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One set of prints for each hand - right & left.

Very disturbing! I can't imagine spending any amount of time in this cell without losing my mind, even before the rust took hold.
Great photo though.

Awwww. This poor tree would even make Charlie Brown sad :(

Welcome back to the "D" Mr. Motts!
I'm a fairly recent fan and love your work.
There are so many old decaying building here it's nice to see them being
photographed before they are forever changed or destroyed.

When I was a wee sprout my Grandfather supervised a powerplant like this for Armour packing in st. Paul, MN., albeit on a much smaller scale.
His plant had turbine engines as opposed to piston operation, but was still powered by steam pressure. Being an old German immigrant (1908), you could serve dinner on the floor. The place was spotless. Once when I was there with my mom, one of the turbines was partially disasembled for maintenance. Even today (6 decades later) I still think that machine was on of the most facinating things I have ever seen.

I forgot daycare great mix with kids and older people. Day care seems to have always been an institution at Bennett/Halcyon. Might be time to continue that service. Just and idea... and as a bonus put in a new "Grape Shade" on a lower level. Halcyon could have a third act. The old floor pan would not work, the outside should follow the plan.

Not much news ever Mica.. This may sound stupid, if you had enough money to stabilize the rock walls and interlock all the chinmeys together to the wall. Cover the condo completx with that new wrap they are using to save homes from fire in the west. And do a CONTROLLED BURN. The wind would have to be the right way. Hopefully the asbestos pipes or most of them would fall to the cellar. It seems it would be a way to get the worst parts away from the best the stone. Then concrete construction up to code and close to the original plan as possible. A nursing home for the community. A nursing school. Through a state vocational college, Upper floors could be ball rooms for weddings , or groups. The entire lower level could be store fronts, salons, pottery barn would fit in in addition to the nursing program . Art and Music could be brought back to bennet from nearby junior college. Entertainment for the guests of the nursing home and assisted living. If 80% of it was for elderly care, that might bring in state and federal money. Jobs and job training for the community. You could have a laundry plant in the basement for the facility and probably big enough to serve the community and it would be new and efficient. Health care and a small hotel.. that could grow. The living center and training would create 100's of jobs for locals. Never much traffic at assisted living. This building is big enough to have a multi mix of business. This set up would leave the green space intact. More condos are possible from the 2 dormitories. I think it could work. and it is a historic building.. Medicare money comes in fast for seniors that money alone could carry the place? Mutil use and a way to get rid of the rotten is they key. We need to keep the skyline look intact.

awesome!

To think, some day this beautiful stone work will fall to the wrecking ball, such a shame.

Very familiar with the tape, worked for the Railroad in 1968, IBM Punch cards would be put into a card to tape machine, and then the tape could be loaded and information sent via teletype.

This is so dope wish to know more on this stuff

Beautiful! So excited to see a new gallery!
Thank you Motts!

Great shots, it is easy to see you enjoy doing this. Thank you take care.

Interesting an open reel for a reel to reel tape deck. Use to have a few of those.

Hmm Spirituality ...........