3,698 Comments Posted by Motts

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The switches under the window were manufactured for the Simplex XL projector. Both have an "ON" light, and one has what looks like a dimmer knob.
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The majority of these buildings were extremely solid; lots of stone and concrete were used in construction.
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I think I have a photo of a skate in one of the return trips...
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I believe these are vents used in forced air heating / ventilation. Many rooms have openings near the top and bottom of the wall to facilitate ventilation using air pressure instead of fans and blowers. I've seen these in many old hospital buildings, but not positive that I have the correct explanation...
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There was so much to see both in the huge campus and all that was crammed into these basement rooms, not leaving much time for anything else.
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Yes, looking up at the boiler.
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Yup, old heating pipes ran along the walls, and the mattresses were stuffed with horsehair.
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They probably are dentist chairs, not sure why hair cutting came first to my mind...
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Some basement rooms looked to have been used for storage and even for showers; the chicken wire could have been used to create a wall or partition cheaply and easily.
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Yep, the whole floor here was covered in standing water.
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If you doubt the authenticity of the histories on the site, research the ones in question and compare those versions with the one on opacity; I can assure that there are no fake or made-up histories. I cannot keep track of the most up-to-date status on all the locations but I do try.
Ephemera: Dead Rollers
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I don't think one can call it lying when the pseudonym has an asterisk and a note explaining it, and all the histories are quite real. In fact, if you actually put a slight amount of effort into research, you can find just about all those places on Opacity pretty easily.

But I wouldn't expect as much from someone who has the time to post silly comments instead of reading the text in the book he/she is asking about.
Ephemera: Dead Rollers
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Thanks Mary!

I think it's a little known fact that quite a number of institutions in the USA participated in the eugenics movement, even after the war (as late as the 1970s). For those looking for more information, an interesting site which includes background research and statistics on compulsory sterilization by state can be found here: http://www.uvm.edu/~lkaelber/eugenics/
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Neither, actually.
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I don't disbelieve it; I just haven't found any supporting evidence personally yet.