Comments

As drop ceilings are wont to do ;)

Living in the Kansas City area, there are several schools that are now closed due to budget cuts that will fall into ruin. Mostly due to families leaving the district for better schools and better neighborhoods.

Yes - absolutely, Darlene - but to take the paint off the doorframes is REALLY Hard tiring WORK, I know - because I do it in my house.
So those unpained frames probably must be original, don´t you think?
In Old Sweden; unpainted always meant = poor. Not even money for paint.

"Head out" ...

Good one, Motts!! :D

I-Is that a painted tear duct? I feel like this one's a bit more subtly painted than the ones upstairs (and may have involved an airbrush).

Awesome photos! I worked at Rancho from 87-2000. This building was abondoned long before that but one mill write made it his shop for a few years...the power plant to the left and the one story next to it was the sheet metal shop...I worked in that shop until 1990 when the whittier earthquake damaged the roof and the shop was closed and moved further south to Gardendale. The burned out building with the metal shelves where all used for USC medical students and record keeping. I was part of a 4 man crew that installed all the metal shelving. I miss working there and want to take my 41 ford and son who is taking photography in high school to take some photos of my car in front of the old buildings. The floats were built in a small metal building right on Gardendale...I helped fab some parts here and there for them. If you dont mind I belong to a vintage car forum and I posted a few of your pics on there. I also played with a few bands in that auditorium and so sad how fast the place has deteriorated.

Look at the wonderful white doorknob. I noticed there was no graffiti. What a welcome relief! Thank you for the lovely gallery, Motts. This one was especially enjoyable for me.

I looked up Eames chair. This site is just a wealth of information.
http://store.hermanmil...2FkMsCFYEehgodq0ABnQ

This chair just doesn't belong to the rest of the environment. Sixties style chair is out of place and in the wrong time period.

I don't think they'll be coming back.

Autoguy: You are a bad boy! ;-)

I had to go and look up Mary Celeste. How about that? You learn something new everyday. Here's the link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Celeste

Notice all the beautiful hard wood doors in this place? Now they're worth saving!

It's just waiting for the next patient...er...guinea pig.

GREEEEEEENNNN!!!