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they r knocking this down n its one of the last tunnels around n i aled thru it 2nite in the pitch black

fuckin nuts

See, this is why I've gone paper-less.

That chair was put there by my sister after the place finally closed in 1998-99

What about the 1300 graves on dixmont propert is walmart going to build over them????

2007 finds the Millbrook planning board
finally holding meetings re: the impending development of the Bennett parcel. Predictably,
these first meetings open to the public are
already the ones slated to declare wether or
not the plan is given a negative environmental
declaration allowing the plan to go forward. A
positive declaration would mean that more
intensive environmental studies are required.

Billionaire Oakleigh Thorne, the publishing
and software magnate, said he was concerned about possible effects to his nearby
farm, particularly because the water flows to it westward through the Bennett property.
[ Thorne's estate, Thornedale, has been in his family since before the American Revolution.
It was deeded to his ancestors by Crown Grant. It is considered one of the great
country seats of the northeast, due to it's
architecture, renowned gardens, colonial
pedigree, and it's high standing for centuries
in American racehorse and cattle breeding.]

Thorne expressed his doubts about the projects chances of succeeding if more
reviews and studies are required, and in
that event "we will help find a project better suited for our community." This recieved
enthusiastic applause from over 80 attendants.

more meetings are planned in the coming weeks. some people are in favor of this
proposal, and speak out in favor of it as well.
In some cases there is more to it than meets
the eye in terms of said parties public/
private interests being rather conflicted, let's
put it that way, but hell, we are all entitled to our
opinions for WHATEVER reasons, pro or con,
right? as long as the con ain't on me,baby....
i mean, I'm biased as hell on the issue,
for my own goddamned reasons...

is oakleigh hinting at getting behind an alternative proposal?
perhaps; his family has and probably continues to be one of Millbrook's most
generous benefactors, often anonymously.
there had been idle chatter, often referred to
as Gossip, that the Thorne's wanted
something Proper to happen with their
failing neighbor Halcyon Hall. Who knows...

But the relationship between Halcyon and
Thornedale can be historically described
as polite ambivalence; Halcyon's founder
HJ Davison Jr. was upfront about trying to upstage it's neighboring estate, and it's
very in-your-face siting relative to the Thorne
bloc still resonates in terms of proximity.
Mansion building tended to be very competitive
in the nineteenth century. Perhaps some things have changed since 1893?

i will be Pat-strodamus and predict that...
this project will likely go through, perhaps
with modification. Too much of which will definitely make the whole thing unprofitable
for anyone, and Halcyon will STILL be left
to rot, fall, or burn.

What a fuckin mess....

they knoked it down

alright i can't be the only one to see there is a image of a mans face in the rafters above the window. that's just creepy.

the bodies didn/t go to a funeral home, they were buried in a potters field, located next to the baseball fields located at KP middle school. i know because i grew up in KP and used to hang out frequently in the abandoned hospital bldgs.

Sorry, I didn't work at Dixmont, as I was only beginning college at Penn State when it closed, I do remember the news report however, as I was living in the area at the time.

I went to RIT and had photographed this while attending. At the time there were city workers who came out of the darkness (backwards in a truck), as me and my friend entered at the ramp entrance. They warned us that there were dangerous people in there often times and at that moment some druggies huffing spray paint. There is a doorway behind the ramp some where the workers spoke of. My friend and I entered anyhow and took the left hall to the side of the raamp rather than the door. Pretty cool place to see once or twice, some areas of water that could be dangerous if uncareful.

Quite possibly personal items, jewelry, and items of importance (ID and such).
You would be surprised at what some of what intake gets from the clients when they check in.
We had one guy who came in with $187,000 tucked in 3 money belts one time. He didn't trust banks, and he refused to leave it in his apartment.

Love the window. and there always has to be that lone chair......somewhere..

I love the arch's Those are really cool. To bad they will be turned into scrap

Wow New pics! and a great story as well Motts. Thanks for all the great stuff you bring us to view.

exellent wallpaper please!!

i would have wanted to take it!