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thanks flushed

WELCOME BACK MAMA!!! a pray will be said for you and your family

on another note, HJ Davison, Jr's "Godey's Ladies Book" was among the major publications that launched
the meteoric career of Evelyn Nesbitt, in the guise of The Gibson Girl.

The world's first supermodel, [ and I would posit,the world's first true Celebrity]
Nesbitt was considered the most beautiful woman in all of NY. One of the many
muses of architect Stanford White, their affair would later result in White's murder,
shot by Evelyn's insanely jealous husband, the cocaine-crazed Harry Thaw, during
a burlesque dinner/floorshow in the rooftop aerie of the original Madison Square
Garden,designed by Stan White himself. Multiple layers of irony there,eh?

yeah i love that drone footage, and all the other tresspasser documentation,
vicariously.
but- There is a huge new Crackdown on Any tresspassing here! My sept 13 post,speculating on laxness now that Halcyon is completely boarded up, should
not have been interpreted to mean it is ok to Climb the Fence, Or Enter the Building.
[That would be against the law!] [cough]
Admiring/photographing from the legal boundary seems to not be a problem,was my point.

In any event, several people have recently been arrested for Tresspassing. The State Police are
authorized to ARREST ANYONE who interlopes here. On speed dial. Understandably. This place has been the biggest F%$^∈ free-for-all exploration site since 1977! That is all over,
now that there is responsible ownership and a viable, promising plan. I would hate to see anyone else get in trouble,
be careful folks. Do not go in! Esp. now that remediation is commencing.Your not
missing a thing,believe me.It is also hyper-dangerous. This summer alone has seen some
cumulative collapse throughout the entire facade. It is one king-hell of a mess,and
that's ALL! But continued, feverish interest has compelled new measures.

It is going to be harder now even if you want to tempt fate. A taller fence is going to
be erected.It will now be topped with barbed wire.Surveillance of the site is now
coordinated between the adjacent condominium complex,the foundation that bought
the parcel,and the State Police,as well as overlapping local law enforcement.
Halcyon's popularity on the internet specifically is being cited as among the reasons for heightened vigilance,as adventurers try to capitalize on the last-chance thrill, now
that it is confirmed to come down. This is nothing less than should be reasonably
expected, as indications are that the movement here is in the scope of months and
years,but certainly not a decade before the campus is rehaped into a [terraced?]
park.

So the show here is over kids. Enjoy the footage that exists. I myself prefer that over
the undisputable danger, bronchial infection,and likely arrest for misdeameanour charges
that are specifically not going to be easy to plea down. They are quite serious,and
if an example needs to be made, they will make one...or TEN! So stay the hell out.
Pat Ratchet sayz so. And no one's even paying me to say that,dammit!
[We need to change THAT!]

But like moths to the flame,some people will still try,to defy,or provocatively challenge
reasonable boundaries. IMHO to enter here now,indicates a juvenile rebel compulsion,
in fact a self-sabotaging one. But I will reserve judgement,because the imperative to
adventure is among the most noble and American of traits.Only,don't Teddy
Roosevelt yourself into jail and/or a hospital.And certainly not Over THIS Place!!!

Everyone be safe. All the people working on the site,too. ok

I think that just this one time, the story has eclipsed the pics. Beautiful shots as always but somehow the words took me there. Thanks again for sharing with us. BTW... are there any more shots from other areas of the island?

One of the wings burned down a little while ago but the rest still stands. While its sketchy because the Hanson fire department said that its unstable and wont help if you fall through the floor its still a cool place to go minus the asbestus levels being the highest in years. There have also been claims that people have heard little girls laughing and stuff like that.

VERY nice gallery Mr. Motts and hubby and I both are saddened by the loss of your good friend. May he rest in peace and may his spirit live on in all the photographs from here on.

Many thanks to you for sharing such a wonderful place with us.

I am so glad to be back here. I felt like something was missing from my life all that time I had been away from Opacity...I am glad that I am able to rejoin you guys now thogh! I see many old "faces" here and some new ones. Hello to the new people and a warm hug to all. :)
~LG

Why go to such elaborate detail outside? They could have restored it enough to not be an eyesore and spent a little money to attempt preserving the interior.

I also concur. :)

Not everyone knows how to walk that fine line between true art and trashy picture-taking for the hell of it.

You, my friend, are a master at knowing where that line is and how to not impede on things that should be left undisturbed and unmolested and kept private.

~LG

Something about the contridicting bright colors of the posts and the decay of the walls around them makes this a very poignant picture. :)
~LG

Dang it...you guys beat me to it!

I was going to say platform shoes from the 60's and 70's...not that I remember the 70's all that well (I was a small child lol)...

Goodness. I have songs from the B-52s going through my head now...
"The LOOOVE SHAAACK is a little old place where we can get together!"

Thanks Motts lol.
~LG

I couldn't even barely make out what was going on in this pic...until I read the description lol.

I said to my hubby "what a hot mess this pic is!" and he agreed!

Shoes...shoes...and not a foot to be shod.

~LG

Bonk bonk bonk *oof* bonk bonk *oof* bonk SLAM...
Ow.

Yeah...pretty narrow those steps!
~LG

Yeah, pretty cool observation flushed!

That color on the floor reminds me of red sand deserts...

:) Cool pic!
~LG

Oooooooh...such space! Man...I could see putting a few pinball games in here with some couches and throw rugs and a few HUGE screen tvs...

:D

That ceiling...wow.
~LG