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I love old style wood paneling. Reminds me why I love old buildings.

oh motts, thanks so much for this one. wow.
This sort of scrollwork was part of the architect's overlay of European detail
upon English formalism,in this case Swiss. In it's day,it was polychromed in a two to
three color paint scheme. This alliterative sort of ornament is what gives the Tudor
half-timbering added character of it's own. Brilliant....

love all the "new"pics. This room is actually the main dining room,from 1926,by
Boston architects Allen & Collens. In the same location as it's predecessor, but much larger,and more Tudor. It does remarkably adhere well to the original style as pictured
in the vintage shot of the main hall/parlor, though. Ah, they could certainly BUILD back then,eh?

happy new year, bennett fans, great seeing posts from everyone.
tech glitches have kept me away,but the site's new redux seems user friendly again.
I'm glad people's posts are accessible again, it is now keeping ME up to date on what's up at Bennett. Continuing collapse[s], yeah. People setting fires apparently?!? That is so dangerous for whatever misguided reason. Wow.Hope it is/was an isolated
prank,or whatever.
And people call ME crazy.

Anyway,I've nothing new to add, been off the bennett tip, as it were.
I think it is just a slow careen towards collapse.Perhaps gravity will reduce the
price tag of having to demo so much, eh? More of a haul-away kind of contract,maybe.
I'd still bet the state will have to get involved,the county wants NOTHING TO DO WITH
any part of what is going to happen here,eventually.

Great hearing from my opacity friends,for now it is how you are all keeping ME informed!

Is there a new batch of recent Mott's photos? or outtakes, as it were? I will have to
look.

I'll try to shake the tree and see what might be new as far as newz on the great old lady goes. Happynewyears folks!-cheers

Sugar plants can have volatile dust in the air which is very explosive under the right circumstances. I would imagine this was more so in older factories.

Hey man!

A big part of Castle Mesen is still standing! They only demolished the chapel and right wing... grtz, Nick (NL).

Wow I lived there.

i'm following your website since a year. I love the beautiful pictures expecially the asylums and hospital ,as a nurse this has specially my interest. And this hospital is a true jewel as shame that is so abandonend.
I am looking foreward to next beautiful locations .

greeting from holland

The Salmon building has been demolished. It is gone forever.

That's a creation of the mind, actually. If one looks very hard at it they will only see shadows. I spend a lot of time pouring over "ghost pictures" and I can tell what is or is not a creation of the mind.

Love the textures in this one, also those sinks!

it drives me crazy when Motts says ' undisclosed' the Kirkbrides are else where and i found this one

I found the way this rooms were built really interesting! ... All of them have strangely shaped roofs and walls. The picture before this one was the one that called my attention the most. I would feel really disturbed in a room like that. Great pictures!

I hope the police tape came after the building was no longer in use.

It's beautiful