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To me the lack of windows seems symbolic and marks the difference between a living building and the corpse which this one appears from a distance. It's as though her soul has fled; she has given up all her secrets and now merely awaits the final indignity with eyes that no longer see...
rich_edwards79
Fri 11-04-2005
Rch, I couldn't have put it better... "eyses that no longer see"... I was looking at the empty window shots, and thought about how empty the eyes were, but the words didn't come up.
Tony C.
Fri 11-04-2005
Rich, powerful words, and well said
awyper
Fri 11-04-2005
Very well said.
The stone work on the windows is unbelievable.
Truckie
Sat 11-05-2005
*NODS HEAD TO ALL*
JAVA
Sat 11-05-2005
NICE, RICH.
Martymizuno
Sat 11-05-2005
Think about it. You're leaning out of a window to take a picture of a window.
Ron
Sat 11-05-2005
Ron, you think of the most off-the-wall stuff. You fit right in around here.
Twug
Sat 11-05-2005
Rich that was beautifully put. Well done, son!
Jude
Sun 11-06-2005
Beautiful details. Such a waste to tear it down. One more reason to boycott Walmart.
Neefer
Sun 11-06-2005
Thanks all. I was feeling particularly poetic the other night, happens occasionally ;-). And Neefer, do you *really* need another reason to boycott Wal-Mart?
rich_edwards79
Sun 11-06-2005
every one needs another reason to boycott wal mart
Powdered Toast Man
Mon 01-02-2006
i really dont like how they're going to tear this down. too bad i dont have more money than walmart.
Dana
Sun 02-19-2006
The kirkbride is gone...demolition completed last month.
weasel
Sun 02-19-2006
Damn...that sucks
Dana
Mon 02-20-2006
that is realy pretty brick and arkitexture but i wouldnt want to live there or vist maybe during the day but not at night!
love him to death
Tue 10-31-2006
Then we've got some pretty good news for you . . .
Lynne
Tue 10-31-2006
arkitexture ??? wtf?
Transcendental Medication
Tue 01-30-2007
Wordology!

Arkitexture. I like that, it's all style.
Felyne
Wed 01-31-2007
Eyes that shall look upon the world no more. Blinded foever, never to see the light of day again.
Nevermore
Tue 06-05-2007
Maybe those windows still had glass, that is until the fire. Look at the charring on the wall around the window.
Michael Zerishnek
Sat 08-23-2008
I remember being able to look out with the warden as he kindly pointed out to me the building called Western penitentiary, which sat in the middle of the River about 15 miles away. I was warned that that was where I was headed if I didn't stop smoking pot....Well, I did finally quit, about 15 years after my release....lol I was 17 when I was there, and no one was forcing me to do anything I didn't want to do, at least that was my attitude.....lol
Johnny Alias
Fri 10-29-2010

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