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Despite appearances, this hall was extremely dark; it was lit only by the holes in the ceiling and sunlight creeping in underneath the boarded windows.
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It always surprises me how fast buildings decay when abandoned. It's almost like they "give up" out of loneliness . . .
Spad
Wed 09-08-2010
Sleeping ghosts .
A D Nilsen
Wed 09-08-2010
Again, the elusive ballerina floats across the stage but briefly, then disappears into the moonlit sky...
MARIE, CMT
Wed 09-08-2010
ghostly nothern star in the natvaty play.

motts may i ask a was this also the main hallwhere thay had assemblys and if so how many pople could be seated
granty pops
Wed 09-08-2010
i loe how the ceiling in falling down and u can see te skeleton of it
nick
Wed 09-08-2010
And Motts said " Let there be light " and it was so?
Ferdy
Wed 09-08-2010
That's AMAZING... I just love how deteriorated everything is...
redinkreign
Thu 09-09-2010
It amazes me how you can capture such brilliant photographs with hardly any light. The sign of a true master!
eldokid@aol.com
Fri 09-10-2010
Spad. I like what you wrote. I thought the same thing.
Fla. Gator
Wed 09-22-2010
"Alright class, today we will be learning about the rate of decay on different abandoned building around the world". man, if that was my class, i would pay so much more attention
Merc24
Fri 10-01-2010
Me too, Merc24!
ilovehorseyrides
Sun 10-03-2010
It's been said that when a building, any building, becomes devoid of people, it dies. No mater how much money you throw at it in the attempt to preserve it, they simply die & decay. This is a particularly sad case because of the beauty and workmanship seen here.
Larry D
Wed 12-01-2010
I remember in 1965, the Prep School sailors put on the play Stalag 17. Iit was very dark - perfect for the play.
Derek Snyder, LT , USNR
Wed 12-08-2010
What a beautiful room.

I believe buildings DO "die" once they are devoid of human life. It is almost like they "live" for the human element within them and when that is gone, they have nothing more to "live" for.
MamaToFiveInPA
Mon 12-13-2010
So cool! The way the light is coming in is just amazing...and the room is beautiful as well!
Kathy W.
Sat 01-08-2011
In 1952-53, there were still organ pipes on both side of the stage (and maybe more), but I never saw or heard a pipe organ in use when I was there. In that time, Tome Memorial was used for the US Navy as their Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS).
Edward Susterich
Mon 02-07-2011

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