I'm sure in addition to whatever else all of that was, is and will be, it's also political, unfortunately.I’ve seen a few blogs and online Palouse photography guides, but none that were comprehensive enough to answer detailed questions that photographers have about this region. Even that host facility is the last of its type in the state, from what I understand. New buildings are being constructed on that site to house the incoming people and such. I guess this move kind of extends their scope. That one has historically been more a step above assisted living, kind of a medical / therapeutic / supervised behavioral facility (for lack of a better description). I don't know the specifics, but from what I understand the remaining patients / programs are being moved from the old mental hospital location to a state-run facility also in my town. In Georgia there was Milledgeville and in Tuscaloosa where I went to school there was Bryce and now they are gone.
As I think about it, what happened to the mental hospitals from yesteryear. The photo on the link you posted surely looked old. Len, I think it's great that there's a group trying to save it.
In fact, I just now found their website, so if you read it you'll know more than I do! It could end up being passed between politicians, who knows.įrom what I've seen there's some kind of organized effort to preserve the building, which was falling into decay. The actual land is a tad rolling, grassy with trees so it could be used for something nice. There's nothing there but decrepit buildings anymore, pretty much. Over the decades, the state hospital has been slowly disbursed and in fact the last bit is to move to a new facility being completed across town (part of another related facility). I think it used (?) to belong to what was then the state mental hospital. I'm 63 and remember it from my pre-teen years, easily. I remember seeing it there on that hill when we would drive through (long before I moved there as an adult) on the way to see my grandparents. I guess "mine" isn't a new barn, so it must be old! Actually, I know it is. The aerial imagery is old, the construction has been completed for several years now. Here's what the layout looks like on Google Maps ( ). There was constant traffic, so I had to fire my 2-second-delay timer to coincide. There's another two lanes between the grass median and the far concrete barrier.ĭespite the somewhat bucolic rural appearance of the primary shot, it's in town, no doubt. Here's what the barn's slightly wider (taller?) context looks like: I was home five minutes later and both were totally gone.Īnd from the Truth in Advertising Department. I grabbed a couple of cellphone shots through my windshield while waiting for a traffic light: Naturally on the way I saw evidence of what potentially could've yielded some spectacular shots, given good foregrounds and readiness. Oh well.īy then I was done for, the clouds over the lake didn't look too good and I wanted to get into my air conditioned car, so I headed home. I was finally resigned to buying a replacement and started to pack up when I saw in on the ground beside my car. No luck, but I did manage to get VERY sweaty (94F and 70%). That way if circumstances ever allow, it could possibly be converted for some other use.Īfter shooting this, I realized I had lost the lens hood for my 17-70 and spent the next 20 minutes retracing my steps, climbing up and down the lake short embankment. For decades the old barn stood there rotting, but in the past few years there's been a project to restore at least the exterior and structural framework. The last time I shot the old barn was probably 15 years ago, before the highway had been four-laned and other changes made to the local infrastructure. Given the sun was already totally obscured by clouds I opted for this direction instead. I remembered the old advice: Look behind you. I arrived at Lake Buhlow (in my locale) and was setting up to shoot across the lake, toward the sun. I was at a meeting yesterday evening until about 7 PM, but actually remembered to stick the camera and tripod in the trunk before leaving the house! It looked like a possibly good sunset sky, despite (time / distance) limited location opportunities.
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