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Funny place for a soap disp....er....lamp! To tie ones' shoes by, perhaps?
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Looks like the warden should have taken down that Linda Ronstadt poster a little sooner!! (Shades of "Shawshank")
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These old theatres were often equipped with gigantic Barton style organs. Our town just restored our theatre and organ. Magnificent! Not as ornate as the Velvet Palace, but lovely just the same.
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its funny how the tile on the walls still look new..
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Yeah, this bathroom is cleaner than mine, too.
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Signwriting is a dying art....vinyl sticker lettering SUX!!!
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Beautiful photos, it's a shame time and vandals have taken their toll.
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Wally world sux....They actually built over a native Ameriacan burial ground in the Chattanooga area......(Cue theremin!)
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As of a week ago, the building was still standing, but it's crumbling.
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I'm not a dress wearing gal, but this places makes me want to don a gown, gloves and glass slippers for an evening.

Great shots Motts, you can almost hear the bustling chatter of past theatre goers in those first two shots.
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Ive only been to the firehouse and the building up on the hill behind it and i was creaped out. I reallllyyy wanna go to the medical wards but dnt wanna get arrested. How were able to not get caught? Just lucky?
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Janaya, the photographer's information is listed elsewhere on this site. His UrbEx handle is "Motts" but his name is Tom Kirsch. I am sure if you contact him through the links provided, he can assist you with information for your thesis. He does not provide locations or directions to these places he photographs, but his exceptional work is copyrighted.

Hope this helps... and Motts, this is a gorgeous place. Awesome that it will be preserved.
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I really doubt it. Notice theres a wall on the left where as in the old picture there isn't. The window is also very different and not angled right.
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Reading more on this page, I've realized the answer to my question will probably not be answered, for legal reasons I imagine. It's a shame we have to keep secret those who record for us what is plain to see, yet they would be punished for :(
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Does anyone know the photographer of these works? I'm planning a thesis on abandoned building photography but can never find the names listed when I look at works, its a shame they are not honored for their beautiful works
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