180 Comments Posted by AvalonSeeker

Probably just an accidental area of wear and tear, I'm sure this chair had cushions on it when used for actual seating.

The radiators in my house look like these, just not as long.

I, too, am addicted, I wish I had known about this site earlier. When I describe this to others, I first tell them that Mr. Motts is truly an artist. The site certainly appeals to me as I have always looked at places (homes, schools, hospitals) and wondered what was happening there, and how people lived their lives.

The windows and woodwork are just beautiful, they would distract me from looking outside! But I have a question for anyone who is a contractor, or just might know...why do they put radiators right in front of windows?

Indeed, they are what we always called the whirlpool tubs in the LTC facility where I worked, a lot of the patients loved bath days because it was comfy and relaxing. If you've seen any of the home model "step in" tubs that are being advertised (there's a door to just step in then sit and fill the tub) they sort of resemble these only without the need for the hydraulic lift. Okay, I'll stop now.

The windows are cool! Gotta love the marble, must've either been thin so mounting on the wall was easy, or the place would be very heavy on the flooring.

It's a gyne table, or a standard exam table that could double as a gyne table. I think there's one wery similar in my doctor's old office.

Gods, what beautiful architecture....stuff meant to last!

The dirt fill in is interesting, some archaelogist of the future will be excavating the same dirt and labeling this site as important, too bad our wasteful society can't think of anything better to do with it.

Has no one here worked in a hospital or been around in the 70's or even after? Cribs like these with covers over the top have been used in children's/pediatric wards for years. It's a safety issue, if no one is with the baby/toddler all the time, the tops of the cribs and the sides are secured so the child doesn't fall or climb out. I remember as a student if we left one of the tops open, we were in big doodoo. It's not a cage, it's a crib. Haven't any of you with children EVER had your kiddo in a "pack'n'play" or playpen? If not, check with your parents, cos you probably were.

Once many years ago, when I was married and we were looking at houses to buy, we happened upon a gem which had "servent's stairwell" like this, it looks QUITE like this one, actually. It was off the kitchen, thru a dorr that was made to blend into the cupboards. We didn't buy the house tho, the location was not good, but this stairwell brought back the memory of looking at it!

Wow, the fire escapes on the left sure do look confusing...maybe they are slightly deteriorated or it's just the angle of this shot. Lovelovelove the pics by the way, I've given the site address to about 20 people, now we want you to come and shoot our hospital's old 6th floor surgery area and the old nurses residence before it's completely remodeled!

The wound care department in the hospital where I work doesn't use maggots, but I've seen many articles and a few documentary-type shows that show the progress this treatment makes. I know of a few patients that have come into the ER with open wounds that have had maggots in them-apparently you realy don't feel itching at the site, usually these types of wounds are far too deep for superficial type of sensation.

That's one big toilet seat, unless it's just the perspective of the shot. Maybe it had another type of seat that fit over it.

Lynne's right, it's the framework from a patient lift, we call them Hoyer lifts.