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Drain on the floor and a door with a grate....must know this rooms past

Its a hodgepodge of lonely chairs. Look,theres even one of those plastic ones you see poolside

How horribly nightmarish...its as if....its made of flesh and he flesh is rotting

That plastic wrap really worked wonders preserving those coffins

Okay,THAT is definatly not something Id ever want to come across in n abandoned place

This was taken with a Canon 300D (Digital Rebel, first edition) with a Tamron 17-35mm lens. The camera is pretty old nowadays, but that lens was pretty decent.

I usually only wear a mask in tunnels with dry, friable asbestos; it can get cumbersome and difficult to breathe wen climbing up and down flights of stairs. I've felt a bit run-down from really moldy places with no ventilation, but haven't gotten ill from it (yet).

Thanks all!

bobo: I'll try to get a new set out by this Sunday.

FreeSpirit: sure, I'll make the next one from the deep south!

Beautiful gallery as always & thanks for sharing. I've spent hours learning about the places you've shown us and the institution process overall. I can't believe the excuses people used for locking up their relatives & children. And how easy it was to do. On the other hand, to create large facilities that were architecturally stunning and self supporting including electricity and food... pretty impressive.

I'll bet there are many others who have learned much about history via inspiration from your art. Thanks for what you do.

Wow!Look at the markings on the end KWO refers to a specific department I think from my research of this sit.Could have been wiring for bombs or aircraft. Or maybe even wiring for the housing the filled the island with. Amazing and tragic history still being uncovered. There were over 9,000 inmates that were held in the basement area as a 24 hour labor source. It is a place of death in the pursuit of war. It should be preserved and memorialized as hallowed ground.

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The sad/disturbing thing is Posey still manufactures these jackets today!! How far have we really come one may ponder?

Great pics. What a shame that the technologies were born of such horrendous human suffering. It casts a dark shadow upon them that has put this location in utter and complete darkness for 50 years.

What camera and lense did you use for this amazing shot

Toot, Its probably the lead in the paint that holds the mold off.

Could be an outlet/return plenum for a duct delivering heat or AC