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A collection of photographs
and thoughts
from the last days of
Clinton Junior High
N O V E M B E R R A I N :
Jeffrey A Jones
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N O V E M B E R R A I N :
A collection of photographs
and thoughts
from the last days of
Clinton Junior High
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Authorship, Photography and Layout: Jeffrey A. Jones
Special Thanks: I would like to thank all those who gave in-
put to the rough draft of the book: Laura Myers, xx, xx, xx,
etc
All the work herein is copyrighted 2009 by Jeffrey A. Jones. Electronic copies of
the PDF my be freely distributed as long blah blah blah
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Preface
It was during the Fall of 2008
that I heard about the
impending demolition of the old
Clinton Junior High School.
While I made a mental note that
this was a subject worthy of
documenting I failed to keep up
with the date the demolition
was to take place. Shortly
before Thanksgiving the
realization hit me that the end
was near that time was running
out.
It was fortunate for me that
even demolitions take a holiday.
D u r i n g t h e e x t e n d e dThanksgiving weekend, the
work halted providing the
perfect opportunity to slip in
and perform my work.
The actual shooting of this
project was done at rapid pace
and without a tripod. I suppose
the adrenalin rush of performing
a semi-criminal act made me
hurry quicker than I normally
would. To give the reader the
understanding of the tempo
order I put a time stamp
underneath each picture.
The goal of this book is twofold.The first is to document the last
days of this school for posterity.
This building played such an
important role in the lives of the
community and its citizens and
undoubtedly somebody,
somewhere would like to know
what its faced looked like beforethe lid was closed on the coffin.
Secondly this is an artistic
endeavor. We look at the ruins
of ancient civilizations, such as
found in Egypt, England or
South America as romantic and
beautiful be we look at the ruins
around us as mundane and ugly.
Hopefully this work triggers
within you the feelings of
sentiment and wonder.
Portraits of our older generation
resonate strongly with character
and dignity. The wrinkles and
liver spots speak of a lifetime of toil and struggle, of pleasure
and pain, of gain and loss. Like
the faces of our elderly, these
buildings communicate the
same through aged features. It
is the goal of the artists to make
people stop and reflect.
Whether or not you ever gracedthe halls of this school, it is my
hope that these pictures
resonate with you.
Jeff Jones
September ,2009
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To my wife, Lois,
who supports me in my
whimsical
photographicendeavors.
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Newspaper Articles
Pantagraph Unknown Date
Industrial Arts Department De-
stroyed
High School Damaged By Fire Early Saturday
The Industrial Arts Department of the Clinton
Community Highs School was badly damaged
by fire of undetermined origin which gutted
the interior of the building early Saturday
morning.
The fire was spotted in the north section of
the building, located across the street from
the Fine Arts Center, at approximately 3 a. m.
by city patrolman James Rueger who notified
the radio operator at the county jail, Dean
Cromwell, who in turn called the fire depart-
ment. The Clinton Fire department responded
quickly, taking quick action to confine the fire
to the one department. Fire Chief Haskell
Bohn give all credit to the firemen. Also, to
the aerial ladder truck, without which it would
have been almost impossible to control the
blaze.
…Estimation of fire damage was placed be-
tween 50,000 and $75,000.
Pantagraph 5-12-1966
School Survey Team Reports
New High School Plan Sug-
gested
…The survey team suggests that the Board
with the assistance and the counsel of the
superintendent, the professional staff and the
Advisory Council consider a new four year
high school site and building. This should
include a site of 40 acres with suitable space
for space for out of door physical education,
athletics and band activities. Probably any
site so selected would be out of the city; how-
ever, it was recommended that the careful
consideration be given to accessibility, to
limit the need for transportation, and to
safety for “walkers”.
Unknown Paper February 2, 1967
Referendum For New High
School.
Voters in Clinton Community Unit 15 School District will
go to the polls Saturday, February 3, to decide
whither a new high school is to be built; the
old west building as the present Junior-Senior
High school is razed and the ground be pre-
pared for physical education classes for aMiddle School (grades six, seven, and eight):
and the remainder of the present building will
be altered to fit the needs of a middle school.
