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Shelter Zone

Shelter Zone

The pried open doors to an old bomb shelter; the passenger tunnel on the other side of this door was sealed off at both ends.

I proceeded with much caution, ready to anticipate the one remaining resident around any corner.
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Yay! New Phots from Mr. Motts!
mmmmm picture candy....
RacheyBachey
Sun 01-13-2008
What were the panels in the door made out of? they look almost like metal... the one panel on the left door looks like it was bent or something
Stacy
Sun 01-13-2008
More new photos!

Just when I needed new painting inspiration :->
Frida
Sun 01-13-2008
This place once held SEVEN. THOUSAND. PEOPLE.??? Wow!
Michele
Sun 01-13-2008
Wow, great to see more photo's!
jackieb
Sun 01-13-2008
is that a bar that is coming off of the door on the right?
Joe
Mon 01-14-2008
Sounds like you had quite a time there. Sitll it must have been a really good time.
Canada
Mon 01-14-2008
I'm liking the spike someone drove into the door
EMSMedic
Tue 01-15-2008
RacheyBachey--"Picture Candy"....I LIKE it..:-)
I might have to steal that one, and oh-so-slyly inject it into a conversation with my photographer friend...(cheesy, I know, but it IS a good one :-) ) You'll be immortalized ! ;-)
nvusofmotts
Tue 01-15-2008
happy happy joy joy! new pics! thanke motts! it does kinda look like someone tried to kill that door!
kaycebane
Wed 01-16-2008
Well, this really caught me by surprise.
Had to do a double - take while staring straight while noticing the date!
Guitorman
Wed 01-16-2008
Such a gripping into you have written, maintaining suspense is key! :-) The doors seem to hold a menacing feel, urging you to come forth.........
C-Note
Thu 01-17-2008
Very, very cool. Have you encountered many bomb shelters in the old hospitals...this is the first time i've ever heard of it!
Kristiara
Thu 01-17-2008
Yes, most hospitals built before the 1950's had bomb shelters built into the basements of many solid concrete buildings. They are usually denoted by the yellow and black, three-triangle radiation signs that read "Fallout Shelter." Often, there are stretchers, barrels full of water, medical supplies, toiletries, and "survival crackers" that have since expired in these shelters.

This sign was quite different from the norm, perhaps it precedes the Cold War era...
Motts
Thu 01-17-2008
Nice shot! Can't WAIt to finally get through this new set!
Tony C.
Thu 01-17-2008
Wow you're so brave!! Getting good shots while someone else was wandering around, I would've bailed! Nice work, I love these galleries !
Rome
Sat 01-19-2008
Motts....i just spent my entire workday looking at your site..AMAZING idea..thank you for this work, and by the way, you should check put the Holy Family Orphans Home, Marquette
drock819
Thu 01-24-2008
Motts is this your site?
Benz Boy 903
Fri 01-25-2008
woh! cant wait to see the new photos
silkster40z
Sun 01-27-2008
Um.. I'm having some problems with the site.. it's coming up "This site does not allow hotlinking" instead of pictures.. and everytime i go to a new pic, i get a yes or no box for security..
Buckykatt
Mon 01-28-2008
Me too Buckykatt, I'm having the same problems, maybe they are having trouble with the site today?
Van Gogo
Mon 01-28-2008
Hm, the server was under maintenance at about 10:00 PM EST which might have caused some problems for a few hours, but everything should be working ok now... if not please let me know which browser you are using. Thanks!
Motts
Tue 01-29-2008
I'm so glad to see new pictures. This opens a world to me. I live in the midwest.
Jeanette
Thu 01-31-2008
It's very interesting to read the comments under each photo. These photos can either bring back very real memories or rattle our imagination. To one person it's simply a photo of a door to a bomb shelter...to another it's a secret passageway for a patient on the run; to another it's a creepy looking door to be feared and approached with caution because we don't know what lurks behind it or what will become of us should we get too close...Very interesting. Love looking!!
Strangeaddiction
Thu 01-31-2008
Gimme shelter. Nice, I like it.
abandonedNH
Sat 02-02-2008
This is an excellent depiction of torn emotions that were felt during WWI..
AO
Wed 02-06-2008
wow .

very creepy making .
i love it .
great work Motts .
(:
apple
Sun 02-24-2008
I admire your courage... I would be so scared! :D
Aki
Wed 04-02-2008
Just another haunting from an old friend. Old JMac couldn't say anymore or less. Thank the lordy or whatever, we have the Mott's man.
Johnny Mac
Wed 04-16-2008
Hmmm......Shelter Zone. Shelter from what? One might wonder. Was that places by administration or the "Patients Union?"
Underground escape tunnel. Yeeahh.
Jack_
Fri 07-18-2008
"Gimme Shelter" Rolling Stones, yes?
Redmond_Wa.
Thu 08-21-2008
no se creo que es lugar esta embrujado esescalofriantey cada vee que se ve lafoto que da como cosa ahy algo hay!
carlaa
Sun 01-18-2009
Hmmm, none of the other MI's had shelters...or, they may have. I'm just rambleing here....excellent photo.
Person
Sat 05-02-2009

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