Loom

this was therapy for patients

ugh why must something like this go to waste? I really could've used that. see I craft all sorts of Native American things, and this loom would've been perfect for ponchos and handbags and the like. nowadays I have no idea where I could find such a loom, as well as the cost of it! if I had just one thing I could've retrieved before this place was abandoned (I mean they really should've put some of this stuff up for grabs if they were just gonna leave it to rot), I think I would've taken one of these looms.

I just realized how stupid that sounded... I was 6 years old when KPPC closed XD
even so, I wish I could have a loom like that. of course not that exact old decreipt crap-covered one, but one like it. even so, it may sound cheap, but I doubt I'm the only one who wishes they could've have some of this expensive/interesting stuff before it rotted... its a shame. it may tell us something now about the people who once dwelled in certain places, but the developers planning to tear down various places could usually care less about the "junk" that lies inside. I know KPPC isn't coming down anytime soon, but I was speaking of places in general... ah, you get what I mean, lol.

I agree with JR's comments (god I'd love a loom, a have a friend who weaves the most beautiful scarves himself) but I also think it's worth noting that it's the stuff they left behind that makes these places interesting - if all these places were totally empty and stark inside (aside from the peeling paint) it wouldn't be nearly as interesting to explore through them, or to spend all the hours we do looking at these photos :p The stuff left behind gives us a glimpse at what these places were like during their operation. Literally a snapshot of history itself.

They should put this in a museum, well first they should make a memorial museum for the people who have died there, but i wouldnt want to wear clothing out of that yarn!!

In the old days (turn of the last century),workers sometimes purchased the loom at the plant where they worked.
Of course,though,they often left it there.

My looms are nowhere near the quality I would like. These must be wonderful.

what an incredible, and well composed image of a loom

I don't see any scat.