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Beautiful example of natural deconstruction of something made by man. No graffiti or vandalism seen. I notice an outlet up high where a clock once hung. I also see an outline of a water fountain against the wall. I bet this was a very busy intersection at one time.

Awesome pic. Love the peeling paint. Talk about a relic, that little shelf held a telephone hard wired to that junction box. I betcha there was a chair there at one time.

I absolutely LOVED this series and would like to see more of these types of shots. Candace was awesome and so good at telling a story through expression...your best ever Motts!

It looks like there is a Christmas tree on the balcony at the top on the left... any idea Motts?

Motts, any clue as to what the stone wall spelled out, the N and T are still so beautiful.

I was there its real hear and fell all the thiks it was scarry

The Park Police vehicle was in the same spot as the prior week....no change in position and same light was on.
My feeling is its a decoy to try to deter people from trying to enter the area. We actually parked across the street and just walked over and went into the main building. Got great pics and had 2 paranormal experiences. Mind you, there were 4 of us, and 3 of us saw the same thing, and all 4 heard the same thing.

SpongeBob!

How would the mesh protect someone from burns? Would it be used more for heating the unit and keeping it hot?

So, that's what model this thing is. Interesting... Had no idea that it was from as far back as the 40's.
If that's the case then this one could indeed be the same type that took off that guy's forearms as King said that that happened right after WWII.

If I remember it right, these industrial ironing machines got their start as far back as the teens or 20's and employees frequently lost fingers, hands arms and so on from getting to close to the machine's moving parts or by getting their clothing caught in it such as was the case with the laundry co-worker that King mentioned.

I read "The Mangler" in Stephen King's "Night Shift" when I was 17. It scared me pretty good.
So good in fact that my fascination for large, powerful, machines quickly took on a healthy terror-driven respect as well!

The movie delivered on the special effects in making the machine look truly monstrous, bulky, long and old and the gothic look was a nice touch as well but, they butchered -no pun intended- the story line with the whole devil cult crap about sacrificing people to the machine and also added a lot of other garbage that wasn't necessary.

If you have any kind of fascination for big, scary, industrial machines or are curious about just how bad industrial accidents involving machines can be then, I highly recommend that you read "The Mangler"

drats- something to ruin my pics of the old girl- Motts had a very good comment - again what will the people in the Commons do when demo starts ?? too close for comfort- keep us upon progress- will have to keep in touch with the 'Independent' for pics

fantastic!

LucieLou...Hi again after a long time!
How amazing this place is....can I have it as my art studio??? Lots of light and a potent merge of that green and blue...

beautiful

serene.....