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Striped Floor

Striped Floor

Skylights were the few sources of available light in the building.
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If only those walls could talk.....
Long Island Irish
Wed 04-12-2006
Not sure what the colours of tile on the floor are, but the first thing that comes to mind is "rainbow floor".
Jude
Wed 04-12-2006
... they would say "Please don't tear us down! No more walmarts!" ;)
Dr Sketch
Thu 04-13-2006
The floor was a rainbow of browns... pretty fugly stuff!
Motts
Thu 04-13-2006
"Browns"???? Blech!
Jude
Fri 04-14-2006
A question of my own curiosity. Why did the Met. have angled corners and NoHo state had rounded corners? Anyone?
Johnny Mac
Fri 04-14-2006
haha, I was thinking rainbow floor too.
Alyssa
Sun 04-16-2006
Johnny Mac - I've seen rounded corners almost always in Kirkbride buildings, which are all pretty much pre-1900 era structures and were built with aesthetics and beauty in mind. Vaulted ceilings and rounded corners are more expensive to make, and I'm sure the state was pressed to build these places quickly and cheaply during the 20's and 30's to alleviate overcrowding.
Motts
Sun 04-16-2006
P.S. Looka! Whoaaa!!!! Pix of Danvers from the 1940s!
http://www.dijitalphot...rsstate/danvers1940/
Lynne
Sun 04-16-2006
Ethereal beauty, like the 'carnival' scene in Apocalypse Now. This is one of my favorites (thus far).
unrestrained
Tue 04-18-2006
Lynne!! As usual, thank you for great links!

Pa Backy, you GOTTA check out some of the old cars in there.....
Jude
Wed 04-19-2006
I studied the cars closely and those pics were taken in 1949 or 1950. There is one car that I need to photoshop the pic for positive ID.
Puddleboy
Wed 04-19-2006
this is deffently a intresting photo
from under your bed
Wed 05-03-2006
Does anyone else think that the photo in Lynne's Danvers link, with the older woman sitting alone at a desk labeled "Membership Enrollment" is hilarious?
Joe D.
Fri 05-05-2006
No.
Janice
Fri 05-05-2006
it would have been awesome if the floors were rainbow. ):
Allyver Sykes
Wed 03-11-2009
I wonder if people who live here now have ever seen these pictures...
Steve
Sun 06-27-2010
I wonder what those walls would have to say.
Ashley
Sat 11-06-2010
its funny, i keep looking for a "like" button lol
Colin
Thu 07-26-2012

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