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Kinda reminds me of the death rays on the martians in the old black and white War of the Worlds. That movie used to scare the crap out of me as a kid.

an amazing but very sad shot Motts!

i'm no expert but i would suggest that that may have been worn to protect the wearer from banging their head onto surfaces in front of them.

i think it's for children whom decayed

Mott, if you're minded, would u tell me what kind of DSLR have u wore? is there any additional accessories u involved too such as fish eye lens or so? thanks

I contracted polio in 1953, at the age of 13. I spent about six months in an iron lung. It doesn't hurt. It is a very gentle form of artificial respiration. You are not claustrophobic, because your head sticks out the end. And, most important, it keeps a person alive. Thank God for the iron lung, and thank God we now have a polio vaccine. But a vaccine only works if people use it. Get your children vaccinated! For more information on polio and the iron lung, go to www.polioassociation.org

i would so skate on that ice =D

it looks stepping on mudd but cool

Visited Casa Loma in Toronto and the architecture in this picture is similar. Thanks for all the great shots. My e-mail is timcarroll123@gmail.com if you want to send anything. Gotta go but it was great visiting this site. Sincerely Tim Carroll

I am glad that you designed this site to accept comments. Whoever designed this feature into your website- Kudos to him or her! Most sites you have to join something to write a comment. Hope you have the chance to live in a castle for even a short time. Glen Erie in Colorado near the Pictured rocks is hopefully still open to reservations. That was my only Castle stay. Unintentional play on words-ha ha

Is that a slate roof? I can only imagine just how strong those men were who had to roof this castle with slate. I would not want to arm wrestle them!

It is a shame that someone did not keep this place up, it would cost plenty but it could be restored. The photography captures the essense of the surrealistic imagination of its creators. Great Photography!

Another wonderful set of shots. My eyebrows went up when I came upon this location, and read that it was known as the Physical Culture Hotel, owned and operated by the same man who headed PC magazine. Instant recognition to an antiques dealer/ hopeless collector such as myself! I ran to my old mag collection, dug out a Sept. 1937 issue of said mag, and flipped through hoping to find an ad for this place. Sure enough, near the back is a half-page ad almost completely devoid of graphics detailing two happy clients' accounts of their stays here and why they promised to return: "A Physical Culture vacation is the best I can imagine for a business woman. I will return home feeling on top of the world and not in need of a vacation to 'rest up'- as is needed after a vacation wherein one must rush, rush, rush, eat wrong food, and generally tear down one's health. I expect to spend many more vacations at P.C.H."...says a Miss Dorothy Sloan. And, apparently, a Mr. Frank M. Kenney "agrees 100%"! Hehe... just an interesting extra tidbit for whoever's wanting more:)

Wow. Nice finds.

Ther are those narrow doorways again.