: Night Photography

Sentinel

Wanda

that is truly a beautiful shot - a work of art! i am green with jealousy.

Location: Buffalo State Hospital  Gallery: Night Photography

Huggles the Clown

Wanda

Makes me sad but great photos.

Location: Central Islip State Hospital  Gallery: All the Rectangular Rooms

Opening

Wanda

I wish my dad could see these pics!

Location: Central Islip State Hospital  Gallery: All the Rectangular Rooms

Perlin Room

Wanda

The little window in the door...was that needed?

Location: Central Islip State Hospital  Gallery: All the Rectangular Rooms

Dim

Wanda

I can't imagine having to live in a place like that! i miss my dad!

Location: Central Islip State Hospital  Gallery: All the Rectangular Rooms

Wing

Wanda

Dr. Domenic Vella was my father and retired in 1978. He treated patience their for many years.

Location: Central Islip State Hospital  Gallery: All the Rectangular Rooms

Chaplain's Office

Wanda

Catholic Chaplain's office MUST be restored for posterity and Philadelphia Catholic History

Location: Eastern State Penitentiary  Gallery: Behind the Walls

Sling

Wanda

Thanks Lynne, for that refreshing touch of reality. Don't the rest of you think about anything except tying people down??

Location: Clairvaux Tuberculosis Hospital  Gallery: Hello Again

Back of  Wooden Wheelchair

Wanda

Sorry to shoot down the "restraints" theory, but this just looks like a belt that would be fastened around a very weak patient to keep him or her from falling out of the chair. After all, this was a tuberculosis hospital, and those patients weren't exactly known for being violent.

Location: Clairvaux Tuberculosis Hospital  Gallery: August Haze

Anatomy Theater

Wanda

Get a grip..."desecration"? It's not a temple. It's not even a hospital anymore. It's just a bunch of old buildings that are about to be torn down anyway.

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: A Grand Tour

Courtyard

Wanda

Is that a chimney? Why does it have windows??

Location: Bennett School for Girls  Gallery: Close Calls