38 Comments Posted by joel

Really beautiful. Postcard or painting worthy.

The building looks almost alive the with the sound of rustling foilage. Another really good shot Motts.

I was relooking this photo over. I love the way the foilage has taken over the building, especially at the entrance. Looks like skinny arms reaching out beckoning you to come in and look around. Very amazing.

I have to admit I would love to have that sign at home.

El is correct. The X's had to do with abatement for either lead or asbestos or both. As for the rooms I would wager that they were seculsion rooms. Interesting that the handles have been removed.

Great shot. That is really pretty. Looks like a painting.

That really looks imposing.

That is an intresting shot. Kind of gives me vertigo just looking at it.

I think it is interesting that in the picture the building as well as the roof is gray. It looks more like a castle than an asylum but that is just my opinion.

Does anybody know if the bannister is made from wrought iron or wood?

Interesting. When I was staying briefly in a mental hospital we didn't have glass mirrors. Everything was made of polished steel so we could not cut ourselves or the other patients, staff etc. I guess that wasn't much of a concern at this particular facility. That having been said I do like the shot. I like the way a single item in a room can convey so much emotion and a sense of sadness.

Reminds me a little bit of Evil Dead

Wow. It's like discovering the ruins of a temple in an urban jungle.

Here be trolls

I had always wondered about that. I would hate for my medical records to just be left where anybody and everybody would be able to read them. Not that there is anything there that would really be of interest but still the idea that somebody could know about my conditions and not be my doctor is kind of creepy.