1,795 Comments Posted by Tootuncommon

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No scavengers and no graffiti....pleasant change!
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Is it odd that all of this was left behind? If they built a new breaker, couldn't they have used this stuff in the new one? Or was it outdated by then. Some really neat stuff left behind here.
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The shadows, the lighting, the composition - all exquisite!
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Guess a giant cheese grater is out huh? :)
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Wow - this is depressing, maddening, scary, and pure hell for all the patients. Byberry looks like it is abandoned long before it was ever abandoned. There is no way a patient can recover in that environment. Even so many years later, my heart breaks for the patients placed in these "healing" institutions. I know methods were much more primitive then than they are now and they did the best they could with what they had, but these pictures are just unreal. This is like a horror movie looking at these photos! Quite an eye-opener!
Ephemera: A Peaceful War On Mental Institutions via NPR
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Wow she is just falling down around herself. At this rate, it won't be standing too much longer :( Another treasure left to disintegrate. Man I hope they are successful in securing funding to stabilize it.
Ephemera: Bannerman's Island Arsenal Collapses Once More
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What an awesome project. It's put together perfectly All the pictures are outstanding! Thanks for sharing this!
Ephemera: Dead Rollers
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It is nice to see your type Lynne! I to have gained so much knowledge just reading your explanations...and I also got the urge to bang my head after a while lol. So nice to see you post :)
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This one sure brings the human aspect back to this building. Not just metal and peeling paint ..
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Wow - just wow!
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This scene is what black and white was made for! Most awesome shot Motts. Nice to see a place that isn't completely spray painted too.
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Beautiful patina on the faucets.
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Wonder if they considered that color "calming". They used it a lot - I love it but I don't know if it would be good for violent patients.
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No worries about re-arranging the furniture! The old cage over the light is cool too.
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The color is gorgeous! I love the transoms - you just don't see them much anymore. Awesome shot.