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i'd hazard a guess that further info will be slow in arriving. It will be a year before
Halcyon actually comes down,or more. As the legal dramas conclude, thankfully,or
are made redundant by the sale and progressive development projected for the
campus, things have quieted down. This is going to be a massive undertaking,but will
take some time before it can commence.


In any event, this landmark will be around for viewing another year i'd say.

Celeste,I always wondered what it was like in the guest rooms directly above the
ballroom when it was a hotel. This part of Halcyon is now also caved in, though it
doesn't appear so from the exterior. A shame.

The high chimneys at Halcyon are really amazing. Sixteen in all,they served the more
than 100 fireplaces throughout, with no two mantels the same. The tower wing's
disappeared with the introduction of central heating, and the Dining hall's chimney
met the wrecking ball in 1926 with the Tudor replacement of most of the north wing.
The kitchen's oversized chimney is quite substantial. The entire facade facing east is
practically a stone rampart built into the hillside.I am quite curious how much of this
could be practically reincorporated into the stone "terracing" that will remain,absent
Halcyon's framed upper stories.
From a design perspective it is sure to be an interesting project of re-purposing. It
is heartening to know that this time around,there will be experienced professionals
to undertake the artistic challenges as well as the practicals.

Hey John Black, you know a lot about Rocky Point! Did you work there?

That was funny-dammit!

Are these still there??
Is the building they're in still there??

An amazing site and photos! The site is being renovated now to be used for at-centric purposes and the real story of its creation is now a documentary and public info. I haven't found many works like this at abandoned sites and never a story of a 40' art work built entirely by hand (no welds, just metal twist-ties) from site materials by artists aged 19-25yrs. Built clandestinely in a year of Sundays from 1997-1998. The details: http://www.thecarriedeer.com

Looks like a carbon arc projector.

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My friends and I used to sneak up here all the time when everything was still there. It was definitely the coolest place ever! Western center is the reason I believe in ghosts. The administration Building and the hospital were the most haunted. We all were so sad when we saw them demolish the first building.

UHM......I CAN SEE THIS FOR A GUY, BUT FOR A GIRL??

My sister and I visited the park today and went into the grotto. The opening is about 6 feet high. On the altar are some large stones, one in the center has a carving of Madonna and Child. Beneath the altar is a concrete manger about 12" long and slanted toward the front, obviously to hold a statue of Baby Jesus. On both sides of the manger are concrete platforms that could have held statues of Mary and Joseph.

The grotto is wired with electricity. There's an outlet on the back wall behind the altar, and a row of switches on the right side of the entrance. There are fixtures for flood lights above the entrance. All the electrical equipment is rusty and old.

I guessed that the grotto was used for certain religious services, maybe for a camp or retreat.

It's an alarm of some sort. Almost looks like a scaled down air-raid siren.

Update as of July 2014: Sadly, the mural room has been defaced by vandals. I've interviewed a few historians from Kings Park. The Crosby claim is an interesting part of the history of the place: some people believe Crosby to be the painter because he is actually depicted in the mural, as the figure with the ascot. The figures seem to match Crosby's style, especially the noses, which mark his signature style. However, I interviewed a man who worked in 93 and actually met Crosby a few times, and he believed that Crosby was too frail and manic to have painted the mural. It is a possibility that the mural was painted by someone who was tutored by Crosby, as he still sketched and painted during his stay at the hospital. Unfortunately, it's unlikely that we will have an answer now that the mural has been destroyed. I'm glad these pictures exist, because they're preserving a part of the hospital's history.

Sweep the floor, put in some tables and it would make a killer restaurant!!

Driven using opposed props. I ran a ferry similar to this. Each wheelhouse has it's own linkage to the engines/reduction gear. You throw a selector switch which "tells" the engines which throttle station you're using.

Wow indeed!!!!