my favourite place, i always used to look over the river at it and want to live there what a shame of a beautiful building. Why doesnt anyone buikd with pride anymore?

I would imagine these people are still around, first and last names... that's kind of an iffy post. Well, I guess the reponsibility lies with someone else....

PS - in the USA during prohibition on e could obtain an rx for whiskey, etc. from an MD. I am sure these were less than medicinal. You can find many for sale on E Bay

"poisons" are often used in operating equipment -ie X ray machines, pre-test drugs, etc, not just 'fun drugs'. Barium?? etc. and the like- ect. don't read so much into the use of the word, esp. in a foreign country. What is the Welsh word for poison?

Sorry, I never had much intrst ibthe foreign phots till I saw these. Do you suppose this to be some sort of horroble punishment room, or just a random broom closet or something? What would make you call it a "room" as oppesed to a closet? It's very frightening to sense someone in "there"...

Boy, Motts you sure have your fan club, so I'm going to jab a little fun here, b/c aside from the total "I wanna marry you and have your babies" types comments, everyone loves flattery.. If the man didn't KNOW he was good looking he wouldn't post his mug. Yes, we all know he is. But more attractive Motts, is your talent. I started in the arts myself and find your skills even more appealing than your looks & applaud you highly for them. Not only thatm but the research and time you put into your excursions; very commendable.
You lucked out, you've corned the market on both looks and ability so when you're like me, 35 and over the hill you can rest on the laurels of your amazing talent. If I didn't think I was somewhat older than you, i could swear i do know you though - can I pry and ask - Are you a NYer? And did you go to NYU in '90-93/ If you don't mind answering, or havent posted that already . Keep it up. I meant all this in the best of spirit

Brooklyn, I thnk the arrows mya be unrelated, I could be totally wrong, but maybe were randomly trown over the paintings by maintanance/demolishion/restoration type crews as a careless means of 'direction finding', pointing the ways to exits or something - just a thought. I don't think the arrows have anything to do with the timeframe of when the pictures were made, personally.

Barry, were you the person who left the comment about the mural with the children, ie: that you had known who painted it and when, (on an earlier post, diff. page)? I had a genuine question about that (don't know if you saw it). If this is you, I still am wondering about what you started to say.... -the Pennhurst attic mural, question left on 10/16. Can you, or which ever "Barry" started to give his info plz. elaborate if poss.
Thanks.

By: Mike 1st floor were the Science class-rooms and band room. In mid-80's Bro. Jim Mara had us all raise small pets (snakes, Guinea Pigs, etc). There was a really old priest named Fr. Moskal (Earth Science) who would pour Mercury (highly toxic) out of a bottle and have us hold it in our hands. To demonstrate a circuit he had us all join hands with one person holding the gas valve on a lab table. He would then stick his own finger in an electrical outlet.

wHaT??!?! LOL!? Could you elaborate on this and any other similar anecdotes a little more? For some reason, (?) I just find this hysterical, erm, I don't know if I am supposed to be laughing at this or not, but I find it amusing.