3,698 Comments Posted by Motts

The property was up for auction, or recently purchased at the time, so it wasn't necessarily left to ruin. I believe the Kirkbride building was minimally maintained by the town, state, or a local organization after the hospital closed. Evidence can be seen in a fairly new gutter system and flashing on the roof.

Ah, I made assumptions based on its location; thanks for the correction Mr.Peerless!

Thanks Norway, looks pretty cool!

No I'm not sure when the fire(s) occurred, one may need to dig into the local news archive to find out.

Pretty much everything jumbled in a massive , burned out pile; test results, patient records, financial records, etc. etc.

Yeah I think the board that's on top of the bed was the "wall" that separated the two rooms behind the bed. Must not have been very sound proof!

Yeah sounds incredible! Warm morgues cannot be a good thing.

I'm sure I looked in, but I don't recall what was beyond. It probably wasn't a great view...

Yup it's a metal shelving unit.

I'm not sure what that apparatus is, but yes it could be for filling oil into a reservoir or something of the sorts.

I would imagine that you need to officially stay behind the new fence they put up around the structure. You might be able to contact someone over there and get closer access, who knows.

Nicole, yes these locations are generally unsafe, since they aren't maintained anymore. A massive portion of this particular machine has fallen due to snapped cables; anyone under it would have been crushed under tons of steel.

A few folks have died while exploring an old building or drain. I've had a brush with death at one or two places myself.

Sorry, I do not.

Ah there was a bug that affected Chrome browsers, it should be fixed, thanks for the heads up!

Yup I've been to Union Terminal, very cool place. Loved the control tower where the museum is.