Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Two Brothers


Two Brothers
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

John McNally and I, sitting on a couch enjoying a smoke - Norwich State Hospital, Connecticut.

Monday, July 9, 2007

Heiden Hotel - Front


Heiden Hotel - Front
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

The Heiden Hotel - one of many decaying resorts in the Catskills of New York.

Heiden Hotel - Chair


Heiden Hotel - Chair
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

Abandoned chair.

Heiden Hotel - Comic Bw


Heiden Hotel - Comic Bw
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

Drabble - never heard of it.

Heiden Hotel - Dance Floor


Heiden Hotel - Dance Floor
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

Dance floor.

Heiden Hotel - Do Not Disturb


Heiden Hotel - Do Not Disturb
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

Do Not Disturb.

Heiden Hotel - Down the Hall 2nd


Heiden Hotel - Down the Hall 2nd
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

A narrow hallway, second story.

Heiden Hotel - Entry


Heiden Hotel - Entry
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

The entry.

Heiden Hotel - Game book


Heiden Hotel - Game book
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

A childs book left behind.

Heiden Hotel - Kitchen


Heiden Hotel - Kitchen
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

Dirty, dirty dishes.

Heiden Hotel - Mo Called


Heiden Hotel - Mo Called
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

Michele,

Mo Called.

4:30

Heiden Hotel - New York Times


Heiden Hotel - New York Times
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

NYT from June 10, 1986. I know that filming for Sweet Diane finished in 1986...this maybe from the last day?

Heiden Hotel - Piano


Heiden Hotel - Piano
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

Destroyed piano, Heiden dance floor.

Heiden Hotel - Red Schoolhouse


Heiden Hotel - Red Schoolhouse
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

The abandoned craftshop...missing Mickey Mouse.

Heiden Hotel - Room 109


Heiden Hotel - Room 109
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

Room 109, you can check in but you can never...

get clean sheets.

Heiden Hotel - Room


Heiden Hotel - Room
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

A typical room in the Heiden Hotel. A few second after this was snapped an enormous turkey vulture landed on top of the right window sash and scared the wits out of us.

Heiden Hotel - Secrets


Heiden Hotel - Secrets
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

Scrawls along a window frame.

Secrets behind the curtains?

Heiden Hotel - Stove


Heiden Hotel - Stove
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

Floor collapsing under the weight of an old iron stove, Heiden Hotel kitchen.

Heiden Hotel - Time Warp


Nobody puts baby in a corner.
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

Going through the lobby of the former Heiden Hotel we came across a postcard showing the prosperous and fun times of summers past. Judging from the styles and the phone number on the back (190-191) it was from the late 60's.

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Little Bobby was never seen again...


Little Bobby was never seen again...
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

It's funny the emotions that a photograph can bring to the surface in different people. When I first stumbled upon these bikes it was definitely the emotions of fear and dread. I did allow myself to fancy that possibly these did belong to kids who had gone off on an adventure, but the image screamed tragedy and so I posted it under the "Little Bobby was never seen again" title.

It could just as easily been "Little Bobby off on an adventure..." but to me that wouldn't work.

In reality these bikes are probably all stolen from neighboring houses, and dumped along the tracks when the tires go flat.

Anyway, you never know what you will find out shooting.

Saturday, February 10, 2007

Paint it Black


Paint it Black
Originally uploaded by Duff Suds.

Welcome to the Desolate Places blog. Every week I will post a few of my photos from Flickr with some additional commentary.

Also, in a few days DesolatePlaces.com will be back in operation!

Things are happening!