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I was in the Pines last week and was amazed to see the deterioration since the last time I was there, two years ago. I'm not entirely sure if the damage was mostly due to vandalism or to the wear and tear of the elements, but the place is in far worse shape now....there is insulation and broken metal all over the place, and the floor in the lobby feels spongy. A couple of years ago I felt confident walking around the property, but this last time I was anxious to leave.

Thank you again Motts! I wish I could be in these places, see the beauty in the arcitechture with my own eyes, but your galleries really bring them to life!

Why don't they make buildings like this anymore? Thank you Motts for sharing these beautiful buildings with us!

my cousin has turrets.

Very cool shot!

Looks like a body-sized dumbwaiter!

Motts, I love your galleries, but are you every going to come back to the U.S?

It looks like it's missing part of the roof. I bet it is some kind of covered porch for fresh air therapy.

Reminds me of the grand old train depots with their large spaces roofed with arched vaulted ceilings and neo-classical stonework.

Great composition - it feels like a cathedral!

Buildings with mansard roofs are becoming more and more endangered. It's good this one is being 'protected'

What an awesome place to search...can you say jealous?

I wonder if anyone has made it up INTO the bell tower? I read that the clock was/is a Seth Thomas, and I assume it's still in there. And the bell is an 800 pound bell, which was rung every half hour so those patients and staff members working in the fields would know what time it was, and so they would know when to come in for meals. Can you imagine climbing that probably very winding staircase, possibly a metal circular staircase that slowly winds its way up up and up even further, into the dark crevices of the tower, in complete blackness, only cut through with a flashlight. I'm just DYING to know what the stairs are like that lead all the way to the top of the tower, and how spooky it must be climing all the way to the top, especially since it would have to be done in complete blackness since every window is completely boarded in. And what kind of shape is the 800 pound bell in, is the rope still attached? Does it creak really bad if you try to swing it to see what it sounds like if it's rung? Which of course would probably be heard for miles around if someone actually decided to ring it. And what of the clock, I wonder if it's all still intact. And I also wonder just how high up into the tower you can even get?

roflmao!

kind of looks like a place that I stayed at in St.Michaels Md.