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A lot of your pics have struck me Motts, but this one,,, i don't know I'm just speechless.

I love both.

oh thank you thank you thank you here we go again. give us halls and stairways and stuff. omg i need some nibbling stuff. =)))

came across this thought I'd post it. Glad you have captured it while you could and shared with us all Motts...http://www.danversstat....com/chronicles.html

Ambitious appraisal by the novie collector aside, these westinghouse fans are neat, but not overly rare. Certainly not worthy of breaking into such a place as this to attain them illegally. Maybe 10 years ago this fan may have brought $1500-2000 in great original functioning condition. But thanks to ebay bringing lots of medium grade fans out into the open, a typical westinghouse gyro fan can be had for $1000, and sometimes less. There were three main manufacturers of these fans. Emerson, Adams Bagnal/Jandus and Westinghouse. Westinghouse gyros are the most commonly found. Then the Adams Gyros, which also don't sell for what they used to (once upon a time $4-5k, now your lucky to get half of that. Seem them as low as $1500 for the AB Gyros. less if they are in need of work. Emersons on the other hald got into the gyro game late and subsequently there aren't near as many around. Those lucky enough to find one would comand a solid price.
this fan pic recently got posted on a fan collectors site. So there are now some of the more obsessed collectors probably trying to find this place. Frankly many a fan collector are pretty greedy when it comes to finding any of the rarer fans (those valued over $500) and would step over their own mother to get one, as well as lie, cheat, steal etc. Many of these more desperate collectors are oddly the ones with enough cash to buy the things legit. But they would break into a place like this easily if there were a half dozen of them laying about. Forget the rats, decayed floors, other unpleasantness, and oh yeah, IT'S ILLEGAL.
I can smile at the folks who simply want to take cool pics. But when you go salvaging it just isn't cool. taking a picture is one thing.

Considering that this place only closed ten years ago, I would guess that this area would have to be for criminally insane inmates. I mean, mentally ill people (that were not criminals) weren't locked up like that in 1996, were they?

Great new gallery I dont usually post much but this one for some reason pulled the old heart strings you are welcome in the UK anytime Mr Motts come and visit soon

And now I lay me down to sleep!!!!!!!!

I can imagine fingers poking thru the mesh outstretching looking for human contact and affection. So sad :' (

Thanks for the new pics Mr. Motts, If they did turn this property into an amusment park, wait a few years....., more Pics of an "abandonned" amusement park for us to enjoy!!! ;-)

Ohhhhh a mini Danvers : )

I know i sound like a broken record, but this room looks untouched, (before it was re-discovered By Mr. Motts) and Vandel free!!

The pictures so far look like the interior of a court house grand marble and ornate detail. Maybe giving the illusion of authority.

Another beautiful Hallway shot Mr. Motts!! (as Always)

Looks like a very sad place......