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That arched window makes the shot - it's incredible. Well done.
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I live not even a block from the asylum, I can see it from my front door. It is an absolutely gorgeous building. H.H. Richardson was a master of his craft.
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Straight out of a nightmare - marvelous!
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Ab-fab!
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Ooog - ouch!
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Holy sweet mother of potatoes!!!
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Oh, I have sorely missed this!
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It kind of looks like a turret camera system. The camera will follow you and the computer inside will take aim, then you better hope there's some cover nearby as it opens fire... :P
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You guys are awesome. I love these photos. I don't know why, but there is something about these pictures that I just want to see more. Keep up the good work guys!
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I was A Patient Here In My Mid Teens (another story)And While I Can Appreciate The Artwork In Your Pictures Seeing The Corridoors And Rooms You Shot It Stirred Up A Lot Of Emotion For Me I Write This And Its 2010 Now Im Talking Mid 70s When I was In There And You Compare The Treatment Of Mental Health Patients Today To Back Then There Poles Apart My Memories Of The Hospital Were When I Think Back Were Claustrophobic,Scary,Victorian In Its Oppresive Treatment Of Patients If You Have Ever Watched The Elephant Man That Comes Pretty Close To How It Was That Said Tho I Can Appreciate The Artwork In The Pictures Hope U Dont Mind My Comments
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check out the set of anchors on that bow. XD
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These are hydraulic directional valves, which are manually operated using the levers to shift the spools inside the valves to direct the hydraulic fluid to control the motions of some equiment.
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It does almost look like theres a girl sittting at the end of the hallway.....probably not I'm sure or Motts would've saw it but it does look like something is there........great shot as always Motts!!
In its day, I bet this was an incredibly noisy place to work. Now all that's heard is the sound of Mother Nature and Father Time making their rounds, creeping into every crack and crevice. They visit everyone and everything on a constant basis, but it is in lonely, barren places that were once busy too, that we see their effects directly.
Looks like a giant termite and his friends cruised up the wall there...