314 Comments Posted by claudia

I think these chairs are made for the individual user. But this one looks like it could be taken apart and the parts used to build other custom chairs. Such a shame to see this going to waste. I'm with you Jen.

These carts are actually pretty old. The hospital I worked in phased them out before 2001. I seem to remember that in the old days 1970's the carts were grounded with a chain that dangled under them. I think the fact that a patient might need to be defibrillated while on this cart has led to some of the design. The second cart from the left has a brake on the right side tire. The cart on the far right has the small wheels and no sign of a brake. Of course it is lower and has full side rails which may indicate it was for a child. These carts probably would not pass inspection by a group inspecting hospitals. Joint commission comes to mind.

Never saw anything like this before. Love this site for the great pictures and the stuff that I learn.

Thanks Mr Motts. I learn so much here seeing the structural parts of buildings as they collapse.

Is there a special name for the crenulated tiles? Do they have a special use? They look like they would hold plaster better than a flat wall, but why put them over the brick? Maybe insulation? Any information appreciated. I have never seen tiles like that before. Maybe I am using crenulated in the wrong way. There is also crenelated and I checked several dictionaries to try and sort this out. There must be a name for the tiles.......

Awesome picture. Such shame to see such a stately building left to rot.
Mica I am sure you are enjoying this series.

Wouldn't the bricks make good insulation? Maybe they made the bricks and when they needed to repair something they put them into the walls? Just making it up as I go.

I am so glad you have a picture of these. I had noticed them in another picture and was hoping for an enlargement. Thanks for all the wonderful pictures you take that preserve such beautiful things that are destroyed.

These pipes would have been played by a large organ with several keyboards and multiple stops. I'm guessing the organ and maybe even the choir was in this loft space. The sound would have been incredible.

It is a smaller pipe organ. The really big ones have 4 or 5 keyboards. The rear view mirrors were standard equipment so the organist could see the minister or choir director for cues.

The detail that was left on the wall when the angel was moved is amazing. Wonder if it was removed to use in another part of the church or if it was salvaged.

Reading over the comments here I got very concerned about the young people that are talking about going to this hospital. Urban exploring is about seeing the building , not looking for ghosts. The TV shows that do the ghost hunting are in buildings they have gained access to by asking the owners. They have been inside and investigated the areas that they are going to cover at night. They know where the dangerous areas are and they avoid them. There are lots of organized ghost hunts in abandoned buildings around Halloween. This is a much safer way to explore. It sounds like this place is over run with police and may be a good place to avoid. Not trying to be a killjoy, but as a retired Emergency Room RN I know the things that can happen to people who explore in the dark. Be careful out there.

The small mosaics above the large one are all classic quilt patterns. Very cool job done on this building.

And maybe have a drink or two.

The oxygen level would only be slightly higher than 20% which is the oxygen content of room air. When incubators were first used they did run high concentration oxygen in them and they discovered that it caused blindness. Those of us born in the late 40's thru about the late 50's may remember seeing blind kids whose eyes had like a white coating over them. The white was caused by excessive oxygen.