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Yes, on the right is the Alpha and Omega. On the left is a labarum...the Chi and Rho...the first two letters of the name of Christ. Looks like a P with an X crossing the bottom of the stem of the P.

Thanks Big Ed you are a great help.

Actually you were lucky if they kept it in their pockets. Some were rather open about waxing the dolphin.

WOW. Great picture.

The abuse they endured is enraging. That's why we shouldn't ostrcize people with mental issues. Seems to happen because no one is paying attention. There's more inspections and safety gaurds these days. I think. Been There Worked There, what's your take on how the place treated people?

Thanks Mott for an awesome but sad memory of the Magnificent Hartford Drive In ~~ as the back of he screen said WE WILL MISS YOU MR. B and we shall carry the memories of drive ins everywhere... with us forever.. an era forever gone

to those posted about being patients, I appreciate your points of veiw.

Wonder how much $$ I spent right there of course we were not paying for the people in the trunk of my 69 Chevy Impala

I agree Caroline The high school would have been a better choice

Did you know Mott that Dick Buzzell had been in the theater business since 1935, when he ran a vaudeville theater. And in case you hadn't noticed the goodbye Mr. B painted on the back of the screen. That was painted by the 5 remaining employees of which my sister was one :)

Yeah right across from McD's , Sadness when it closed ..grew up right down the road and lived there most weekends. Fortunately my children experienced it in all its glory before its closing , I can still remember the hot dogs and soda characters dancing across the screen begging you to go to the concession stand . Thx Mott for your pictures of a bye gone era

MJ- I thought your comment about the patients playing pocket pool was really slanderous of the people who had to brave "mental illness" and this institution, who often experienced dehumanizing sexual, physical abuse from those "sane" employees. The same people who were supposed to be helping them. Thankyou Motts, Radical Ed, etc. for sharing this place, and for leading me to the story of Anna Jennings. I think it's important to understand how people are shaped by their world. And you call them "nuts" MJ! errrrg! I always wonder about the experiences these places have witnessed. The stories of peoples lives, it's all history...

I would love to sit there... too bad it's gone...

Gorgeous work, a moment frozen in the same stone hewn from the chapel itself.

YES!!! Wallpaper!