314 Comments Posted by claudia

LOL bat-wing-soup great remark

The color and the pattern make me think of this as an interesting start for a wallpaper.

Had a switch board like this in the dorm I lived in freshman year. (not telling when) It was fun to make the connections.

This room looks like someone made an effort to clean it up. The wallpaper is gone and the doors are open to other cleanish spaces.

That railing is beautiful. I have been noticing the lack of grafitti and malicious damage. Neat to see this with just the damage that nature NOT man does.

Thanks for finding this gem.

Oh AD how could you LOL

So true Mamatofive Those just before bed peeking in have led to many a late night for me. Can't wait to see what is next.

Just looking again at the pics of this hospital. I wanted to add my 2 cents to the discussion about placing children in institutions. In the 50's and 60's this was the NORM. If your child had a problem that is what the Dr told parents to do. Most parents signed over custody of the child to the county/state. It was not thought of as bad, it was just the way things were done then.
When I was in nursing school, I happened to be doing my maternity rotation when an infant with the brain outside of the skull was born. The baby had no normal reflexes and the baby Dr said it was nonviable. There was a seperate nursery where the infant was placed. The infant was NOT fed or given an IV. If I remember correctly it only lived a couple of days. The year 1970 It still haunts me with the question: Could anything have been done for that child. I have often thought of this situation. It still has the power to upset me. I wish the resources that are available now were available then.

This tower is from my dreams as a kid. I wanted a house with a special room for reading. Like at the top of a tower with all the lighting needed and a comfortable chaise. One like this would be perfect. The windows would allow me to watch the world as I curled up with my Kindle and my cat. Great set of pics of some truly special buildings the like of which will never be built again.

OMG it's a soap dish!

I love this shot. The beauty of the climbing greenery with the window just visible leaving me to wonder what is in there.

what Toot said!

Does anybody else see the bear/fox hanging on the closed door? Or just my eyes playing tricks.

I'll bet they built a new OR and then knocked down the outside wall and added the windows. I'll bet this room was very restful.

Could be they pushed instrument tables or carts in that short door. The fact that it is to short for the average person acts as a reminder that people are not allowed in the room. Could be the "dirty" door for dropping used "reusable" items off for cleaning and sterilization.