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vacuum lines?

Mm try Bennett School for girls mate.That is on youtube,then you mite get it that way.

looks like it would make a neat ride

I (along with all your other admirers I’m sure!) am glad you made that choice as well! This is an amazing photo amidst so many amazing photos, thank you for your hard work Mr. Motts!

My uncle went into Lorton's facility in 1982 for first-degree murder. He was a baby, 19 years old, sent away to the playground of grown men living inside of the lion's den.

He got into a fist-fight with a group of guys. I don't know what happened during the fight but apparently he didn't like the result of it. He went home looking for grandpa's gun and found it. He returned later that night,, saw the guy, shot and killed him on the spot.

He got 30 years.

I went to visit him once when I was a kid here, I would guess maybe 1988 or 1989 when we went down to see him. I hadn't met him before. He used to call the house every now and then and ask for things; toiletry items, socks, shoes... sometime he just wanted to talk. He sent letters and he had the most exquisite handwriting for a guy, really neat. He stayed in Lorton until they transferred him to another prison once this facility closed.

He was eventually released in 2009 after serving 27 years of a 30 year sentence. He was much bigger than what I remembered of him from the visit and pictures he sent. We went to see him at a halfway house over in the district. I gave him a pair of tennis shoes and maybe a few shirts or so. He told me the district had changed so much since he went in that he felt like he no longer recognized the area. We haven't heard from him in a while but as far as I know, he's doing alright I guess.

Makes me want to be strapped into some sort of insane rocket sled ride circa the movie "Running Man" and get launched for some reason.

love love your pics.. you are a genius..

can you imagine how noisy this place was when it was in full operation!

WOW what a shot.. scary and so cool.

I forgot to mention that the insulating mud would have been covered in canvas that was soaked in a liquid that dried and hardened tight to the mud. This seals it and should not be disturbed.

Anyone remember the story with the creepy elevator operator that says "Room for one more..." then the elevator plummets to the bottom of the shaft, killing everyone inside? Motts found the elevator...

That is slightly creepy... you have to look, but then you can't un-see it!

Mr. Motts, you photographed the number 13 car. That is way cool. Thanks for another exciting new gallery.

Celebrate one year at this site, Feb. 2012 will always remember.
Some galleries have become like old friend, and some pictures are more loved/liked than others. I often gasp or say oawwow. That is good. It moves something in me. Don´t even think have been everywhere yet!
May you always be well is my daily wish, Mr. M.You are a brave man! And thank you, also.

It seems that somebody have stolen the copper windings around the round centerpart in the middle, called the rotor, and the missing part is the stator, since copper is expensive , the must have buy themselves a good sixpac of beer or two.