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Stripes

Stripes

Most of the staircases in this facility were remarkable in shape, either twisting at odd angles or curved in some fashion.
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I'm on the first step....now I'm on the second step.....NOW I GOT YOU!!!!
Vastarien
Mon 06-29-2009
That is so odd. Really interesting stairs for sure.
Kilt7
Mon 06-29-2009
Cool stairs. You can still see the patterns on the floor too.
TootUncommon
Tue 06-30-2009
From what I have seen so far, this building would be one heck of a place to restore. Hard to think someone would let such a place go...
ion_2004
Tue 06-30-2009
God I can't say enough about this shot, the shadow play on the staircase is sooo beautiful.
Jude
Tue 06-30-2009
LOVE that! How odd! I have to agree, that this place should be restored! It looks like it wouldn't take much.
Tony C.
Tue 06-30-2009
Such a waste!
Charlie
Tue 06-30-2009
w0w what a great shot!! shadows playing on the floor! what a nice place for horror flicks..haha
maw
Tue 06-30-2009
Jeez! Its another one of those shots that i have totally experienced before in my childhood, but its only a distant memory. you have captured something really special Motts, really.
JAVA
Wed 07-01-2009
I agree, this place should be restored
jackieb
Wed 07-01-2009
This is quite an oddly angled staircase. All the more beautiful with the railing shadows.
I'm With Kilt7
Wed 07-01-2009
probably sucked trying to get furniture up those stairs.
Joe
Wed 07-01-2009
very cool with the shade and light, playing on the stairs, looks very mysterious!
rtotten
Wed 07-01-2009
That IS a rather bizarre set of stairs. Wonder why the floor it leads to is only "half-high". Then again, I've seen houses built on the sides of slopes or steep hills that have stairs like that because there's no other way to do it. Hmmm. I like the change from the ordinary, though. Sort of reminds me of the "stairway to the window" shot in the wierd pink bathroom in another gallery....(?).
nvusofmotts
Thu 07-02-2009
Oh!!! Just looked again. Are the stairs ANGLED, or is it just shaddow????? If so, that just upped the "coolness factor" of this :-).
nvusofmotts
Thu 07-02-2009
Is it possible that this place was built to be a bit on the whimsical side, due to the fact that its original intended use was as an orphanage? I mean, from what I know of historical orphanages in the early 1900s, they weren't exactly built to be places of merriment and gaiety, but then again maybe this one tried to be an exception. Perhaps the architects wanted to instill a lighter feel to it, for the sake of the children? Just a thought... probably way off base, but hey. You never know.
Rekrats
Fri 07-03-2009
That is really an interesting bit of designing to angle the stairs to start out one way and within such a short space change 90 degrees. I am assuming the hallway it leads to was not very wide, and to have the steps go directly up may have caused a traffic jam of some sort. But yes, it seems it would make it rather difficult to get a piece of furniture up or down those steps.
Lynne
Fri 07-03-2009
I would LOVE to restore a place like this and call it home!
Amanda
Sat 07-04-2009
This is poetry captured on film....(yah, I know its digital but still...)

This is as close to perfect as any of other photos I've seen....ever.
Caro
Wed 07-08-2009
I love this shot!! Great lines and movement. Caro, I agree
Amelia
Sat 07-11-2009
Great shot, looks like a still from an old film noir.
MarissaBee
Fri 09-04-2009
The lighting in this is sooo stunning - ever since i discovered this site i have been impressed, amazed and inspired by the photos here - wonderful motts keep up the good work
Andrea_UK
Mon 01-25-2010
Chiaroscuro. :)
A-Rod
Wed 04-28-2010
Stunning workmanship. Beautiful use of light.
Larry
Sat 11-20-2010

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