Abandoned

femmeInterrupted · 04-29-2013, 08:14 PM

This small hospital is surrounded with rumors of being haunted by the ghosts of “insane” children, the nuns who supposedly tortured them, and even a burial site on the grounds.
It was originally a residence built circa 1870 and changed hands for a few years, until a Doctor Bernardi purchased it to be used as a Tuberculosis clinic. In 1940 it was sold to the Italian Red Cross (Croce Rossa),
who apparently treated young children with physical and mental illnesses (TB, epilepsy, etc). The institution reportedly closed in 1970.The institution reportedly closed in 1970.

femmeInterrupted · 04-29-2013, 08:17 PM

http://www.opacity.us/image8918_playground.htm

The JD · 04-29-2013, 09:13 PM

I took this picture in southern Iceland. The landscape there changes fast. Think your back yard is a grassy rolling field? Think again!

Nat · 04-29-2013, 09:51 PM

awesome thread - I used to really love this stuff - back in livejournal days I really enjoyed the rural ruin and urban decay communities. I used to go into abandoned houses out around here in the country just to take photos, but I haven't done that since I fell through the floor of one, then realized the whole corner of the front room was a massive and active beehive. ack! But maybe it's time to start exploring again.

I took this photo somewhere between Nacodoches and Austin several years ago. I don't remember the rest of the house that well, but there was a grave right up against it.

Nat · 04-29-2013, 09:59 PM

Something an insect abandoned:

Nat · 04-29-2013, 10:21 PM

This place has been cleaned out since I took these, and there are now no trespassing signs all around it. It never had any indoor plumbing and was built in the late 1800s. It's behind a cemetery and in front of the railroad tracks just on the north edge of Holland, Texas. The last person to live there was an old woman named Pacha, and her descendents seem to have not been able to agree on what to do with the house since her passing. This house was one of my lotto dreams for a long time.

I can't find my pics of the outside of the house from before the clean-up, but here's the outside:

And this is what I can find of the insides - before the clean-up:

femmeInterrupted · 05-02-2013, 07:29 PM

i would live here!

http://www.messynessychic.com/2012/0...omes-for-sale/

Imagine converting old cinema converted into a home?!
The Tivoli Theater stands as one of Owen County’s most recognizable landmarks.
Constructed in 1928 by E.M. Viquesney, famed artist of “The American Doughboy” sculpture, the Tivoli is the only example of Mission Revival architecture in the county.
Original exterior elements include stucco, stylized parapet, clay tile pent roofs, and second-floor balconies and arched windows.
Original theater space elements include the stage, wood seats, and decorative plaster moldings, architectural features and sculptural figures.
Small street-level commercial space and second-floor apartment provide additional income potential.
The approximate square footage is 5500. Extensive roof repairs completed in 2008.

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04-29-2013, 10:21 PM	#6
Nat Senior Member How Do You Identify?: bigender (DID System) Preferred Pronoun?: he/him or alter-specific Relationship Status: Unavailable Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Central TX Posts: 3,537 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,047 Thanked 13,971 Times in 2,591 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	This place has been cleaned out since I took these, and there are now no trespassing signs all around it. It never had any indoor plumbing and was built in the late 1800s. It's behind a cemetery and in front of the railroad tracks just on the north edge of Holland, Texas. The last person to live there was an old woman named Pacha, and her descendents seem to have not been able to agree on what to do with the house since her passing. This house was one of my lotto dreams for a long time. I can't find my pics of the outside of the house from before the clean-up, but here's the outside: And this is what I can find of the insides - before the clean-up: __________________ I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl. - Bjork What is to give light must endure burning. -Viktor Frankl

05-02-2013, 07:29 PM	#7
femmeInterrupted Member How Do You Identify?: Queer femme Preferred Pronoun?: she works out well ;) Relationship Status: Happily married. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 812 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,885 Thanked 3,216 Times in 667 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	Abandoned and for Sale! i would live here! http://www.messynessychic.com/2012/0...omes-for-sale/ Imagine converting old cinema converted into a home?! The Tivoli Theater stands as one of Owen County’s most recognizable landmarks. Constructed in 1928 by E.M. Viquesney, famed artist of “The American Doughboy” sculpture, the Tivoli is the only example of Mission Revival architecture in the county. Original exterior elements include stucco, stylized parapet, clay tile pent roofs, and second-floor balconies and arched windows. Original theater space elements include the stage, wood seats, and decorative plaster moldings, architectural features and sculptural figures. Small street-level commercial space and second-floor apartment provide additional income potential. The approximate square footage is 5500. Extensive roof repairs completed in 2008. __________________ "If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us walk together." Lila Watson You say you love rain, but you use an umbrella to walk under it. You say you love sun, but you seek shade when its shining. You say you love wind, but when its comes you close your window. So that's why I'm scared, when you say you love me. -- Bob Marley