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I could almost cry, knowing there will be no more imagery from this brilliant work of architectural art. Thank you, so very much, Motts, for this incredible gallery by which to remember this staid, gorgeous Kirkbride.

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AAACH! I had no idea Motts had a deviantArt. Cooooool.

Possible, denise. Considering the age and decomposition of other parts of the building, compared to the relatively recent-looking mattress and sheet. Other wings have beds that are little more than rusty, crumbling frames. Little chance that a mattress and sheet would have held up at all in such conditions.

Wouldn't it be totally bizarre if someone recognized themselves in that old, once-loved photograph?? It's possible that child is still around, as an older adult, somewhere.... with a distant memory of a cold winter day and a snapshot that was taken, given to a relative housed in "one of those places," a family shadow very rarely spoken of.

Holy crap! That was a fire hazard from hell! How miserable that must have been, for staff and patients alike.

Love those wide Kirkbride hallways, with the rounded edges, giving everything an airy, soft look. (At least when it was kept up and in use.)

This had to be admin, or the nurse's wing, or maybe doctor-residents living quarters. Patients had nothing as nice as curtains in their rooms, for pretty obvious reasons.

But they are very surreal there, hanging forgotten for so very many years.

I love the boarded-up fireplace. It's... so final, somehow.

Where has Lynne been, anyway? Haven't seen her around in AGES.

Best lonely chair shot.... EVER!

(Okay, the fact that it has a caption made it really cool, at least. Top ten, easy.)

Mold or fire residue?

I notice that EXIT signs of today are typically made of plastic. This and the others like it are metal, complete with rust. Seems like everything is made on the cheap these days.

It looks like a thick film of dust that has, for some reason, been drawn in. Even if condensation forms on the window, unless it starts to drip or run, the pattern in the underlying layer will hold. Why someone would have made a replica of the window squares, though, is beyond me. Some subtle attempt at humor, or a demonstration of some sort, is all I can think of. We'll never know for sure.

First thing I noticed was the "Cave-Man" type marks on the paint above the pipes and box. A buffalo, a few hunters? Anyone else see that?

Methinks there was a fire here some time in the past....

This whole complex had two-tone walls!