Albuquerque abandoned railyard, New Mexico
January 8, 2015
January 7, 2015
Pripyat
January 5, 2015
Keith’s Theatre in Queens
This is the mezzanine level of the RKO Keith’s Theatre in Queens.
Sadly, the seats were removed a very long time ago, and the grand old
movie palace is in an advanced state of disrepair. Last I heard, only a
small portion of the historic lobby will be saved - all this will be
torn down, probably to build some ugly condos.
January 4, 2015
December 31, 2014
Salmon Building
At the dawn of the 20th century, Connecticut decided to build a new
asylum in the town of Preston, just down the river from Norwich. Dubbed
Norwich State Hospital, the campus would expand to over 30 buildings at
its peak, before deinstitutionalization closed it down. Perhaps the
most fascinating structure on the campus was the Salmon building, one of
the first constructed on the grounds in 1905. Salmon was a
maximum-security forensic (not guilty by reason of insanity) &
violent ward for male patients, with heavy iron bars built into the
foot-thick brick walls; there would be no escape, with airlock-style
doors throughout the hallways to ensure many layers of security.
Pictured here are some of the secure doors at sunset - a typical
patient room at left, and a seclusion room at right. Sadly, in 2012,
the Salmon building was unceremoniously demolished along with Awl (the
female equivalent), the Theatre, and the Powerhouse. Read more about the Salmon Building here.
December 18, 2014
December 9, 2014
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