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Grand Staircase

Shadow

This place musta been so fun to throw little super-balls around in!

Location: Château de Noisy (Miranda)  Gallery: Grey Days

Red

Shadow

Considering this pic was posted and first commented on almost 4 years ago and here I am with Winter Stardust in 2011 still commenting on it, I think that means it's a great picture! And I have to say, That is the most BIZARRE ceiling I've ever seen!

Location: Château de Noisy (Miranda)  Gallery: Grey Days

Sheltered Reading

Shadow

I just love that it says "POZ 4 ME" and you took a picture!

Location: Bethlehem Steel Mill  Gallery: Cathedrals of Steel

Striped

Shadow

I'm gonna say the stairs used to be yelllow years ago and there was a very large, immobile piece of equiptment butted up against the stairs and the boss one day decided he wanted to redecorate and had the workers paint everything blue and so they just painted around that piece of whatever, hence the 90 degree angle to the yellow stripe...just a theory!

Location: Westport Generating Station  Gallery: Trudge

Turbine Hall

Shadow

My kinda hometown too! This and Pittsburgh. Know where I can see good pictures of Ft Armstead Dylan? Thank you Motts for such a great site!

Location: Westport Generating Station  Gallery: Trudge

Reach Out

shadow

this definitely gives a somber, sad, cold and institutionalized mood...excellent

Location: Clairvaux Tuberculosis Hospital  Gallery: August Haze

Entrance

shadow

Yeah i've been recently too, everything is boarded up but yesterday there was a backhow and a lift thing out back by the smokestack. Does anyone know if they're going to tear it down? Also yeah i've had a couple of wierd things happen too, batteries that suddenly die, camera won't focus, can't get lighting right. All sorts of wierd stuff. I haven't ventured in yet, and right now i don't really plan to.

Location: Plymouth County Hospital  Gallery: Feverish

The Gate

Shadow

when was this built, and when was it vacated?

I'm almost expecting to see Crusaders milling about!

Location: Bannerman's Arsenal  Gallery: The Island

Banister

shadow

also I forgot to mention, notice the low rise on the steps, allowing for the longer dresses that were the fashion during this buildings construction to be accessed with discretion.

Back in 1890, it was a taboo for any "decent" lady to lift the bottom part of her skirt even for the purpose of acsending steps....no self respecting lady EVER showed her ankle or anything above it.

Location: Saint Michaels State Hospital  Gallery: Cleaned Out

Banister

shadow

Its very easy to remove a bannister like this...

Location: Saint Michaels State Hospital  Gallery: Cleaned Out

Checkered Floors

shadow

woo-hooo!
I knew there was a reason to wait to come back today...
oh Motts!
THANK YOU for giving us more to delight our eyes and senses!

Location: Saint Michaels State Hospital  Gallery: Cleaned Out

Collapse

Shadow

Boy for a second, I was disoriented thinking it was a reflection!

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: A Farewell Visit?

Handles

Shadow

Looks like someone just cut their hand on the knobby like thing

Location: Hewitt State Hospital and Prison  Gallery: Live Wires and Dead Places

Pipes

Shadow

looks like green carpeting on top of the tubes!

Location: Hewitt State Hospital and Prison  Gallery: Live Wires and Dead Places

Conveyor Belt

Shadow

any clue as to what the belts conveyed?

Location: Hewitt State Hospital and Prison  Gallery: Live Wires and Dead Places

Eight Ton

Shadow

"you haul 8 tons and whadda get, another day older..."
Sorry....but it was too tempting...bad me!

Location: Hewitt State Hospital and Prison  Gallery: Live Wires and Dead Places

Sinks

Shadow

By golly Motts! Is that a.....dare I say it (giggle) a soap dispenser or a light fixture???

Location: Hewitt State Hospital and Prison  Gallery: Live Wires and Dead Places

CPR Baby

Shadow

LOL..gemme a paint ball gun!!!

Location: Riverside State Hospital  Gallery: Wonderland

Museum Hall

Shadow

once again..tres cool shot, but the ceilings look a bit uneasy...
Everything else does look very solid

Location: Riverside State Hospital  Gallery: Wonderland

Mailroom Basement Doors

Shadow

Dayum, but I want those doors!!

Location: Riverside State Hospital  Gallery: Wonderland

Organic Stairwell

shadow

truly is enchanting, but why the title "organic"?

Location: Riverside State Hospital  Gallery: Wonderland

Ironer

shadow

Damn...I keep going back to this picture because it just unnerves me (must be too many sci-fi flicks)

I can see this as a mass murdere comes up behind someone, grabs 'em and starting up this machine large evil foul crunching sounds..throws the victim in between the rollers....slowly from the feet up......

ACK!!!!!!

Location: Linton State Hospital  Gallery: Deep Breaths

Repeating Light

shadow

nah, thats the light coming in through the last window at the end.

Location: Dever State School  Gallery: Institutional

Toilets

shadow

Ed...I would think that was an access area for the plumbing.

Location: Fuller State School and Hospital  Gallery: Disturbed

Fluoroscope Controls

shadow

second look, it looks like those dials and stuff on an old "Outter Limits" show.

Location: Fuller State School and Hospital  Gallery: Disturbed