The Abandoned: Reflections in The Abandoned

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Reflections in The Abandoned - Weekend Reflections

Last week I had the privilege of introducing my Sister Clytie, to Linda--her biggest fan! We had a marvelous time together. Sissy and Linda hit it off wonderfully. It was such fun to see The Abandoned through Linda's eyes. She said it was all she thought it would be and more. We spent hours looking through the old place.

She was mesmerized by the broken windows found at the top most office areas of the building. As you can see from the photo above--the struts of the ceiling are very close! This window looks like some amazing artist's painting.

Here you can see some of the broken glass in the window pictured above. What is wonderful about this photo is, I actually caught Sissy's profile in the glass, from where she stood behind me!

This is me--taking a "reflective" photo in the broken window of a building near the infamous Cabin 5, where some people speculate a murder took place. Such are some of the more gruesome stories behind this amazing place we call The Abandoned.

For more wonderful reflections from around the world, be sure to visit James at Weekend Reflections.

WARNING: Anyone wishing to visit The Abandoned, must have permission from the owners.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: Reflecting on the Abandoned!; November 13, 2010 at 1:52 PM
Clytie said...: I had such a good time that day, looking around at The Abandoned with my wonderful sissie and my new sissie-friend Linda. I can't wait to do it again!

I love your reflections, I think I have the twin to that top photo ... and I have a reflection of me in that same window at the bottom! Wow.

As for Cabin #5 ... the place still gives me the creeps. It was said to be suicide ... but rumor has it otherwise. I just try to avoid the spot, although I have left flowers there a few times.; November 13, 2010 at 2:38 PM
'Tsuki said...: I just love the second one, with the silhouette on the piece of glass... Nicely shot.; November 14, 2010 at 12:45 AM

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The Abandoned

Years ago, I dedicated this blog to The Abandoned, a huge complex of abandoned buildings in rural Oregon.

Surrounded by wetlands and old growth timber, The Callahan Center was built in the 1970's by the State of Oregon as a rehabilitation center for people recovering from injuries on the job.

In 1992, the property was bought by a mega church. However, the Living Enrichment Center closed in 2004, amidst financial scandal and the property was abandoned.

The buildings stood empty for many years. Over that span the property was vandalized and looted. Yet the beauty of its rare architecture shone through the shambles of abuse and disrepair.

In the summer of 2013, the complex was completely demolished. We were all sad to see the buildings go, but because of trespassers and vandals, it was necessary to take them down.

The area where The Abandoned once stood is filled with $500,000 mushroom houses (homes built so fast they pop up like mushrooms) built on postage stamp lots. There are sidewalks and tall lamps where I once watched the foxes of the field leaping above the grass, hunting rodents.

The surrounding woodlands still survive. It is my prayer the wetlands and forests with their pristine creeks, native trees and flowers, as well as the wildlife which shelter there, will be protected.