Rusting Pediment

Motts,

How much of the buildings were left? I live close to NSH and last time I was up there, a large portion of one building was knocked down and there were bulldozers everywhere. Is the majority of the hospital still there? I thought maybe the part I was seeing that was demolished was where the portico fell down a while back.

I heard that the construction has been stopped because of difficulty locating the unmarked gravees. Not sure how much truth there is to that.

Thanks for the info. I wish that something could be done to save it. It's a beautiful building. Many people in my area think it should be demolished because it points out that we housed the mentally ill in poor conditions. I'm actually going to school as a history major to (hopefully) later become an activist to preserve historic buildings. They're disappearing right and left. Right now in my town, they are building a new jail and the old one will just be knocked down despite how old and beautiful it is. The Community Development group offered to restore this beautiful old bank building in my town and because they didn't get it done and it's been lingering the project is about to be shut down. The building will either be torn down or renovated into a restaurant or something like that.

Your site makes me even more sure of what I want to do for a living. The buildings are important to our history. Once they're gone, they're gone. Your work is important.

Mariposa- (if you get this) I have a BA (curently working towards an MBA...one day) in Historic Preservation with a focus on architectural history, analysis, conservation and presevation. If you have any questions about getting into the field or courses you should take feel free to email me at ragdolledwahine@gmail.com. It's good to know there are others out there who want to and are willing to preserve these structures...

Ragdoll,

I will email you. On my way to class right now actually:)

how could some one live in a place like this specailly with todays living places and spaces

MOTTS----YOU HAVE TO OPEN YOUR OWN ART GALLERY!!!!!!!! PEOPLE WOULD PAY TO SEE THSES BEAUTIFUL PICTURES!!!! EVEN IF THEY'RE PUT IN A BOOK; I KNOW I WOULD BUY IT!

I agree Nancy, his photos should definitely be in a gallery, great photography here.

Unfortunately these places have a stigma to them. They are full of negative energy and people don't want to fix them up and live in them or use them because of the negative lingering energy from years and years of dispair and gloom.

Ooh, yes, Motts, a book! Please!!