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Another oddity that leaves one with many questions: What was on the rack? Why did it need an extravagant rug? Why was it left behind?
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Well, all I can say is that I certainly wouldn't mind having that rug in my house.
CoyoteSolar
Mon 10-19-2009
That is, indeed, a beautiful rug.
Twug
Mon 10-19-2009
Neat rug and why the lights?
Ferdy
Mon 10-19-2009
For a second, I thought that was an extremely claustrophobic bunk bed. :'D
think-purple
Mon 10-19-2009
mmmm. it is a nice rug...but WHY? has to be asked on many levels, especially the lights...so it would be used after dark...and people would be walking near it hence the rug...*scratches chin*
serenityjane
Tue 10-20-2009
could be a former weed plantation
bas
Tue 10-20-2009
Bloody hell, that looks like a Wilton...! (And having tried - and failed - to remove one from a house myself, I can tell you that they're incredibly heavy and awkward to shift.)
Kez
Tue 10-20-2009
I'm wondering if they might be UV tubes, making this a sort of photo-therapy device. Such treatments are used for psoriasis.
Can't explain the rug though...
Bill Door
Tue 10-20-2009
somebody was growing something there , and i think you could smoke it...
nick
Tue 10-20-2009
I was thinking bunks too. Looks like bunks from a ship...but the lights kind of cast some doubt on that.
pumpkinprincess1979
Tue 10-20-2009
I have doubts the rug's been there since the place closed, surely it'd be more decayed as well as moths and rats would of had a go at it
Matt
Wed 10-21-2009
so u are saying after the place closed somebody picked all that up and put a rug underneath it ... i would have to say ur wromg on that one matt
nick
Wed 10-21-2009
Now THAT is juxtapositional.
Redinkreign
Wed 10-21-2009
That rug really ties the room together.
Schmedeman
Thu 10-22-2009
maybe it's a magic carpet and someone put the shelves on it to stop it flying away! HA!
sneaky-sweep
Thu 10-22-2009
sneaky-sweep, you've come up with the best idea thus far!! LOL
pumpkinprincess1979
Fri 10-23-2009
sneaky-sweep, you've come up with the best idea thus far!! LOL
pumpkinprincess1979
Fri 10-23-2009
why would they leave that rug. it must be worth a small fortune to someone.
binabinaaa
Fri 10-23-2009
I know plant racks look like that..maybe since they were a city unto themselves for awhile, they used it for a greenhouse. I am thinking the rug was original to the room and the rack was stored there later.
pegasus64
Sat 10-24-2009
It is strange to see that rug there. I wonder how old it is and why its there
jackieb
Sun 10-25-2009
Archie wiped his hands on his pants and gave the heavy rack one last heave. It settled into place with a reluctant thunk, echoing the faint pounding from below. The thick Persian rug had been his mother's favorite; having been bought to silence her demands, it now silenced her screams of anguish as the rats below did their work.
Vastarien
Sun 10-25-2009
old body racks
asylum boi
Tue 10-27-2009
so high because lack of room
asylum boi
Tue 10-27-2009
Yeah, I was thinking it was for plants with the lights underneath it. Not sure about the rug though. Seems like an odd place for a nice rug....just some thoughts.....
blue lamp
Thu 10-29-2009
Lol, what were they growing? Seriously, what a beautiful rug! I am wondering if those are tight bunk beds (EEEK! I am SO claustrophobic!!!).
Kathy W.
Sat 10-31-2009
I sure hope they are not bunk beds, I dont think I could sleep on those
jackieb
Sun 11-01-2009
I don't think they're photo-therapy beds, they don't look stable enough to support three layers of people. Odd about those lights, though... exactly what WOULD that have been for? I don't see any electrical cords coming from them, either... so how did they even get power? Weeeeird.
Rekrats
Tue 11-03-2009
The rug is a sad symbol. It makes me think that someone cared enough at one time that they took the time out to purchase and lay a really nice rug down in a sad environment
Pandora
Tue 11-10-2009
the rug look almost new
swamp thing
Sat 11-21-2009
Body racks?
On the edge
Wed 11-25-2009
i really kinda want that rug....
Chelsea
Sun 11-29-2009
Mabey the rack used to house a hydroponics setup....I know thats what Mine looks like about the right spacing between the lights and the would be pots
hmm......
bwpatton1
Mon 12-07-2009
I agree with the plant set up, most likely, would be African Violets, which are very hard to grow, and need special lighting. As for the rug, i bet the moisture from these old cement floors caused the backing to rot and stick like glue to the floor. So they couldnt get the rug up without damaging it, so they choose to leave it.
LucieLou
Mon 12-07-2009
Better yet why is it sitting in the middle of the floor? It make u also wonder how big the room is and how many row of these I am assuming shelfs are in one room. And the colors of the rug is still very vibrate. Very little fading. I wonder how long it has been sitting there. I love a photo that can make u think!!
AngelwithAttitude
Fri 12-11-2009
i would say they were growing plants of some type
echosofpast
Fri 12-18-2009
I don't know much about this stuff, but why would such an elaborate rug be under a plant rack? Could the lighting and rack possibly have been used to treat infants who were sick? Perhaps the lights were used to keep them warm in incubation baskets? I'm sure i'm waaaay off, but it was just a thought.
KittyKat
Tue 01-19-2010
nice rug
pat
Fri 02-19-2010
I'd like to shake that rug and watch all the dust come out of it!
Jenna
Mon 05-03-2010
This made my mouth drop open, the colours of the rug is so vibrant it looks new, and to leave it behind at the value behind is crazy. But great find!
VanessaF.
Sun 04-10-2011
It would be could if you could send this photo to someone who used to work here and ask just WTH is up with this. But I guess, just like exactly how many licks it takes to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a Tootsie Pop, the world may never know......
potbellynine
Mon 04-11-2011

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