Exits

eww...

now thats old

Doesn't quite make me feel I want to Exit.
brenda

i love how the walls are peeling and obviously old, but the exit signs look very modern..like they would fit in a modern school

Oh yeah - If I was homeless, I'd DEFINITELY like to live here...NOT!

After the maintenance and temperature controls cease in these kinds of big buildings it doesn't take long for the paint to peel like that. Nature takes its course quite quickly.
Even if buildings are successfully sealed from vandals, the elements still have their way with the structure. I'm sure Motts can attest to this!

I live in florida, the humidity itself can raise cain in the houses causing mold, mildew and paint peeling in just a couple months

I wonder...is there someone on the other side of that door waiting to say, "Boo!"?

I've wondered after looking at many of the photo's from many different State Hospitals if these deterioration of paints on the walls and stuff have something to do with the place in general. Many of the houses old houses I've seen the paint decomposition isn't that bad.

Houses aren't usually cleaned on a daily - or in some cases weekly - basis with bleach or acid based chemicals that, at the time, were used as Biocides in institutions. The walls inside the janitor's closet where I work are constantly shedding paint chips, much like the walls in these abandoned buildings, from having been exposed to industrial cleaning products and water every day.

Even in modern times, NABC (Non-Acid Bathroom Cleaner) is used widely to clean everything from the floors to ceiling - including windows. It's still not something I'd consider cleaning my walls with at home, though. It's made to kill biohazardous bacteria ... not prolong the life of latex paint.

when i go there tonite i will break that wall down and see if there is skeloton remains of someone there.. cuz it looks like a kid was plastered there... freaky..

You are indeed a brave soul to embark down those darkended coradors

looking at those walls...i'm glad i stay off some of the upper floors...another thing in some of the rooms if you look up at the ceiling you see the same thing...sometimes you dont have to look up since the ceiling is already on the floor

I really like this picture.
the paint lookes almost puffy in some places like the walls became bloated at one point and stretched and cracked it and then they fell back to their original size and the paint stayed at that size

also, the darkness of that door just looks so ominous!
it reminds me of how black our basement was and why I was so scared of it as a kid.

hey Motts, where exactly was this pic taken? i want to see what's in that room if i haven't already.

Something about this corridor seems so closed-in and claustrophobic. Maybe it's the way in which the paint is peeling, or perhaps the hallway is just really narrow. Also, the doorways seem to be very tall, and it could just be an optical illusion.

the labrynth........

This looks like it might've been in Whitman building, the oldest building on campus.

What a great shot. I'll never again look at an exit sign in quite the same way...

Asbestos, anyone?

Exit from there < Entrance to hell?

EXIT LIGHT, ENTER NIGHT, TEAK MY HAND WERE OFF TO NEVER NEVER LAND!!!!!! ( Metallica Black Album)

yea i dont know y but this reminded me of that song

I love this shot

All that lead paint.......