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Post# 609865   7/12/2012 at 12:59 (4,277 days old) by statenislandgwm ()   |   | |
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Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn NY. |
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Post# 609866 , Reply# 1   7/12/2012 at 13:02 (4,277 days old) by DaveAmKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 609867 , Reply# 2   7/12/2012 at 13:03 (4,277 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 609877 , Reply# 4   7/12/2012 at 13:53 (4,277 days old) by statenislandgwm ()   |   | |
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Post# 609925 , Reply# 7   7/12/2012 at 18:21 (4,277 days old) by washerman (cape town)   |   | |
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there might be enough decent parts to construct one or two machines. Might be worthwhile to someone. |
Post# 609929 , Reply# 8   7/12/2012 at 18:43 (4,277 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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The dryers are new enough to have the side indents on the cabinets, so that puts them as 1980s models or newer, correct?
I count four dryers and I think six washers? The washer facing us looks like a 29-inch BD unit, as does the first one on the right (because the top is off-center, which is hard to do on a DD). The open lids though look very DD, with no plastic handles that you'd expect on an 80s belt-drive. I don't know if these are precious or not - I suppose that is up to individual evaluation, however I know I would not address a member here as was done above. Interesting picture indeed - I love abandoned properties and machines, and really enjoyed reading about the airfield where this building is located. There is a long write-up about the history of this field at an abandonded airfields website called www.airfields-freeman.com... Gordon |
Post# 609938 , Reply# 10   7/12/2012 at 20:49 (4,276 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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I thought: professional, artistic, evocative. It reminds me of the theme of "beauty in decaying decadence" like something out of "Grey Gardens" or that haunted yet beautiful mansion "Dana Sculley" lived in the PBS's recent version of "Great Expectations."
I love stuff like this, and thanks for bringing it forward. It's really gorgeous and a unique archive photo for Automatic Washer. |
Post# 609940 , Reply# 11   7/12/2012 at 21:12 (4,276 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Often go places that are either off limits and or shouldn't be trespassed upon for safety reasons.
Regarding Staten Island one of both have been to places like much of the abandoned Seaview Hospital complex, the old Staten Island Hospital (now demolished), and Howland Hook area where there is a vast boat/ship graveyard. Other places have been abandoned, hospitals including a huge former psychiatric hospital complex in Long Island,railroad/subway tunnels, estates, and so forth. While one does enjoy reading their exploits and seeing pictures you really have to becareful in such places. Not only is tresspassing illegal many of these places have become a refuge for the homeless, drug dealers, and other criminal elements. Then there are the scrappers.. Anything can happen from falling several floors through a hole or rotted floor to meeting up with a "Nightmare on Elm Street" situation. While today many are blessed with cell phones one must hope there is service and even if LE manage to find and rescue, you still may face charges for being there in the first place. |
Post# 609945 , Reply# 12   7/12/2012 at 23:31 (4,276 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea))   |   | |
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Post# 609946 , Reply# 13   7/12/2012 at 23:34 (4,276 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 609951 , Reply# 14   7/13/2012 at 00:59 (4,276 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.))   |   | |
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Appear to be 1990's Whirlpools. They should be Direct drive OPL commercial machines along with matching dryers. I'm not sure where the oversized top panel came from on the one washer. However the washer in the centre of the room is for sure a DD due to the size of the lid outline(this can be confirmed in other washers by the size of the raised lids). The design of the control panels along with the destressing indents on the dryer panels tell me these were later model machines.
Nick WK78 |
Post# 609959 , Reply# 17   7/13/2012 at 05:43 (4,276 days old) by westyslantfront ()   |   | |
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Here is a picture.
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Post# 609964 , Reply# 18   7/13/2012 at 06:20 (4,276 days old) by DaveAmKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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There are plenty of abandoned structures such as this around the Detroit are, too!
Somehow our old HUDSON building seems to be the only thing demolished, to date! (After all, if we were to eliminate more buildings, it would take years & money for replacing them & giving our increasingly dense population for someone to even move in there again!) I have a friend, who, too, who goes into these places & somehow manages to come out w/o a scratch or a fine (& whatever treasures he can carry in his arms or his hand or fit in his truck!) while putting his photos on Facebook to boot! Nice stuff in there, though... -- Dave |
Post# 609965 , Reply# 19   7/13/2012 at 06:30 (4,276 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 609966 , Reply# 20   7/13/2012 at 06:35 (4,276 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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You can find sites devoted to "forgotten" places in most every language for every country. Have seen such sites in German, French, and so forth.
There really is quite allot of abandoned property and or forgotten places out there, one only has to look. Remember spending a long night looking at a site devoted to abandoned church yards, grave yards and other burial grounds located in England. Scary but none the less interesting. Don't think many persons/governments intend for things to end up abandoned and or forgotten, just things happen, usually time. In all of our lives we can think of things that are supposed to be done, but we put them off for "tomorrow", then we die. |
Post# 610000 , Reply# 21   7/13/2012 at 11:16 (4,276 days old) by statenislandgwm ()   |   | |
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You are 100% correct, we drifted way off the topic here, perhaps start an "Urban Exploration" thread in the super forum?....Vinnie |
Post# 610153 , Reply# 26   7/13/2012 at 23:51 (4,275 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 610383 , Reply# 27   7/15/2012 at 14:59 (4,274 days old) by tecnopolis (Ocala/Dunnellon, Florida 34481)   |   | |
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Post# 610784 , Reply# 30   7/17/2012 at 16:23 (4,272 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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and here is the Hoover 3236H Automatic De Luxe, as it looks now... |
Post# 610785 , Reply# 31   7/17/2012 at 16:26 (4,272 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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and the Hotpoint 1509/05 Automatic De Luxe. There is hope for derelict machines, just takes permission from the owner, a bit of money, time and patience. Cheers Paul |
Post# 610787 , Reply# 32   7/17/2012 at 16:27 (4,272 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Before and after for the 1509/05... |
Post# 610819 , Reply# 33   7/17/2012 at 19:37 (4,272 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 611402 , Reply# 35   7/20/2012 at 23:32 (4,268 days old) by electroluxxxx (Syracuse NY)   |   | |
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I think that the machine in the center of the room at floyd bennett field is a Design 2000 I have one in my apartment building. this commercial machine featured the DD tranny and boy is it a power house :) |
Post# 611438 , Reply# 36   7/21/2012 at 10:40 (4,268 days old) by mysteryclock (Franklin, TN)   |   | |
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