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... or a wicked water slide

In the mid 1970's common housewares had this logo on a sticker. Well things made of metal & made in the USA anyway. I see a wee plant trying to live in the lower right corner. Nice shot . Thanks for the Gallery Mr. Motts.

...I am speechless... Mr. Mott's :-)

Thanks for letting me see something I will never see in person. Awesome gallery! I still love that deer head!

Every angle seems to show more features of the deer. That massive deer head is fascinating!

This is a great view of it. That took some engineering to get that built without being seen.

This is just too cool! Thanks for the link to the story - very interesting!

LOL LOL LOL we been hinting at it all day, good work Q

Im sorry to say this but it looks like a big loose vagina lmao!!

Magnificent engineering.

I feel like I'm on the bridge of a ship during w.w. 2

If we throw the plant over the side I would say where in the movie Mr Roberts or was that Ensign Pulver

Manly men did manly things in there.

It is fantastic! Is it still deer?? What a gallery! :-) Yer da bestest!

hey stax, wanderer and all [and esp. Motts!] great reading everyone's
posts

the only real new news [nu nu's?] is Supreme Court Judge Maria Rosa [who is new to the bench I believe? I am not certain] signed
an injunction on Jan.16th ordering Bennett Acquisitions LLC [the
property's owner] to obtain permits from the DEC,Dept of Labor, and
State Office of Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation, pursuant
to the court's order to demolish Halcyon Hall. BA LLC must also
submit operational plans in regards to power lines during demo.
The adjacent chapel , and unnamed stone wall are to be
'preserved', which is some good news. I would like to think the
wall in question is Halcyons stone foundations in front. Much of
it's western facade is also faced in fine stonework.

If this all seems like deja -voodoo all over again, it is because it is
really just a State order that will be ignored as opposed to the Village
order that has been ignored all along. But the State has the power to find the owner in contempt and impose penalties, powers unavailable to the Village, or at least unimposed so far, beyond nominal fines
for Building Code non-compliance, and the cost of mowing the lawn,
and putting up silly fences and whatnot.

The Village Board of Trustees went into closed session to determine what they can continue to do. Or continue not to do, as it were.

I'd guess most people prefer the State to be involved. It makes them the ''bad guy'', and insures some movement towards some resolution
of a fairly vexing problem for Millbrook.

More significantly, the inclusion of a preservation mandate in the
state injunction for some portion of the building[s] is the first actual
legal decree to specify so. So that is heartening that some aspect
of selective demo-ing has been considered and specified for.

Coming from the State that seems to have a bit more teeth than
any order from the village at this point, whom are completely powerless , it seems. Kicking up to NYS is at least a bit more
proactive at least, than floating the prospect of these 'mystery buyers'
they have conjured anytime people demand some progress by
the village in taking responsibility for disposition of the property.

BA LLC has until the Ides of March to comply. about ten days or so from now.

So...look for Nothing to happen anytime Soon, in other words!!!!

in the mean time...Halcyon Hall turns 120 years old this year.

ok!

Mother Nature is making her own graffiti