3,698 Comments Posted by Motts

Because it fell under the general category of "flaming"
http://en.wikipedia.or...i/Flaming_(Internet)

Yup!

No I don't think there was any glass at the desk, I can't imagine a good reason for it at this facility.

Yes.

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I only write my trips down when I'm hitting a whole bunch of places up in the span of a few days, as it gets really hard to remember what happened. I should write all my trips down but I just can't find the time, so I try to remember when I post the gallery a few years later. Sometimes I remember many details, other times it's a total haze.

Charity - thanks, I've only been to L.A. once as of now (4/2010), but I hope to visit more places out West in the future. It's tough to justify a trip there rather than somewhere else, as the places I'd like to see are so far apart (lots of driving and $).

I have been down in the South a few times though, and documented a fair amount of New Orleans post-Katrina. Also had a blast seeing parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas. Still working on trying to get these photos posted of course :-)

Debbie, thanks, I try to think of something about each trip that stood out in my mind, and that usually becomes the title of the gallery.

They built tanks and huge hydraulic presses here, check out the location page for some photos to get a sense of the scale!

I have no clue, the place was pretty stripped out to tell much of anything.

I'm pretty sure the windows faced the outside, as the stairwell was located along the back and center of this rectangular part of the building.

I believe these special "toilets" are used to wash out bedpans and other soiled objects. A device molded to specifically wash bedpans is in the foreground as well.

In addition to Rachel's comment, this building housed people with developmental disabilities, which includes many children and even infants. Cribs can prevent rolling out of bed accidentally.

The crib could have also served as a prop in teaching older patients about child care and home life outside the hospital.

The building behind the trees is part of a commercial park, which might be part of the Southpointe complex (a mixed use development).