Unknown Paper Oct. 23, 1967
School Referendum Defeated
The Clinton Unit School District No. 15 build-
ing bond referendum was soundly defeated inevery precinct Saturday. The referendum
asked for $2.3 million for the purpose of build-
ing a new four=year high school and the nec-
essary remodeling of the present building for
junior high school and the razing of the old
west building which had been condemned.
There was a total of 2,636 votes cast in all
precincts with an even 1,000 “yes” votes;
1,599 “no” votes. And 37 spoiled ballots
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Unknown Paper February 4, 1968
Second Loss
Clinton Building Bonds Defeated.
…The present high school, constructed in
1908 and with additions build in 1920 and
1956, was condemned last summer as unsafe
by state school officials.
In addition to the outdated buildings, school
officials have cited a growing enrolled as an-other need for the building program.
Unknown Paper February 5, 1968
Rural “No” Vote Wins
School Bond Issue Defeated
…In comparing the voting Saturday with that
of October 21, when the referendum was first
offered…The “Yes” faction picked up 259votes, and the “No” faction lost 69 votes. The
number of spoiled ballots was down one,
from 37 to 36.
Although the weather was Saturday was fa-
vorable, only an additional 189 persons made
it to the polls.
Clinton Daily Journal October 8, 1969
Voters Approve New High
School
“CLINTON DOES CARE” chanted Clinton high school
students this morning as they poured onto the square in
the giant all-school rally following a general assembly at
the high school.
The mass celebration marked the district
voters’ approval in a fourth referendum for a
bond issue to build a new high school build-ing.
A sunny, brisk October day, Tuesday, October
7, brought out a record number of voters to
sweep a long-standing issue to decisive vic-
tory.
The “yes” votes outnumbered the “no votes in
the $2.5 million bond referendum by a total of
2,169 to 1,332. The 3,501 votes cast yesterday
represent almost 70% of the registered votes
in the school district and was the largest num-
ber of votes cast in the four times the bond
issue was presented to voters.
Unknown Paper June 15, 1970
Making Way for the New
The West Building of the Clinton Community
High School has started to become a thing of
the past as the wreckers take to it with their
heavy equipment. The old school, built in
1907, is being removed to make room for a
new, $62900 steel building housing eight
classrooms. The steel building is to be open
for use this fall and until a new high school iscomplete by the autumn of 1971.
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The older we get, the more
we realize that life is
transitory. I suppose that is
something we all conclude,
granted we live long enough
to reach that conclusion.
Theologians, philosophers
and scientists remind us that
nothing, at least of this
physical existence, lasts
forever. This simple fact
becomes very real to a
photographer. How often
we drive past a scene
thinking that we will shoot
that subject at a later date.
There are the excuses we
give: the lighting is not very
good , the weather could be
better or we are short on
time. But with hesitation
comes loss. Buildings are
demolished, old cars sold,
and barns blown down
before we get back to take
the picture. Forever lost are
those opportunities because
we assume they would exist
forever. Photographers are
not the only ones to make
t h o s e a s s u m p t i o n s .
As a relative newcomer to
Clinton, IL, I have no
memories or experiences
relating to this school. Yet,
with the news of its
destruction ,I knew I had to
photograph the school. Theday I entered the scene, the
main gymnasium was
already mostly gone.
Hurriedly, I went from room
to room, hallway to hallway
snapping shots. It was not a
d i s a p p o i n t m e n t .
This school was a source of
many good memories for
the children who passed
through these halls into
adulthood. Very few people
had the privileged to see
CJH go through the stages
of death and burial and I am
thankful that I was one of
them. This folio has scenes
of beauty combined with
great sadness. In some ways
this building serves as a
metaphor for our own lives.
For our days are numbered
just as it was for Clinton
Junior High, which was one
of the most solid of
structures.
I N T R O D U C T I O N
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Gymnasium Torn Asunder
H e r e i s t h e p o i n t I s t a r t e d p h o t o g r a p h i n g t h e s c h o o l
w i t h i t s r o o f d r a m a t i c a l l y r i p p e d o f f a n d g i r d e r s
h a n g i n g d o w n l i k e r a g g e d t h r e a d s . A n e x c a v a t o r m a k e s
q u i c k w o r k o f t h e d e m o l i t i o n s . W i t h t h e r o o f p u l l e d o f f
t h i s r o o m t a k e s o n t h e a p p e a r a n c e o f a n a m p h i t h e a t e r
o r e v e n a c o l i s e u m , w h i c h i s f i t t i n g s i n c e t h e m o d e r n
g y m n a s i u m f i l l s b o t h t h e f u n c t i o n s o f h o s t i n g
“ g l a d i a t o r i a l ” g a m e s a s w e l l a s c i v i c o r a t i o n s .
