Back to the Hastings Building (again). Just a sample of the assorted junk and gunk left after a building stays abandoned. There was one episode of squatters … the scariest of which was when it was discovered they had build a fire on one of the floors… leaving a burn mark. As dry as the interior is, it would not have taken much time to have the whole building engulfed. But there is just a lot of junk and trash. Great for photography, though.
These are a few more of the photos I took from my recent trip to the Hastings Building. (Downtown Port Townsend, currently vacant, built in 1899). The first is looking up in the main hallway and the second is looking down that hallway to one of the rooms facing the main street.
These are a couple of the lampshades that are in the Hastings Building (for more details on this historic building, see my post from June 26th). I’m sure that both of these lampshades were identical … if not now, then when they were installed. Well, as sure as I can be … they are the same shape and style. Interesting that they are different now.
These were inside the Hastings Building (for more details on this historic building, see my post from June 26th) … I didn’t arrange them or move them … not sure how long they have lived there.
There was a huge variety of condition of the rooms in the Hastings Building (for additional info on the Hastings Building, see my previous post). This one was in better condition than most … and the only one I noticed having a fireplace. Not sure that there is any chimney anymore. It was interesting that the glass varied significantly … some was old enough that it showed the typical waviness of old window glass. And much was newer … with less waviness. The windows on the weather side of the building are more susceptible to being blown out during storms and I expect the older glass is more susceptible than the newer panes.
