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Perhaps it was just inaccessible. With all the stuff left behind in the other photos I'm guessing the projection equipment was also left. Or maybe that was the only thing of value at the time. Interesting.

I'm from this area and although I didn't go to this specific grade school, I went to one built around the same time. We had those chalk board thingies. There were 3 or 4 in a row. Behind them was our coat closet. It had rows of hooks.

what a shame to waste all them diapers, I could of made use of them

It's maps like that that make some think Alaska and Hawaii are to the south. O_o

Could you imagine walking into a darkened room of an abandoned mental hospital and your beam of sets right onto this thing..... disturbing!!

Immense cast iron radiators backing the stage. Must weigh a ton each.

Electrifying!

Yeah.
And absolutely completely surrealistic!
An armchair with a pot?
What IS going on?
I really like this picture.
Left in a hurry? What was The Hurry about?

Wonderful Gallery. Thank you so very much.
Is it creepy?? I don´t think it is creepy.
It is......hmmmm.....very old-school.
HANDSOME, indeed, this building was.

I Love IT! Is that a tree growing on the facade?

Yeah I'm not sure what was up with the projection booth here; it's a spot I almost always check out if I can. Since I don't have a photo (or a recollection), I'm assuming it was just a barren room; perhaps the equipment was sold off when the city closed the school way back in the 70s.

Looking at this again, I'm really not sure as to how steam traveled down into the radiators, and how the condensate was removed...

The second floor is there - it's across the way, and wraps around to the right. The wall on the left is confusing; in the historic photos, it looks like it extends beyond the columns, but it was always a wall. The removal of the three-dimensional plasterwork makes it look even more flat.

Not sure, the heading simply read "Notes."

Very gingerly, of course. I hopped over the caving-in area, where the rest of the floor was quite solid.

These old buildings were prone to burning to the ground, so the Kirkbride Plan was designed to prevent fire from engulfing the entire building by isolating wards with these non-flammable connecting corridors. The caved-in floor reveals that no wooden timbers were used, so the brick and concrete made for a pretty sturdy surface to jump onto despite the severe water damage.