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T h e w i n d o w w i t h i n a w i n d o w i s a l m o s t a p a r o d y o f
N o r m a n R o c k w e l l ’ s T R I P L E S E L F P O R T R A I T b u t i n s t e a d
o f t h e f a c e o f t h e p a i n t e r w e f a c e t h e v o i d . I t i s a s i f
w e f a c e a b l a n k i m a g e w h e n s t a r i n g a t t h e m i r r o r . O n e
c a n a l m o s t a p p r e c i a t e , f o r a n i n s t a n t h o w a v a m p i r e
f e e l s w h e n l o o k i n g f o r h i s r e f l e c t i o n .
Double Self-Portrait
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T w o d i f f e r e n t a r r o w s i n t w o d i f f e r e n t r o o m s p o i n t i n g
t o e a c h o t h e r . F o l l o w i n g t h e a r r o w s l e a d s u s n o w h e r e
b u t o n l y t o a p l a c e t r a p p e d b e t w e e n t w o s i g n s . H o w
o f t e n d o w e f i n d o u r s e l v e s f i g u r a t i v e l y t r a p p e d i n o u r
o w n e m o t i o n a l e m p t y r o o m s w i t h n o w a y o u t ? Y e t a l l
a l o n g i t i s o u r v i s i o n t h a t h a m p e r s u s .
Orange Arrows Pointing
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S t u d e n t s r e a l l y d o n ’ t o w n t h a t m u c h s p a c e i n s c h o o l .
A l l t h e y a r e g i v e n i s a l o c k e r t h a t m e a s u r e s i n c h e s
a c r o s s a n d a a b o u t f o u r f e e t h i g h . I n t h a t a l l o t t e d
s p a c e t h e y s t o r e b o o k s , c o a t s , m i s c e l l a n e o u s s c h o o l
s u p p l i e s a n d p e r s o n a l i t e m s . Y e t , w i t h t h a t s m a l l
a m o u n t o f s p a c e , t h e y p e r s o n a l i z e i t w i t h s t i c k e r s ,
p i c t u r e s a n d n o t e s ; m a k i n g i t t h e i r o w n . A s m a l l p l a c e
o f r e f u g e i n N o w t h e s e l o c k e r s a m i d t h e c r o w d . B u t t h e
l o c k e r s s t a n d o p e n , d e v o i d o f t h e i r c o n t e n t s , h i d i n g
n o t h i n g .
Lockers Left Open
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H o w m a n y t h o u s a n d s o f c h i l d r e n s a t i n t h i s r o o m
s t a r i n g o u t o f t h e s e w i n d o w s w a t c h i n g b i r d s a n d
l o o k i n g a t t h e l i b r a r y , h o m e s , a n d e v e n p a r t s o f t h e
d o w n t o w n . T h i s i s a u n i q u e v a n t a g e p o i n t , a l b e i t n o t
e x c i t i n g v i e w , b u t s t i l l i t a u n i q u e v i e w t h a t i s n o w
l o s t , p e r h a p s f o r e v e r .
Looking Out Windows
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T h e s e p r i m a r y n u m b e r s s p e a k o f a s i m p l e r t i m e w h e n
l i f e w a s o n l y a b o u t m a s t e r i n g t h e f u n d a m e n t a l s o f
m a t h , E n g l i s h a n d s c i e n c e . J u n i o r h i g h i s a
t r a n s i t i o n a l p e r i o d w h e n s t u d e n t s m i g r a t e t o a m o r e
c o m p l i c a t e d w o r l d . T h i s c o m p l e x i t y i s n o t l i m i t e d t o
t h e a c a d e m i c s i d e b u t f u l l y e n c o m p a s s e s t h e
e m o t i o n a l s i d e o f l i f e a s w e l l . T h i s i s w h e n c h i l d r e n
s t a r t t h e i r j o u r n e y f i g u r i n g o u t w h o t h e y a r e a s
p e r s o n s . A n d t o o o f t e n a s w e g e t o l d e r a n d d e v e l o p
i n t o t h e p e o p l e w e a r e , w e w i s h t o g o b a c k t h e
b e g i n n i n g a n d s t a r t o v e r w i t h t h e b a s i c s o f o u r l i v e s .
