15 Comments Posted by MicaAndMercury

Welcome to Wonderland.

Exceptionally Exceptional.

Feed Me Seymour!! Feed ME!!

Why thanks so much Motts and Mica for the illuminating and enlightening (and sanitizing ;P ) thoughts and musings ~

I am so glad to hear that there is a large ornamental space below - the central attic. That would be something to see.

Perhaps, as they buildings are H.H. Richardson's, that is an American Architectural Landmark, they will be mostly restored, or preserved (in arrested decay) in opposition to the general modus operandi of developer's with their re-muddling spaces into a homogeneous 21st interpretation -

(i.e. Danver's Central Administration Building).

Perhaps, I will have the privilege go up in that attic one day, when I am back in New England.

I spent many a cold february evening/early morning dreaming under the great porch of Trinity Church on Copley Square, during the short time I lived in Boston.

An extraordinary experience I treasure more than gold bullion.

I am building an architectural career, and I intend to use many of motts images for inspiration for spaces that will remain contemporaneous forever - much like Mr. Richardson's and Dr. Kirkbride's work -

(don't worry, only appropriation, never direct infringement of intellectual property) -

I am visiting here again tonight, as I am a sculptor, and I am considering building a small room - kind of like an isolation cell on large castors for my next project ~

and am looking to these pictures as to how that space might develop ~

I do look forward to building my own castle one day!

Thank you for keeping the inspiration flowing!

Peace along The Way,

Gratefully Yours,
MercuricMica

"Why should we be in such desperate haste to succeed and in such desperate enterprises? If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.

Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. It is not important that he should mature as soon as an apple tree or an oak. Shall he turn his spring into summer?

If the condition of things which we were made for is not yet, what were any reality which we can substitute? We will not be shipwrecked on a vain reality.

Shall we with pains erect a heaven of blue glass over ourselves, though when it is done we shall be sure to gaze still at the true ethereal heaven far above, as if the former were not?"

-Henry David Thoreau, Walden-

I am quite curious as to whether there was a utilitarian use to the towers, that is where they used as offices, rooms, etc - or were they merely installed as architectural, ornamental features - though, of course, that would be no less important -

Richardson's "Trinity Church" on Copley square In Boston has a big tower over the transcept as well -

From my understanding, often times these towers of old 19th century buildings were more ornamental/decorative features - unfinished attic spaces, as your other works and photographic adventures document -

but I love to imagine that there were offices in these, for the higher ups on the hospital administration, or even a lavish medical library, or perhaps a medical specimen museum even! -

Lovely photographs as par usual, I have probably spent 500 million hours looking @ your work over the past ten years. Time and time again I come back to your aethernet gallery. I am going on 27 now (in two months), and I have poured over your work I believe since I was 16, if not before -

All-The-Best.
MIca+Mercury

"Suddenly a light went on in my head, and I found my brain was clean!"

(only a few years behind, but there it is ;)

It is amazing to me how you find these things. How very fortunate you are to find and explore such places.

Thanks Guys...Finally I can sleep at night, rest in peace...perhaps.

*B-B-B-B-BILLY BOY!!!*

Ferns Are So Cute! it might be a type of maiden hair fern (I know that this is pretty vague), but it reminds me of maiden hair ferns I've seen for sale in nurseries

Pure Genius!

I know it is an inside story, but what's this with the soap dispenser? I have been looking on this site for years, and still haven't figured out what the deal is with that :-) Could someone please enlighten me?

I agree with Melissa, I think that is the argument here...Sure, these buildings will be torn down and probably a lot of things will be put into the dumpster...but in the meantime it makes a place a lot less interesting the more things that are taken...because it ruins the "just like everyone up and left feeling..." that we all so enjoy here...And also great photographs for people like Motts to Take...
I have struggled with this dilemma myself, when I have explored abandoned buildings...especially since I am an artist...and I often see things that I would love to use in my projects...I lean to the side of not taking things...but often when I come back...the thing that I didn't take was taken or otherwise destroyed by someone else...
But there certainly is a difference between taking things "just for the hell of it..." As many people do and brag about it...(as some sort of macho power trip) and taking something for to reuse...or salvage...although I don't condone either...I don't think that there is any cut and dried answer here...(and there often isn't)
I think the question is: Would we like to continue to be able to explore these places and see them for what they were and are, or would we rather take things in the idea of recycling, or senseless destruction, ego building???
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Often, I find that people take or break things just to brag to their friends to say that they did it...not that i am saying anyone here is doing that, but I got some pretty heated emails when I commented on some videos of people blowing up Byberry with sticks of dynamite...and some kid throwing slate roof tiles off of Danvers...somehow I came out to be wrong for voicing my opinion, and they didn't understand why I would question them on their right to destroy old buildings...
Needless to say, I was very angry, because many of these buildings are being torn down, vandalized, or are increasingly hard to get into...At least those angry people live on the East Coast and can visit those places anytime they liked...and maybe took them for granted...while I am on the opposite of the country...and have to suffice with seeing pictures of what is now gone...
I wish that I was born a generation before, because then I would have had the privelege of visiting Danvers, Byberry, or other places that I really wanted to, and now I never will...
It makes me sad really...

It always warms my heart to look at this site...the amazing pictures...the Amazing places!!! Places that I will never be fortunate enough to see...being born a generation too late...This Truly is like no other Urban Exploration sites I've seen...Top Notch...and God Bless You that you are preserving these buildings for people to see always...if only in fixer and print paper...