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I love the composition of this photograph. Very Beautiful.

An antique store? We were still using them in the 80's at UC,Berkeley.

I have been in this exact room, the wheel chair as been moved since i was there but i remember the paintings on the wall, it was vert creppy, this place is totally fucked

Broken Mirror
I sat in dream one afternoon,

reality in doubt

With eyes closed tight and nodded head,

images about.

I saw a golden mirror

on a wall of deepest black

And as I gazed upon it,

no images came back.

But when I turned to walk away,

it shimmered in its splendor

And revealed itself to be

my lifetime's secret tender.

It showed the times I'd smiled and laughed,

it showed the times I'd won

It showed to me my golden hours,

the times through triumph gone

But woven through the clouds of joy

and mists of exaultation

I found a black and silken cord

in every situation.

I grasped it by its tattered end

and pulled out all the slack,

And within seconds all the clouds

and mist had turned to black.

No more laughter, no more smiling;

lightning filled the skies.

Scenes of horror, scenes of pain.

Tortured, hate-filled cries

Filled the mirror of my life

as new dark times emerged.

I saw the screams that no one saw,

the tears that no one heard.

All the times I was the fool

and blindly followed on.

Then with broken heart and soul,

I cried until the dawn.

How can this be? How is it true?

Was I such the dupe?

Instead of standing high and proud,

I was forced to stoop.

No more the pain, the shocking truth,

this torture to endure.

I'd rid myself of memory,

this evil gone for sure.

So with my unprotected hand

I dealt the fatal blow

And as result the crimson tide

of regret did flow.

But as I stood there staring,

I realized something more.

My life is like that mirror,

shattered on the floor.

Reminds me of that scene from Ferenheit 451 where they are burning all the books....

By the way motts your photography work is very impressive. we could use some one like you on our team

Was just curious as to if anyone knows if this place is guarded? My friend and I travel all around to haunted and historic sites and would love to visit this one

headless man-scary!!!!

Yup, I had one of those in my crib. I actually distinctly remember playing with it - the noise would wake up my parents and tell them to come get me out of my crib lol.

I think all kids had that toy in one version or another.I believe my parents even have a picture of me with one of those.

Yeah, I used to have one of those toys on the right, too. Press buttons, smack it around, and it makes a lot of noise.
Kind of ironic how the car on the left seems to have "driven" into a ditch.

wonder what the funny shaped bulb on the toilet bowl is for...

Dammit, I expected to see a "TURN IT OFF, MY GOD THE PAIN" intensity.

I have only recently started looking through this site. I am thoroughly addicted. I think the black-and-whites are scarier BECAUSE all the color is taken from them. It is gives a more stark appearance, and, as you said, Randar, a more ominous, look. It can also be more beautiful, sans color...

when was the last time you were there ? when did you take these pic?