nvusofmotts Great example of balance without symetry.

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: The Other Wing

	nvusofmotts That doorway looks like a glass-melting furnace.

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Uncovering the Past

	nvusofmotts THAT'S nice! Reminds me of that "infinite mirror" effect you get when two bathroom mirrors face each other. Great depth. :-) Also looks like "the light at the end of the tunnel".

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: The Other Wing

	nvusofmotts HMMMMM......(scratches head, which is quirked to the side in puzzlement)......I won't make any inappropriate comments about this one.....(but I'll HINT at 'em..;-))

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: The Other Wing

	nvusofmotts It's the top-secret, never discovered until now MOON LANDING chair........or rover, or whatever....

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: The Other Wing

	nvusofmotts Wow. And I thought the blue was bright! Good dining room color, but geez! Don't think this is a great WALL color for a hospital. I know red and primary colors are stimulating to the brain (like in kids' toys", but this is a bit much :-0.

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: The Other Wing

	nvusofmotts Sked-- "Peely-ness". I like it! ;-). Beautiful shade of blue. Not what I'd expect in a hospital, but.....

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: The Other Wing

	nvusofmotts Nice lighting effect. I don't think I'd like to meet whatever's around the corner at the top of those stairs, though....... :-0

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: The Other Wing

	nvusofmotts Looks like there's ONE chocolate doughnut left on that horizontal dougnut rack....Can I have it? (..unless someone else wants it....)

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: The Other Wing

	nvusofmotts How........."verdant".......;-)

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: The Other Wing

	nvusofmotts I'M HERE: lol. NP :-). Just kidding. Just thought it sounded like a useful item to have ....;-).

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

	nvusofmotts Now that's a desolate picture.

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

	nvusofmotts I've seen lots of crumbling, yawning floor-craters, collapsed ceilings, and piles of rubble on this site, but this shot has to be one of the best so far. I'm amazed that this was still standing in that condition. Absolutely perfect title, too. I'm sure it's not necessary to say, Motts, but be careful. One of my top 10 favorites.

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

	nvusofmotts Nice balance of shape and lighting.

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

	nvusofmotts Nice. There would be NO way I could walk past that beckoning open door without going inside (though I might have to shimmy up the tree rather than use those steps :-)). Nice angle, and again, B&W fits this, especially with the pattern of the bricks.

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

	nvusofmotts Whoa. The evil yellow tiles look like old, cracked skin...:-0. That thing does look like and old 80's arcade game.

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

	nvusofmotts Hope the legendary "7 years of bad luck" thing isn't still in effect.....Knock on wood, Motts....;-).

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

	nvusofmotts I can never look at pictures of old doors without wondering EXACTLY where on the planet the keys are now..... Nice detail and texture.

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

	nvusofmotts Wow. You know a building's old when you see lathe and plaster construction. Great shot. Not to sound like a broken record, but yes, the B&W fits :-).

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

	nvusofmotts More horizontal yellow tiles (hides eyes). And with BLACK trim!. Always a creepy, unsettling color combination..... Reminds me of general "sickness". Eeeew.

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

nvusofmotts Oh no, not the ubiquitous hideous horizontal yellow tiles! Tiles like that cannot exist anywhere without being connected to "institutions" in my head :-(. Nice lighting, Motts :-).*** I'M HERE TO SAY: "Staircases", even..;-). Let me know where to get my hands on a "starcase". Might need one someday (kidding ;-)). Yes, I'm with ya on the WALLPAPER! :-) Yep, they do look flattened with all that rubble piled the way it is. Interesting.

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

	nvusofmotts Interesting perspective on the "3-D" cross. Reminds me of Picasso, trying to show one thing from many angles at the same time...:-)

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

	nvusofmotts Man! Even when this place was open, that entrance must have brought to mind quite the ominous impression of a huge gaping maw about to swallow people whole.... :-0. Strange how "industrial" and plain the surrounding gray stone is compared to the bricks. Odd.

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

	nvusofmotts Yay! New pictures. Nice treat to start the weekend. What a great building. Tony C. above beat me to it...great brickwork. Imagine how much that would cost to have done these days. I'm off to look a the rest of 'em :-).

Location: Riverside Hospital (North Brother Island)  Gallery: Typhus

	nvusofmotts Steph: Oh, you HAVE to rent/see "IT". Old-fashioned creepy (the movie's old) but ..geez....(shudders). And I'm not a wimp :-0..:-)....just hate clowns. Sweed: Certainly :-). What color would you like? :-). Motts: What was in this room? Looks like a regular patient room with the tiny window. Wonder why they used those gross colors..yuck.

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