29 Comments Posted by Ravenna752

Nice remark Mica. Great sense of humor.

How about the line that says Federal Old age Benefit which I'll wager became Social Security.

Bottom line of this one was the arson. I really like the arch above the front door.

So many things that could have been auctioned off. And now just burned up. What a waste.

If they are choir gowns they are better made than the cheapies used for graduation. And pretty pricy. Such a waste this whole building demonstrates.

Probably had a cracked sound board before the fire got to it. Upright grand pianos do not like severe temperature changes or moisture.

Mica, in the days when this psychiatric hospital was in use about the only problem that the care helped was stress. The more serious disorders were years away from having any real treatment. And now most of it is better living through chemistry. Sad to think that the only treatment some of the mental patients received was being locked up away from everyone they knew and left there for many, many years. The only hope being that the patient would spontaneously heal. Society and Medicine had no better solution.

In my 36+ years of working as an RN I never saw one of these. Even when I worked in the ER the restraint of last resort was full leathers. Basically leather cuffs around the wrists and ankles that then were fixed to the cart. The only way to apply these is to have a large group of people restraining the patient. Usually one for each extremity, the head, and the upper legs. Now the rules on using restraints are designed to not allow medical staff to apply them. Chemical restraint is more popular now, but not used as much as in the past. I saw a guy that was restrained with leathers to an ER cart almost flip the cart over with his manic movements. Also saw a guy try to choke the Doc with the phone cord. ER medicine is a whole different world. Posey also makes a restraint that is sleeveless and secures in the back and has straps that can be tied to the bed frame. We used these a lot in the "old" days. Haven't seen those in years.

And the financial damage to the city would have put Six Flags out of business anyway. Hard to pay amusement park admission when your home is no longer there.

In Ohio there is an amusement park in side of a former military tank factory. The ferris wheel extends out of the top of the building. The view is amazing especially is you get stopped up there. For any one curious it is the IX Center near the Cleveland airport.

Great info Iceberg

Love the rust on the filing cabinets

I'd love some of that second story iron fencing. Always looks so cool in the French Quarter. Some of this stuff has to be salvagable. Those panels on the swing ride were in perfect condition. A Mardi Gras float could use them.
I've seen other pictures of this amusement park on the internet, but Mr Motts you always do the best job. I haven't seen it until I've seen it through your eyes. Thanks

Not a bad attempt at the Mucha "Painting" A lot of the details match. And check out the floral trim to the right on the narrow wall. Very cool. Too bad they are on walls.

The hospital buildings that I have worked in always have trouble keeping the standard square corners on walls undamaged. To many carts and beds pushed into them. The maintenance department started putting plastic guards over the most frequently damaged corners. A little bit wider hall way would have been better for the walls and corners. But it is all about revenue production.