St. Mary Mercy Hospital #2

Gary Saint Mary Mercy Hospital 1

OK…back on track! Here are some of my photos (you should know my style by now) to get the pace going again. We went to the old Saint Mary Mercy Hospital located in northern Gary. The newer part of the hospital has been renovated into the Gary Public Safety Facility. The police department and the city court are located in this building. This is my home for at least 8 hours a day. The part that we adventured in is blocked off from the inside and has not been entered since. Of course we found a way in. There are a lot of photos to show, so I will split them up into a couple of posts. The only info I could find is that this building was finished in 1957 and I think that it was closed in 1995? Not sure about that. I can’t really remember when it closed…sorry. Enjoy!

Tracks

I wanted to share this photo with you. My wife asked if I could take some “nice” pictures of her that was in a different place. There is one thing about my wife that is for sure…she knows me. She knows that I am always seeing things through dark lenses and some sort of distortion so I knew exactly what she meant by “nice”. I remembered some old train tracks that haven’t been used in a while not too far from our home. Here is one of the photos that came out of that shoot. It is not my usual style but my wife likes how they came out. Thanks for viewing.

WELCOME HOME

Gary Methodist Church-2nd & 3rd floor

Back at the Gary Methodist Church again and this time Khalila and I went to the second and third floor. There was a basketball court and some class rooms with lockers and stairs leading to the roof. There are a lot of photos here but this church is so inviting and every time that I go here, there a few people there taking photos. In some of these shots you can see the evidence of the fire that it survived

Seth Thomas

I have never met Seth but when I look at his pictures, I feel that I know him. Do you know what I mean? I have been working the streets of the "badlands" for over 17 years now and have worked all shifts. I am almost postivie that I have bumped into him or at the very least, seen him walking downtown. I have to give props to Seth, he is a inspiration and a influence to many. This makes him immortal. Please take some time to view him memorial site. Thank you and may your God go with you .
http://www.seth-thomas.org/

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