3,698 Comments Posted by Motts

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It's been a while since this photo (7 years... wow) - I'd guess it was around four feet in diameter.
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You guys have some good eyes! Yes that's a fellow explorer in the shadows of the doorway :-)
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Thanks - while there are many places high on my personal list, it's just about impossible to pick a favorite!
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Yeah it was completely stripped of anything.
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Yeah I think they were storage cabinets.
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The doors were solid wood in this area of the hospital
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Unfortunately no, I was moving pretty fast to catch the place before the sun set.
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The central "attic" that sits directly underneath the towers mostly consists of a large, ornamental space, similar to a ballroom, chapel, or theater (sans stage). Definitely could have been a medical library.

Yup the towers are "hollow" - a unfinished spaces with ladders that lead to multiple landings which ascend to the tops. Looks like something one would find in a church steeple, but of more substantial construction (stone arches, large beams).

Thanks!!
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Cool, love stories like those!
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There was a graveyard nearby but I don't believe patients were buried there; it looked like any other public graveyard. Not sure where patients went after they passed away at this location.
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The metal bars, control station, pipes, fixtures, valves etc. are probably all missing because they were sent to the scrap yard for cash. The tub is a pretty standard style used in many hospitals for continuous baths.

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I'd guess at 2 tubs, maybe 2 sinks outside the door (can be seen here: http://www.opacity.us/image8902_iron_pile.htm ), and a hose or shower fixture.
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No I do not wear a hard hat, I've never had an issue with stuff falling down on me. It's me falling through a floor that is often problematic.
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I believe the owners are pretty diligent and serious. I'd guess that he was found and relocated when the property started being rehabilitated.
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It was on the top floor, so I'd guess at water damage or a stressed building foundation.