860 Comments for Old Essex County Jail

beautiful dekay

Imagine not being able to leave your home???

great gallery.. love that old document pic

great to see Motts checking in on is devotees

Alice Coopers 'Welcome to my Nightmare'

I think Iceberg nailed it quite well!!!!

I don't think the bars were used for structural support, as there were cell blocks built in the same fashion without them. But yeah, the structural integrity of a building can definitely be compromised by scrapping the supports (the Packard Plant in Detroit is a prime example).

The smell was a little funky, nothing too horrendous. Seemed like the residents went to the bathroom outside, so at least that wasn't contributing. Really had to watch your step out there though.

Yeah I was noticing those square panels - I'm guessing they were for electrical/mechanical access to the cell doors, which were operated by a big old lever: http://www.opacity.us/image1195_levers.htm

Nah those are ceiling joists. Once the skylight glass was busted out, the weather washed away all the materials that made up the interior ceiling... probably plaster and lath.

If I was doing time here this view would save me

Just got out of the shower. And came down to log off and found this (oh boy a new gallery :))

Let me go down my check list.

1st) clean body and a open mind. (check)
2nd a glass of port wine and some cheese (check)
3rd Pictures at an Exhibition. by Mussorgsky on the stereo (check )

Now some toast

1st to Mr Motts. Thank you for these galleries. because of this web site I'm slowly learning how to see something in more then one way.

2nd to all people who visit here. your comments make this grade A site a A+. have yet to find a gallery that you guys didn't make me laugh, think, or to see something in a different light Thank you.

At times I can feel your presence mixed in with the ghosts of the past .

Now a moment of silence for all who was there in the past (good or bad) and the one who are still there(




). thank you.


Spray my self with zombie repellent. (I'll the can here. if need some you can use it. just throw the empty can away please.)

LEAD ON MR MOTTS :)

everybody give Motts a big hurrah he is soo adventurous and shares is passion

again scrape scrape scrape

did anybody see the bars at the top of the wall ? pretty desparate to try getting out that way

thanx for the close up -Iove to peel paint from anything and would have fun {carefully]