1...2...3
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A v e r y u n u s u a l s i g h t . S o m e b o d y c a r e d e n o u g h f o r t h e s e
p o r c e l a i n o b j e c t s t o r e m o v e t h e m i n t a c t . H e r e w e s e e
i t e m s i n t e n d e d f o r u s e i n p r i v a t e n o w t h r o w n o u t i n t o
t h e o p e n . W e a r e a l m o s t e m b a r r a s s e d f o r t h e s e t o i l e t s
h u d d l i n g t o g e t h e r a l m o s t t o h i d e t h e i r n a k e d n e s s . W i l l
t h e y f i n d a n e w h o m e ? O f s o , w i l l t h e y b e u s e d b y t h e
s a m e p e o p l e w h o u s e d t h e m a t C J H . I s t h a t a
c o m f o r t i n g t h o u g h t ? I d i d n ’ t t h i n k s o .
Five Johns Gathered
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Simple Utility Room
T h i s s i n k s a w t h e g r i m e f r o m d e c a d e s o f m o p p i n g
f l o o r s . O v e r i t s l i f e , h o w m a n y g a l l o n s o f w a t e r p o u r e d
f r o m t h i s f a u c e t ? H o w m a n y p o u n d s o f s o a p c l e a n e d
t h e h a l l s ? H o w m a n y m o p s s w e p t a c r o s s t h e f l o o r ?
A l s o , h o w m a n y j a n i t o r s p a s s e d t h r o u g h t h e s e h a l l s ?
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Inner Courtyard View
K e e p s t a r i n g a t t h e i m a g e a n d t h e m o r e o d d t h i n g s y o u
c a n f i n d . T w o s e t s o f d o o r w a y s a n d b o t h o f t h e m h a v e
t h e l e f t d o o r o p e n . A d o o r j u t s o u t o f a n o p e n w i n d o w .
L o o k a l i t t l e l o n g e r a n d y o u n o t i c e t h e c h a i r s t h r o w n
o u t o n t o t h e s i d e w a l k . V e r y s u b t l e o d d i t i e s t h e b u i l d
u p a n d c r e a t e t e n s i o n w i t h t h i s p i c t u r e .
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H e r e w e g e t a v i e w o f t h e P r e s b y t e r i a n C h u r c h o f
C l i n t o n , w h i c h n o t o n l y p r e d a t e s C J H b u t s t i l l l i v e s o n .
T h e r e a r e s o m e d e f i n i t e p a r a l l e l s w i t h t h e h i s t o r i e s o f
t h e s e t w o b u i l d i n g s . B o t h s t a r t e d a s s m a l l g r o u p s
m e e t i n g i n h o m e s u n t i l t h e i r g r o w t h n e c e s s i t a t e d t h e
b u i l d i n g o f a d e d i c a t e d s t r u c t u r e s . B o t h t h e c h u r c h a n d
t h e s c h o o l g o t t h e i r “ o f f i c i a l ” a t l o c a t i o n s d i f f e r e n t
t h a n w h a t i s s h o w n h e r e . A s t h e t o w n c o n t i n u e d t o
g r o w , t h e r e c a m e a d e m a n d t o b u i l d m o d e r n f a c i l i t i e s .
I r o n i c a l l y , a s t o w n d i s c a r d e d t h e p r e v i o u s s c h o o l
b u i l d i n g b e c a u s e i t w a s n ' t m o d e r n e n o u g h , n o w t h e y
d i s c a r d t h i s b u i l d i n g f o r t h e s a m e r e a s o n .
