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[ektar]

That was a heckuva auditorium.

 

[ex machina]

That was a heckuva auditorium.

It was a huge school. I had actually processed an 100-shot auditorium stitched panorama back in 2018, you can check out the zoomable version if interested.

 

[ektar]

^^^^^
I'll look for it.

The 1920's era high school in the next town east from us was a castle like that. the auditorium was humongous. Full fly system over the stage, I think a functioning orchestra pit elevator, and a bleeping pipe organ. They were not just schools, they were centers of civic pride. Fortunately that structure was saved; it became luxury condos. I don't know what they did with the auditorium though.

 

[ex machina]

^^^^^
I'll look for it.

The 1920's era high school in the next town east from us was a castle like that. the auditorium was humongous. Full fly system over the stage, I think a functioning orchestra pit elevator, and a bleeping pipe organ. They were not just schools, they were centers of civic pride. Fortunately that structure was saved; it became luxury condos. I don't know what they did with the auditorium though.

Now THAT sounds like a real monster! Glad it was saved.

 

[rloewy]

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[Steveee]

An old farm near High Bradfield in Yorkshire (using the dramatic tone filter, which is growing on me!).

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[13148]

deleting because of the change in terms of service.

 

[jederick]

A local rancher told me this cabin was referred to as the "Trapper Hays" cabin and he had no other history tidbits. Evidently, Trapper Hays had been long gone and it had been collecting refuse for many years. This cabin is located along the Strawberry River and the first photo shows the Strawberry Pinnacles on the way to the cabin. It is situated in a small grove of trees adjacent to a hay field, very peaceful,

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[BosseBe]

A local rancher told me this cabin was referred to as the "Trapper Hays" cabin and he had no other history tidbits. Evidently, Trapper Hays had been long gone and it had been collecting refuse for many years. This cabin is located along the Strawberry River and the first photo shows the Strawberry Pinnacles on the way to the cabin. It is situated in a small grove of trees adjacent to a hay field, very peaceful, View attachment 836485 View attachment 836486 View attachment 836487 View attachment 836488 View attachment 836489

Looks like a fixer upper! Solid in parts, only thorough cleaning needed and of course some windows and doors.
(I actually mean it, the log part of the cabin looks solid!)

 

[ektar]

Abandoned gas station west of Lincolnton NC.

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Minolta MC W. Rokkor-HH 35mm f1.8 @ f8.0

 

[ex machina]

After hearing that a site I visited in 2014 has been razed, I went back through the unused portion of the set I took there and gleaned some additional shots. Scranton Lace. First couple are iPhone 5 Hipstamatic, rest are GX1/p20 except for the 4th which is a p14-42 II. I also took some shots with my Rokfish that are posted in the Samyang 7.5mm f/3.5 showcase.

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IMG_6735 by Lewis Francis, on Flickr

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P1000339 by Lewis Francis, on Flickr

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P1000372-HDR by Lewis Francis, on Flickr -- these are pattern program sheets for the looms, kind of like punch cards.

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[ektar]

^^^^^
Great set.

 

[rloewy]

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[ektar]

^^^^^
Dwayne knew he should've closed the tailgate when leaving the motocross race.

 

[Crdome]

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[ex machina]

From my 2019 backlog, a city high school left to molder. GX7 / o9-18, 1980s Olympus Auto-Macro 50mm ƒ3.5

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[ektar]

^^^^^
Absolutely surreal.

 

[ex machina]

^^^^^
Absolutely surreal.

That's very much the feeling I get when exploring such sites. It's hard to believe, but one day seven years ago the city just locked the doors and walked away, leaving everything behind.

 

[Avondale87]

That's very much the feeling I get when exploring such sites. It's hard to believe, but one day seven years ago the city just locked the doors and walked away, leaving everything behind.

Absolutely unreal.
What, why. I'm boggled at how that can be left behind like that?

 

[Ghostbuggy]

That school is almost unbelievable, not only because they seem to have just everything behind there, but especially the condition of the interior: Most of the stuff looks pretty much intact or even in decent condition - obviously mindless vandals haven't discovered this gem yet. Let's hope they never will.

Old coaches in Germany, these were actually part of a once important train - they were used by the GDR government and had quite interesting purposes like conference rooms, rolling offices and radio communication or even an operating room for medical purposes.

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