109 Comments Posted by Truckie

It's a shame that we live in a throw away society today. People don't care or under stand what these old buildings mean. What we and all people can learn from them. It's a shame we keep throwing our history and past away. At this rate we wont have a past to look back on. Today we build it, use it, let it sit empty for a while, tear it down. Rebuild with a building that will only last a 1/4 of what they tour down. Today's builders are just that builders, back in the day of this place, Danvers, and Dixmont those people were craftsman. They put there heart and soul in to there work and you can see it. Today just slap it together as fast as ya can and move on. It really is sad, and makes me sad and my heart ache.

The shelf would make a great shot by it's self.
Great shot.

What a beautiful arch, and room to go with it. I can only imagine how beautiful it was back in the day.
I look at this picture and get a free feeling, it's kinda calming.

BustedTrespasser No problem. Apology accepted. I was looking at something on the 2nd floor at the window when you saw me.
The superintendent of the job was there due to the fact that someone earlier in the day stole a dump truck and wrecked it pretty good, and let it roll down a hill and in to a building and fall half way through it. They did something like $20, 000 damage to it.
I know there was a few other workers on the move there that day working up on the hill behind the dining hall. I think what happened was the superintendent saw someone and he told the cops to start to question people because of what had happened.
I have no problem with people exploring buildings as long as there not causing damage to them, or the site that they are on. That is what gets everyone in trouble and the cops involved.
B T the last part of you comment about the messing around with the equipment could not be any truer.
I haul and operate a verity of different equipment for different companies and they all due different thing with there equipment at the end of the day. Some just shut them off and some due a little more creative things with them. I don't want to say because I don't want to give anybody any ideas.
The bottom line is don't mess with the equipment, don't destroy the site or the buildings. If you do get stopped corporate with the people who stopped you. There just doing there job, and if you want to go back make sure you then get permission the whom ever is in charge.

Cyrus No, you are not being rude.
Still a small part of the medical building standing. Not to much work done today. I do know they plan on using explosives to blow the ground, but don't know when. I have not been up back this week and do not know if they started on the cafeteria yet.

Just a small part of the Huch building is still standing. I was looking at it today from across the river.
The demolition contractor is butting heads with everyone on the job. Its a pretty messy situation right now. The company doing the site work is really cool, grate people to work with.

bdhsnake I just herd they dropped the stack today. Well, you all herd before I did it seems. I just got in from work. I was in Ohio all day. If I here anything else I will post it.
Very sad.:( :(

Hi Twug yes that is or was the room. We will have to find another room now.
Yes, it is a shame to lose the firs mental hospital ever built in this manner. To tell ya the truth it sucks.
Yes, you have one hell of a view from up at the site. I will try to keep ya up to date as much as possible. Did you down load the video and see some of the windows in Reed Hall? It makes me sad to watch it.

Are you referring to the one about 2 weeks ago that burned the old white house security used? If that is the one, yes it was arson.

Ask and ye shall receive. I just got back from there. I was over there on business.
Well, they have started to tear down the medical building, it is almost all tour down. Just a small part of it is standing, but they still got a lot of clean up to do at that building. They have started to place temporary lighting in the basement of Reed Hall so they can start to remove the asbestos. There is a lot of dirt moving going on now. The cafeteria is still standing.
Here is a web site that will keep you pretty well posted in what is going on, and some really good photos.
There is even a 5 minute video from back in 1996 when all the windows were still in place and the benches were there all. It was beautiful.
Here is the link, let me know what you think.
Thanks
http://www.dixmont.info

Tony C IM not sure about that. But I do know when I was working in a mill on the fire department they told us not to walk to close to some of the switches and big open electric panels because we could get jolted somehow. I will try and find out the answer for ya if someone else don't in the mean time.

Better keep Andrew away.

This is Lynne's loud speaker. Watch out. : )

Don't worry Lynne my bark is usually worse than my bite.
Besides I have no reason to bite you.

I cannot get over how clean the whole place is.