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Lynne - its a normal cigg actually, the ash just hasnt been tapped off, trust me, i know these things >_< hehe im a second generation hippie,

If you look through the comments on this set of pix there is a gentleman who has written in who still uses one at times, although his current one is much smaller. He has offered people the opportunity to look at his website and chat with him - a very nice fellow name of Henry.

P.S. He tells a pretty funny story about having been in a larger one as a child and the machine started to suck him in one night and he had to call for help. 8`-)
http://www.opacity.us/image3756_tube.htm

i wonder what it feels like to be in an iron lung, can you feel pressure and stuff when the lung is "breathing" in and out for you? or what?

holy shit i do see the face, jesus h! nice spotting lewis, and fantastic foto motts *continues kissing motts's ass* lol

Funny that you guys mention the carousel... that was the reason i went to see BSS this weekend. My dad volunteered on the carousel in 1964 and 1965. He said that many of the children seemed really happy... he would ask them who their favorite Beatle was, and that would always get them talking. He also said that the Beatles was about the onlyt music that the man who ran the carousel would play.
when i sent there, as you know the carousel is gone. the building is still there on top of a small hill, but now used to something else. there is a fence around it and security cameras... so i didnt get too close.

heh I was there on Saturday (17th) and ran from the theatre like a coward after i heard a loud crashing sound just seconds after entering. I want to go back but probably not alone next time. how do you get into the subbasement???

I hate to get roped into a debate that doesn't belong, but I felt the need to reply to this one comment.

Who's going to invest any money to restore these places if they don't see it and find a *reason* to? Mind you, this is coming from a future restorer who only really found her passion after viewing the photos on this website (and others).

If you find it so sick, then why don't YOU do something about it.

i was in this room in 1992 late night

I bet they were dope pills

fascination with the past and maybe learning something from it - sick? hmmm. from what i've read byberry has been empty and abandoned for a very long time. vandalism is nothing new, and i'm not condoning it at all. but curiosity and the desire to explore? that's just human nature and you'll never change it. if people never think about the past they are doomed to never think about things beyond their current frame of reference, and to me that's the sad thing. and, um, since a mother who cares has commented a fair bit, i suspect they are pretty curious themselves. armchair UE doesn't make you superior, you know.

right. i'll shut up now.

To the "Mother that cares":

I'm sorry that you feel our comments lack the decorum that you feel necessary. I sincerely do not see how the comments expressed by people about the photographs on this site contribute to the decline of Western civilization. However, since this is not the place for such a debate, I'd be glad to have a conversation with you either via Private Message or Public Forum in Opacity's Forum (http://www.opacity.us/forum/). My user name there is serrena_de_singe. I look forward to our conversation.

Quick Sliver Rider please e-mail me @webmail adelphia .net i was there when i was 14-15 maybe a little longer would love to share stories

There are millions of people that need an place to live and tht place have too much room.it's screaming for attention

now the city really need to be ashamed of them selves leaving that property like that. If an resident tryed to leave there property like that people would have htem put out or the owner would be fined.

What a wonderfully appealling shot!
Rise and Shine!