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Same buried structure?

It's built like a shelter. I still say it's an ordnance storage structure.

I would say that since this was occupied by both German and Soviet armies, that this structure was likely a revetment-style ammo dump. It's not too visible from the air and is heavily reinforced being that it's mostly buried (revetment).

Fantastic design, a time of marvel...

Nice!!!

Crayons taste like purple

... and the wind cries Mary...

Makes me feel like I'm lowering the conversational tone.

Wow, no one mentianed how that looks like a one finger salute?

Looks like tiles instead of bricks, about 1/4 inch in depth.

Still not into the idea of them bouncing off my crainium

Well huh, I was thinking that the railing from earlier was later construction and that the original was some kind of iron art to match the black brick.

Man, who was the genius that decided to paint over the brick details on the column corners.

Millbrook officials have declared that Halcyon Hall is now in
"a state of emergency", whatever that means. The village board
passed a resolution declaring that the owners/ and or developers
of the [still very much alive] condo proposal must pay to secure fencing
around the property, or the village would do so, and charge the owner the cost on their next tax bill.
The developers have said "Nah...." The owner will probably
just pay that fee as the ongoing cost of doing business as usual.
It's what i would do, too.
The village talked tough about fencing it all off within 48 hours,
and declaring that there are 2 [two] police officers who patrol the
grounds 24 hours a day.
I can assure you that is Malarkey, of the Millbrook variety. Those
edicts were issued over a month ago, and the property has no fence
around it, allowing yours truly to visit on a dramatic early morning,
without any inteference or sighting of these intrepid guardians;
would they be on the public payroll? if so, you should get your money back folks. Or maybe they were just on a donut run. In any event, no one
has ever stopped anyone from going here, if they really want to find a way.. Which I would recommend against, not just for legal reasons,
but the fact that it is extremely hazardous to do so. The place really is
very very unsafe.

The village board appealed to the attending press [does that really exist anymore?] to publicize the danger of tresspassing here.
They claim to be trying to counter the signifigant online sourcing
of Halcyon as an underground exploration locale {- Opacity freakin
RULES!!! lol....] and want to emphasize how risky it is now to tresspass here.

I agree with them.

With demo officially slated for October 1st, 2011, neither the owner
nor developer have filed legal permits to commence demolition of
Halcyon Hall.

Fine by me. I love magnificent ruins.

It's possible - most hydrotherapy tubs I've seen have some kind of jets to move the water around, while these were just ordinary bathtubs, with no securing mechanisms for canvas covers (like these http://www.opacity.us/...ontinuous_bath_time/ ).

Definitely a good possibility!