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Yes; first there's a doorway (sign above it reads "Fire Station No. 5"), and beyond that is a perpendicular hallway, then the segmented elevator door.

Mike: the hospital is located in a pretty urban area so there are lots of pigeons, and the open-air solaria give the birds plenty of access in and out of the building. Also, it's been closed for fifty years, with no water to wash it away, so there's a lot of buildup.

flushed: yep, they were flying and hooting all over the place. They tended to leave the room when I walked in and set up the camera.

The lumps are just higher piles of bird crap; probably below the more favorable places for pigeons to hang out.

Interesting, thanks John. I've seen an electroshock setup with an EEG machine to record the data.

It seemed related to the other precision measuring instruments of similar vintage, to which the Herbert Gehr photos from LIFE magazine seem to correlate with (circa 1949); perhaps there is the connection.

I visited ESP a few years back and I was wondering how you got into the hospital part when we went it was all blocked off really the only parts that we got to see where the renovated buildings we walked around for hours an saw nothing but some empty cells.

That same reflection has been cast on that wall since it was built...some things never change.

for those who haven't seen Bennett- the pics may be confusing cos of the lack of the whole pic but great to revisit he-r can't wait till Oct to see the reno---- nice work girl i still don't know where the west wing is- besides being computer slow - don't know my directions- it's fun being in my world ha ha lets hope PRW gets in the board

thanks Mike T

Thanks so much Wanderer ^__^ I didn't most of the photos you uploaded to photobucket! So I'm quite pleased, you actually did take a picture of the west wing there. Now I have to correct some inaccuracies in my design... of course to the best of my ability ( blocks have limitations lawl )

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And I'm quite certain that stonework is newer where the dining hall is suppose to be ( far left ) so I will disregard it.

Some of this photography is soooo amazing. I've been interested in Urbex for a while, and studying these photographs inspires me to do more.

just dont see how the power stays on in these places, who pays the bill

cool

I used to work for Leeds and Northrup (1973-1978). I worked on MicroMax recorders, although they were obsolete by then. L&N patented the first null-balance recording galvanometer, which is what the MicroMax is (or was). A galvanometer is an instrument for measuring minute electric currents, and the MicroMax was invented to give a paper chart record of this current over time. The ones I worked on were used for measuring temperature via a thermocouple, though the instrument could be used for measuring any small current. I can't tell from the picture what the scale readings are, so I can't guess at what the instrument was used for. The recording is very slow, so very fast changes like EEG signals wouldn't record. But with divider networks, I guess the machine could have been used to keep a record of electroshock voltages.

I see them. Funny stuff Tom.

seems like a hearing test booth.