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I hate when the give Haldol to calm someone..
I know what is it.. and it very hard on our body ..

Creepy. I like the mural on the wall though. But the pool itself looks like part of a horror movie haha.

Haha.. jello at the menu.. like ever !

That's sad. I've been to the Edgemere Drive-In (Shrewsbury) and it's such a sad sight =( i hate when these places are abandoned.

Wow, it's awesome you got to see in the hospital. I live right next to Worcester,sad to think they've demolished this place.

Ooh, they even had the "real" hair-tails, i love that.

I love carousels. Sad to think this one is lost in time now.

the Millbrook Village Board of Trustees met two nights ago to
decide on a bid for the fencing off of the perimeter of Halcyon Hall.
The choice is between American Fencing from Cambell Hall,
and A-1 Fencing of Wappingers.

I say go with A-1 Fencing! I Have done business for them in the
past, and they are always professional. Besides, BUY LOCAL folks!
heh heh he....
The cost of the fence will be charged as a lien on the real estate
underneath the 1892 Halcyon Hall.

Too bad that the demolition can't be paid for that way!!!
Annual taxes on the Bennett property wouldn't begin to offset the
millions required for complete teardown

and what of that ordered teardown, anyway?. With Oct 1st only 45
days away, it is unclear if any permit to do so has been filed by
anyone.
If I lived anywhere near here, i would be extremely concerned
about the massive contamination of the site, and whether, and how
much compliance there will be with remedial regulations.

Actually, ramming a chain link fence around the property is likely
the only power the Board has! At this point it is a PR move.
Let weekenders and locals alike enjoy thousands of yards of
urbanesque chain-link fence put up at the village's entrance just in time for the final dog days of summer! ho ho ho....
You think Halcyon looks like hell now? Just wait ...

There will THEN be an outcry for the owner and/or developer to
spend somebody's fortune to remedy the {now} uglified site, compelling the
board to... .hire more lawyers? to do what? confiscate the
property? which the village will have to pay for demo of, to be in compliance
with their own law.? Or they will sell it to someone who will?

Who?

Who on earth would submit to such a screwing? Who wants to waste Ten Million Dollars, without any guarantee of ANYTHING in the way of
preferred development rights, waived regulations, easements, etc?
Unless of course that kind of deal is in fact being made, in a, shall we say, UnPublic way?

So it is either more lawsuits [don't think they won't keep piling on
with those, this thing is a feeding frenzy right out of National Geographic] or....look for some kind of screwed up back room
sweetheart deal to happen. More than likely it will be alot of both.

I say come Oct 1st you won't see diddly squat as far as demo goes.
But what do I know?
When i was a kid, a chain link fence just made me want to access and explore even more, you know?

PS -Motts Rules!

Awesome haha

Sad to think no one can enjoy this painting anymore (in rl of course, since we all see it here =p)

That is just amazing. I wouldn't be able to resist taking memoriablia like this

Oh man that place must be a gold mind. I'd have a field day with all those old cars! How sad though, I want to save them.

Did you sit in any? I wouldn't be able to resist.

Haha I love the makeshift 'lift'. Wonder how they got each end up though, forklift? He-man?

Wow, surprised they have GID on that list. Even now it's barely recognized.

UGH!!!! This is just horrid...almost as bad as the potty in a jail cell. By the way Mott I found your Opacity site by accident and I have been so stuck on your work I have been sharing and using the wallpaper feature you offer to display when my computer in in time out( bad computer always misbehaves and has to be put in time out) hey might as well look at your amazing work while waiting for IT to respond!!!!