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Bars on the OUTSIDE of the windows.

this looks to me like an antique 'pump organ' which used reeds to produce the tones. There are two pedals (not visible in the pic) that the player must pump with their feet to operate the suction belows. Most musicians around the turn of the century who could not afford pianos bought these organs. The sound is like an accordion on steroids. Yes the organ IS made of real wood, and they were built by hand...too last. I have one like this in my living room that was made in 1898!!! and it's never been restored; only 'patched up' If Motts had drawn a stop or two, pumped the pedals and pressed a few keys, there is a good chance some sound might have come out.
BTW: these organs are NOT HEAVY at all. The 'fake pipe top' from the previous pic detachs, and organ itself can easily carried by two people, or one with a hand truck. Not that I advocate stealing, but obviously whoever owns this place could care less about what's in it (this goes for ALL the locations on this site) or it would have been removed and stored properly, not left to molder away in a vacant building. So I say, if you want it, go for it because if you don't, the wrecking ball will get it instead. And, for people who just leave stuff laying around like this in these places; they're asking to get ripped off.
PS: Motts, your favorite drummer is Neil Peart, right?

X marks the spot.

formally the inscription I used to mark the carburetors I had rebuilt.

Solid shot

Seems like someone needed some metal.

That's cold.

Well, time to break out the poster of Raquel Welch,"miss 'furry britches.' "

That is one of the harshest places i've ever seen.

could be an Orb.

A slightly different touch.

They meant business.

can you imagine........

eh, that place took lives...


Harsh.


At Eastern Penn.(Phila.)many years ago, inmates started using the poop pipe as a sounding tube to tap out messages in code.
The solution:just let the soil pipe remain flooded and only flush it out once a week or so.

eh, that place saved lives...

that is a robot giving you the bird