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Probably just an accidental area of wear and tear, I'm sure this chair had cushions on it when used for actual seating.

The radiators in my house look like these, just not as long.

I, too, am addicted, I wish I had known about this site earlier. When I describe this to others, I first tell them that Mr. Motts is truly an artist. The site certainly appeals to me as I have always looked at places (homes, schools, hospitals) and wondered what was happening there, and how people lived their lives.

The windows and woodwork are just beautiful, they would distract me from looking outside! But I have a question for anyone who is a contractor, or just might know...why do they put radiators right in front of windows?

Indeed, they are what we always called the whirlpool tubs in the LTC facility where I worked, a lot of the patients loved bath days because it was comfy and relaxing. If you've seen any of the home model "step in" tubs that are being advertised (there's a door to just step in then sit and fill the tub) they sort of resemble these only without the need for the hydraulic lift. Okay, I'll stop now.

The windows are cool! Gotta love the marble, must've either been thin so mounting on the wall was easy, or the place would be very heavy on the flooring.

It's a gyne table, or a standard exam table that could double as a gyne table. I think there's one wery similar in my doctor's old office.

In my country there are still lots of buildings with the exact same characteristics, the lovely floor everybody want's here for their kitchen, the colors, architecture, etc., but with people still living in them because of what we call "frozen rent"... where people due specific old legal conditions or death of the owner without inheritors, stopped paying rent, but since the building is not theirs, the don't put a single penny for maintenance usually old and lonely people... they're just part of all the whole abandonment. Very sad.

Gods, what beautiful architecture....stuff meant to last!

Went up on this concrete mountain a few years ago. Tried to go down the slid but you could see straight through to the water. Very scary

If you don't mind, whats the worst thing you've seen working in corrections?

Have you ever encountered an inmate that convinced you he truly was innocent of a bad crime for which they had been accused/incarcerated.

Was there ever a successful escape at York St Jail? How'd they do it? Did they stay free?

and finally, I have a small collection of jailhouse keys from SingSing and Greenhaven (as well as other places) from before the locking systems became automated. If I posted pictures of them in the main forum would you be able to identify whether they were keys for cells vs. keys for other purposes??

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The dirt fill in is interesting, some archaelogist of the future will be excavating the same dirt and labeling this site as important, too bad our wasteful society can't think of anything better to do with it.

Has no one here worked in a hospital or been around in the 70's or even after? Cribs like these with covers over the top have been used in children's/pediatric wards for years. It's a safety issue, if no one is with the baby/toddler all the time, the tops of the cribs and the sides are secured so the child doesn't fall or climb out. I remember as a student if we left one of the tops open, we were in big doodoo. It's not a cage, it's a crib. Haven't any of you with children EVER had your kiddo in a "pack'n'play" or playpen? If not, check with your parents, cos you probably were.

Once many years ago, when I was married and we were looking at houses to buy, we happened upon a gem which had "servent's stairwell" like this, it looks QUITE like this one, actually. It was off the kitchen, thru a dorr that was made to blend into the cupboards. We didn't buy the house tho, the location was not good, but this stairwell brought back the memory of looking at it!

Wow, the fire escapes on the left sure do look confusing...maybe they are slightly deteriorated or it's just the angle of this shot. Lovelovelove the pics by the way, I've given the site address to about 20 people, now we want you to come and shoot our hospital's old 6th floor surgery area and the old nurses residence before it's completely remodeled!