At least they had some privacy instead of the huge dorms that were just packed with beds with no dividers at all.
The sunlight makes the wood look so very rich..beautiful dappled lighting.
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Thanks Motts for another great gallery! We really lose ourselves in these photographs, I can only imagine how fascinating it must be to actually walk there.
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Ooh, I do like those cabinets though. And the paneling!
This looks almost like what would be left of someone who took an unplanned trip through a wood-chipper <8-O Creepy feel to this one, though I don't think it was intended.
Not sure why, but these kinds of sinks (especially in rows) always give me the creeps. The legs look "stuck-on" and "extra" and "in the way", and just coldly clinical. I know, I know, they ARE in an INTSTITUTION, but they always seem so "institutional" when used in non-commercial settings.Whenever I see a picture of a house with a sink like this, I'm creeped-out by the non-homey, "industrial" feel to it. I always want to scream "go down to Home Depot and buy a sink that's meant for a HOUSE!!!!!!" OK, small concern in life, but I don't want any part of my house to look like it belongs in a hospital.
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"Verden" seems the perfect pseudonym for this place when I see shots like this in your gallery. It's in the green of the ivy covering the tower as much as it is in the blue-green painted walls of the building inside...not to mention the green of decay from years of neglect.
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Thank you for a gorgeous new album from this long-forgotten place. I love the way you're keeping history alive, in a way, by visiting these sites and sharing with us.
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There are so many wheelchairs left in the hallways of these places...do you think they were left there when the building was cleaned out and abandoned, or have they been placed there by previous explorers for photographic effect? I've always wondered, but gosh, I love these shots you take.
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I'm having a hard time looking at this one...I have such an issue with teeth. Ha! But it's fascinating to see things like "investment compound"and the way these dentures used to be put together.

Great shot!
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That's a view I'd never, ever want to have from a reclined position in the long-gone chair that used to be in that spot. I'm terrified of the dentist already...
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That must've made your heart beat a little faster the first time you were there...having the leaves and insulation suddenly fluttering in a strange wind.
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RE: ANNA
I just had another look, and I see it too! It looks like a male's face to me. Nice eye!
Beautiful pictures as always Mr. Motts :)
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It looks like even the chairs have given up hope :(
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One of the best lonely chair shots yet...and a wallpaper to boot. I'm in heaven!