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I agree with Gulliver. Parking my carcass on a ride that was salvaged & cobbled together wouldn't give me a warm & fuzzy feeling. I'm thinking the closure of this place was a good thing.
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love the photo. are you using a converted camera or a filter? either way it is cool.
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OK I did a quick google search. Nothing on Johns-MANSVILLE.
But I did find a Johns-MANVILLE. Maybe just a typo. (Sorry Motts)
Started in 1858 making asbestos shingles. In 1901 H.W. Jonhs Manufacturing Co. merged with Manville Covering Co. (H.W. Johns-Manville Co.) and made a number of things including asbestos/cement, acoustical and magnesia products.
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Johns-Mansville Co.? I wonder If thats the same company that makes house insulation now?
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I was drawn to this website while searching for more images of the Bennett School for Girls. Images of this structure has been the wallpaper on my computer for almost 3 years now. Every day at work, if no other windows are open, I still visually explore the structure with reverence, even in it's dilapidated state. I could stare at it's broken shutters and shattered windows for hours.

I feel myself overwhelmed with emotion while pondering the history of the facility, and of all the countless lives affected by this magnificent structure. I cannot imagine why any anyone would want it demolished.
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I too love old abandoned amusement parks! There is one not that far from where I live called Rocky Glen and I even have a video of the park as it used to be.

Motts...if you would like this DVD just email me and let me know because I can get my hands on it if you would like to really see an old park at its greatest. The park closed down in the 1980's (1987) and now all that is left is some old boards, abandoned junk, and maybe even traces of arson fires that gutted most of the buildings before it was razzed. :( I sure do miss this old park. I grew up here, I went to this amusement park many many many times as a child and on school field trips.

Let me know if you would like that DVD...no charge to you for shipping or anything. :) My email is kristieannesmama@aol.com!
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And the smiling doors wait at the end of the hallway. The crossed light is awesome. Would love this as wallpaper.
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I always find it interesting when a building has been around for years(ans is still in use) and modifications or additons have been added. It looks like you could peel back layers and get to the original structure. does this sentence make any sense to anyone?
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I wonder why some buildings from the same era crumble while others stay virtually intact after being abandoned for years.
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Mr. Motts I'm glad you put some pix of the institution from its heyday and pix from now. Esp. the Teller Synagogue.
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I wish there was still a park to explore but still that sign is great.
It looks like a remnant from some horror movie set.
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It's absolutely awesome! My only concern is that the Tuberculosis bacteria does not die, not even if the place is abandoned. So some of those items still could be infected with the virus. :(
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I was thinking what you said Gulliver,
I don't think I'd feel inclined to go on a salvaged roller coaster.
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Beautiful place, and beautiful photography.
Thankyou.
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I really like your IR photos, I went and bought an IR filter myself.
Possibilities are endless.