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I wonder if it made them roll over in their graves?? (sorry) lol

KARA SUNSHINE! Should you by ANY chance see this again, I too am from Quincy, IL! Please, if you get the chance, email me at kayleighstratton [at] gmail [dot] com.

Looks like a torture chamber.

That drop looks like it goes on forever! *shudder*

A testament to the staying powers of Styrofoam, and how inherently evil it is. Worse to think that they would have incinerated these cups to dispose of them, as opposed to throwing them away - as if their presence here isn't bad enough! To think, all the things we've learned since then ...

Cool pics!

I love how nonchalant they are about the latter part. "Also notify office by telephone." As if they thought about that at the end of writing up the notice just before it was sent to be printed, and they sighed and realized they probably should put that on there.

Also, can you imagine standing inside a burning building, KNOWING that part of it is on fire but desperately trying anyway to call "the office".. And then not getting through because someone was already on the line.

Krow Sorrow: Do they sell soap dispensers, too? ;)

Amazing how after so many years, the majority of the inner walls and ceilings have deteriorated, but for whatever reason, the window shades - which were probably made of some rather fragile material that became brittle over time - remained intact! I wonder if you'd still be able to touch them at all, though I'd worry they would crumble or discolor horribly if they came in contact with the oils in our skin.

As a sidenote, I'm 22 (just turned this month, woohoo) and found this site purely by accident in a roundabout way, thanks to StumbleUpon. I've become an admitted addict. Mr. Motts, you've done these buildings a great service, especially those that have since been renovated or demolished. You've given them one last shot at being in the limelight and have provided them with an eternal range of new visitors and occupants who, in their subconscious, will forever live in the crumbling walls you've shown. Thank you.

Great shot! (don't look down)

Yeah, SkedAddled, that's what I thought too: Looks like the ceiling puked!

Kinda funny, I read the caption about "moldings", then I look up and see the moldy ceiling!! LOL

I'm starting to think that I'm finding the rants and editorials more interesting than the pictures.. :P

Funny how back then, that silly, flimsy wood door was considered enough to block off a seclusion room. Oh, how times have changed..

The blue at the end of the hallway is amazing. As if the far door is calling out, beckoning to blue skies and some form of freedom.