Center Church View
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Home Economics
T h i s r o o m s t a r t e d o u t a s a p l a c e t o t e a c h y o u n g l a d i e s
t h e d o m e s t i c a r t o f m a k i n g a h o u s e a h o m e . I n t h i s
r o o m t h e i r o n i n g b o a r d s e n j o y a p l a c e p r o m i n e n c e b u t
w e r e n e v e r t a k e n t o t h e n e w s c h o o l . I n t o d a y ’ s w o r l d
d o e s i r o n i n g p l a y a s o c i a l l y i m p o r t a n t r o l e , a t l e a s t
m u c h a s i t d i d w h e n t h i s b u i l d i n g w a s b u i l t ? H a s
m o d e r n f a b r i c s r e d u c e d t h e n e e d f o r i r o n i n g ?
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P e r h a p s m o r e t h a n a n y t h i n g e l s e , t h e d e s k s s t r e w n o u t
o n t h e s i d e w a l k a n d l a w n d e m o n s t r a t e t h e f i n a l i t y o f
t h e e v e n t . T h r o w n i n t o t h e f r e s h a i r a n d s u n l i g h t t h e s e
c h a i r s s t a r e b l a n k l y a t t h e w o r d f o r w h i c h t h e y n e v e r
w e r e i n t e n d e d . T h e i r m a k e r s d e s i g n e d t h e m t o b i n d
s t u d e n t s t o b o t h t i m e a n d s p a c e w i t h i n t h e c o n f i n e s o f
a s i n g l e r o o m . T h i s i s o u r s o c i e t y ’ s m e t h o d t o e n f o r c e
e d u c a t i o n u p o n i t s s t u d e n t s , b u t n o w t h e m a n a c l e s a r e
b r o k e n .
Folding Chairs Fallen
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The Janitor’s Room
A u t i l i t y r o o m w i t h a m y s t e r i o u s b l u e d o o r a n d a s i n k
s i t t i n g o m i n o u s l y a w a i t i n g f a t e . I t i s a s i f t h i s r o o m
k n e w f r o m t h e d a y o f i t s c r e a t i o n t h a t t h e d a y o f
r e c k o n i n g w a s c o m i n g . T h e r a d i a t o r p r o v i d e s n o h e a t .
T h e s i n k p r o v i d e s n o w a t e r . T h e f u s e b o x p r o v i d e s n o
e l e c t r i c i t y . T h i s r o o m , a s w i t h t h e w h o l e b u i l d i n g , i s
n o w d e v o i d o f p u r p o s e a n d s o o n w i l l s o o n n o l o n g e r
e x i s t .
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T h e f l o o r i s c o m p l e t e l y s t r i p p e d o f f . W h y w a s o n l y a
f e w r o o m s s t r i p p e d l i k e t h i s o n e w a s ? A n d w h y i s t h e
r a d i a t o r h a p h a z a r d l y p l a c e d t h e r e ? D o e s t h e c o n t r a c t o r
p l a n t o k e e p t h e r a d i a t o r s , i n t e n d i n g t o h e a t s o m e
o t h e r b u i l d i n g ? I s h i s i n t e n t m e r e l y t o t h r o w t h e m
a w a y a n d , u n t i l n o w , i t h a s n ’ t b e e n c o n v e n i e n t ?
Floor Stripped Bare
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A t e a c h e r p u t a b a n n e r u p w e l c o m i n g n e w s t u d e n t s t o
t h o s c l a s s r o o m . Y e a r s a g o s t u d e n t s e n t e r i n g j u n i o r
h i g h n e e d e d e n c o u r a g e m e n t a n d s u p p o r t . S o m a n y o f
t h e s e r o o m s w e r e s t r i p p e d o f t h e i r h u m a n i t y , o f
a n y t h i n g t h a t t i e d t h e m t o t h e i r p a s t , b u t t h i s r o o m
s t i l l m a i n t a i n s i t s w e l c o m e a s i f n o t w a n t i n g i t t o e n d .
Wel ome To Sixth Grad
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Blue Classroom
T h e p l a y f u l p a i n t i n g s o f s e a w e e d , w a t e r p l a n t s a n d
f i s h e s s h o w u s a r o o m o n c e f i l l e d w i t h i m a g i n a t i o n .
