3,698 Comments Posted by Motts

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Wow, I didn't know about the light bulbs, that's pretty amazing! Thank you for posting your memories.
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Sorry for the confusion - this "ephemera" section is just a place for random photos or updates that don't really fit into the abandoned location format. Calvary Cemetery is definitely NOT abandoned; in fact I believe people are still being interred in the newer sections.
Ephemera: Cemetery Safari: The Calvary Metropolis
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I believe it's a wire housing for a construction drop light.
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Yes it seemed to have caught fire in 2001, but I haven't read of a possible cause. By that year, the power was most likely disconnected, so yeah, I presume lighting or arson. I'm more inclined to believe the latter - the rehabilitation of this building seemed to be a major hurdle for developers since this desirable property went on the market.
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It's a metal sign, but the letters seem to have disintegrated with age...
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Nice find, yup that's the door. Scrubbing through I could also identify the ceiling light fixtures in the dining room and the graffiti-covered staff residences - neat!
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Nope, John's been exploring these kinds of places before I was born!
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Yup - the elevator shaft is located on the left side of the tower, and the two topmost windows are for the machinery room.
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It is certainly a lovely campus, atop that hill. I think the problem might be more closer to there finding a developer with the motivation and money to rehab the place, rather than an asbestos issue. Take a look at Western State Hospital just down the road - dozens of buildings, tunnels, and much much more asbestos than DeJarnette's two structures, and yet they're being renovated...
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Thanks KatEyes. It's interesting to see how things left behind in these places can be interpreted in the context of their surroundings. Without knowing this was a quote from a comedian, I certainly wondered what the story was behind this!
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I'd guess that the room number changed, and it was easier than painting over the old number...
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Thank you for the correction!
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Good eye! Yup it's a QWERTZ keyboard layout, optimized for common letters and letter combinations used in German.
https://en.wikipedia.o...rman_keyboard_layout
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The morgue is in the medical building, which has a rounded driveway out front, a dental office, and x-ray rooms. Photo of the side here: http://opacity.us/image2815_passing_storm.htm

The cooler may have been scrapped; I heard this place was hit pretty hard a few years ago.
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I'm sorry to hear that. I think most people think the architecture is great... without having personal experience living or working in these places, the darker side of an institution can be overlooked, or simply not even known about if no one speaks up. Thank you for sharing and bringing your experience to light.