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Shade

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A house is never still in darkness to those who listen intently; there is a whispering in distant chambers, an unearthly hand presses the snib of the window, the latch rises. Ghosts were created when the first man awoke in the night. ~J.M. Barrie, Little Minister

Location: Erich Wagner Kindersanatorium  Gallery: Lost and Found

Transport

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Time rushes towards us with its hospital tray of infinitely varied narcotics, even while it is preparing us for its inevitably fatal operation. ~Tennessee Williams, "The Rose Tattoo"

Location: Krankenbunker "Breuning"  Gallery: Soggy Shoes

Green Passage

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There is a court house somewhere in southern Indiana that has had a tree growing out of the tower roof for many years now. It isn't even abandoned, they just left it grow there. I remember being mystified as to how it was growing there without dirt. Here, the decay and degredation of the buildings have provided plenty of growing materials.

Location: Fort de la Chartreuse  Gallery: Quieter This Time

Gallery

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It's like a strange, surreal art gallery.

Location: Fort de la Chartreuse  Gallery: Quieter This Time

Covered

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"A thousand horse and none to ride! -
With flowing tail, and flying mane,
Wide nostrils never stretched by pain,
Mouths bloodless to the bit or rein,
And feet that iron never shod,
And flanks unscarred by spur or rod,
A thousand horse, the wild, the free,
Like waves that follow o'er the sea,
Came thickly thundering on,...
~Lord Byron, XVII, Mazeppa, 1818"

Location: Dadipark  Gallery: Left Behind

Covered

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What a beautiful thing. There are merry-go-round museums that would probably be interested in this.

Location: Dadipark  Gallery: Left Behind

The Gates

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Actually, it's a rabbit in a magician's suit. Just as scary!

Location: Dadipark  Gallery: Left Behind

Red on Green

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It's probably the base to something that just isn't there anymore.

Location: Dadipark  Gallery: Left Behind

Chateau

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It looks like the chateau in Disney's Snow White. She sings to the well and the prince comes and she runs away inside and looks back out a balcony.

Location: Dadipark  Gallery: Left Behind

Hans en Grietje

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Hansel and Gretel, it's a fairy tale house!

Location: Dadipark  Gallery: Left Behind

House of Mirrors

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The colorful balls give it a jovial aire!

Location: Dadipark  Gallery: Left Behind

Matt Bones

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Why was it inaccesible? In too poor of shape?

Location: Dadipark  Gallery: Left Behind

Alert

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This is probably the male.

Location: Dadipark  Gallery: Left Behind

Not Happy

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Probably a good bet that this bird is sitting on a nest, they lose weight when they do.

Location: Dadipark  Gallery: Left Behind

Lounge

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Imagine coffee, doughnuts, rustling newspapers.....

Location: Northam Manor Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Creep

Idol

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Looks like maybe a cup dispenser over the sink to me.

Location: Northam Manor Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Creep

Encroaching Darkness

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It's like a big eye.

Location: Northam Manor Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Creep

Marks the Spot

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What a peaceful shot.

"You are here."

Location: Northam Manor Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Creep

Revelations

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I don't think the top is spattered though, I think they first painted the entire room with the color then painted the white on top of it. Over the years, the white is coming off.

It is a subduing color, isn't it. Bland and sickly soothing.

Location: Northam Manor Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Creep

Seclusion Glow

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Ironic that these doors meant to be kept closed are now open.

Just a beautiful touch of blue creeping into the shot! The photo wouldn't be the same without the contrast.

Location: Northam Manor Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Creep

Circulation

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Almost enchanting, like your waiting for fairies to come on-screen.

Location: Northam Manor Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Creep

Distort

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It reminds me of that Alice in Wonderland "Through the Looking Glass" thing.

Location: Northam Manor Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Creep

A Boy and His Dog

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I always wonder what people were thinking of when they decorated these places. It does look like his one hand is kind of awkward, almost like it was changed? Hmmm....

For you fellow Twilight Zone fans:
"You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension - a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone."
-Rod Serling, introduction to the original "Twilight Zone"

Location: Northam Manor Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Creep

Bleeding

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"Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world."
-George Bernard Shaw

Location: Northam Manor Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Creep

Pale Brown

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Eric Draven: Suddenly their came a tapping, as of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. You heard me rapping, right?
-The Crow

Location: Northam Manor Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Creep