T h e c o o l b l u e a d d s t o t h e a l r e a d y d e p r e s s i n g m o o d o f
t h i s s u b j e c t . O v e r w h e l m i n g m e l a n c h o l y p e r m e a t e s t h e
a t m o s p h e r e . T h e i l l u s i o n i s d i s p e l l e d , t h e a q u a r i u m i s
s h a t t e r e d .
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B l u e s , g r e e n s , b r o w n s a s w e l l a s s t r o n g l i n e s m a k e f o r
a r a t h e r e y e - c a t c h i n g p h o t o . I t i s r a t h e r i r o n i c t h a t
t h e r a d i a t o r , t h e i t e m t h a t i s s u p p o s e d t o p r o d u c e
h e a t , d o e s n o t s e e m t o e f f u s e a n y w a r m t h t o t h i s
i m a g e . I t m a k e s o n e w o n d e r i f i t e v e r d i d w a r m t h i s
r o o m o r i f i t m e r e l y s t o o d t h e r e m o c k i n g .
Blue Room Register
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Sewer Pipes Revealed
F o r m a n y y e a r s t h e s e p i p e a n d v a l v e s s e r v e d a v e r y
i m p o r t a n t f u n c t i o n a t t h e s c h o o l , s o i m p o r t a n t t h a t
t h e y h a v e t h e i r o w n r o o m , s h a r i n g i t s s p a c e w i t h
n o t h i n g e l s e . O f t e n t h e s i m p l e a n d t h e m u n d a n e t h a t
p r o v i d e t h e e n v i r o n m e n t w h e r e t h e h i g h e r a n d n o b l e r
t h i n g s , l i k e e d u c a t i o n , c a n o c c u r . T h i s r o o m s e r v e d a
a n o v e r l o o k e d a n d i m p o r t a n t r o l e i n t h e e d u c a t i o n o f
C l i n t o n ’ s c h i l d r e n .
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Blue Board Rectangle
T h e s i m p l e w h i t e b a c k g r o u n d m a k e s t h e b l u e b o a r d
s t a n d o u t i n a v e r y b o l d w a y . T h e p l a y f u l r o u t i n g o f t h e
p i p e s a d d t o v i s u a l i n t e r e s t . N o t s u r e w h y t h e p l u m b e r
p u t t h i s i n t o t h e p i p e s , b u t I a m g l a d h e d i d .
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Mirror and Gaping Hole
A s w i t h t h e o t h e r r o o m s , t h e s u r g e o n s d i d n o t h a n d l e
t h e d i s s e c t i o n o f t h i s r o o m i n a t a c t f u l m a n n e r u s i n g a
s l e d g e h a m m e r t o s m a s h b l o c k s t o g a i n a c c e s s t o t h e
w a l l ’ s i n n e r p a r t s . M o r e t h a n a n y o t h e r p i c t u r e t h i s i m -
a g e r e m i n d s m e o f s o m e c a d a v e r c u t o p e n , s p r e a d o u t
a n d l e f t l y i n g o n t h e c o l d m e d i c a l t a b l e .
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D u r i n g t h e d e s t r u c t i o n o n e f i n d s a n u m b e r o f u n u s u a l
a n d p e r h a p s s u r r e a l s i g h t s . H e r e w e s e e a d o o r s t u c k
h a l f w a y i n t o a w i n d o w . I s t h e d o o r p u r p o s e f u l l y a f f i x e d
t h e r e m e r e l y t o p r o p o p e n a w i n d o w ? D i d t h e d o o r
b e c o m e j a m m e d a s t h e w o r k e r s a t t e m p t e d t o p u s h t o
d o o r t h r o u g h t h e o p e n w i n d o w ?
Green Door Window
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Green Kitchen
T h e b l e a k b a r r e n n e s s o f t h e k i t c h e n i s a c c e n t e d w i t h a
f e w i t e m s s t r e w n h e r e a n d t h e r e . A c a n o n t h e c o u n t e r ,
a b r o k e n t o i l e t l a y s o n i t s s i d e a n d s h e l v i n g d r o p p e d i n
t h e m i d d l e o f t h e r o o m . E v e n i n i t s c u r r e n t s t a t e i t
s t i l l t h a s a s t e r i l e f e e l a b o u t i t . T h e t i l e d w a l l s g i v e a
m a z e l i k e f e e l t o t h i s i m a g e .
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