92 Comments Posted by mammabear

That makes sense. On first glance it doesn't appear as old as some of the other buildings because it's so straightforward, but it being built during the depression deffinately had a lot to do with that.

I can't even put into words how sad this photo makes me feel. Like a lonely child no one wants to play with. It makes me think of my miserable childhood, for some reason. I guess cuz I was the lonely child no one wanted to play with.

What happened to the celing tiles, I wonder? It looks like a drop celing with the grid that holds the tiles in place, but they are nowhere to be seen in the photo.

I love the contrast of that beautiful sky behind the wasteland.

What a contrast to the earlier shots. Those were so damp and dreary, this feels so crisp and dry.

Mr. Motts, I have a question totally unrelated to your photography...How did you pick the name Motts as an alias? Do you just really love applesauce or something?

The light in this one looks green. Unearthly indeed!

It looks more like a prison than a hospital. Most of the other buildings I've looked at have really beautiful architecture, this one is so cold and menacing. It doesn't seem the designers made any effort to make it visually appealing at all.

What a lonely image, I love it.

So did you decide to go exploring on this particular day because it was foggy and you knew it would produce stunning images, or was it a happy coincidence?

There is a special level of hell for vandals who deface buildings and cemetaries like this.

This photo reminds me of the book House of Leaves...if anyone has read it, you know why.

I love that after 5 years, people are still commenting on this photo. I remember this happened at my school when I was in 7th grade. Someone smeared shit ALL OVER the girls bathroom.

You are very brave, my friend. Thank you for risking your safety to capture these images, and for sharing them with us. It's a bit of a paradox, I think. It makes me sad that these places just sit and rot, such beautiful architecture. But then we wouldn't have this beautiful decay, and the excitement of exploring them. They are better than any museum or history lesson, I think.

Not sure if that's a sink. Looks more like a drawer to me.