Too Late for Rustoleum
Uploaded: October 03, 2012 05:26:24
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The heavily rusted gate and lock at Lynnewood Hall, an abandoned 110-room neoclassical revival mansion in Elkins Park, (suburb of Philadelphia) Pennsylvania.
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The huge building that once welcomed presidents and the wealthiest and most aristocratic of guests is now an elegant crumbling ruin.
Lynnewood Hall is said to be the largest surviving Gilded Age mansion in the Philadelphia area. It is built from Indiana limestone and was famous for its large art gallery. The home's collection was on public display at Lynnewood Hall from 1915 to 1940 when the collection of more than 2,000 sculptures, paintings, decorative art, and porcelains were donated to the National Gallery of Art.
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The home also had a ballroom, swimming pool, wine cellars and its own electrical power plant.
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(above info excerpted from the Luxist website.)
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Exif: F Number: 2.8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/80 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 500, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 50.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Leslie McLain
October 03, 2012
John Rivera
October 03, 2012
Julie Burnett October 03, 2012
Wonderful colors and textures, Michelle!! P.s., SPE stands for Smart Photo Editor, a very inexpensive and fun program! #10352886
Lindley Johnson
October 03, 2012
Stephen Zacker October 03, 2012
Like the colors and rust #10352946Connie J. Bagot October 03, 2012
LOL on your title---accurate for sure! Love the old lock, chain, and gate, great detail and texture! #10352964Monnie Ryan October 03, 2012
Terrific composition and detail! Sure would love to have seen this place in its heyday! #10353159David Hurt October 03, 2012
Love your composition here, well done #10353246Julianne Bradford October 03, 2012
Great story and capture. Makes you wonder at what's behind the gate Michelle #10353339Mike Clime October 03, 2012
Nice old rusty capture! Sand blasting might save it! Too bad they are just letting it all fade away. #10353448
Ann Coates
October 03, 2012
Emile Abbott
October 03, 2012
John Connolly October 03, 2012
Some nice quality rust there Michelle! A great find and capture and thanks for the history! #10353574Anita Hogue October 03, 2012
Awesome Michelle! I think you've been hanging around Mike's gallery too much. LOL!Fabulous details and textures! #10353875
Daniella Puente October 03, 2012
Superb detail Michelle! #10354085
Robert K. Bemus
October 03, 2012
Avril Young October 04, 2012
Terrific capture and info about the Hall, wonderful detail and texture.. #10354326Nadia Paul October 04, 2012
The textures are wonderful Michelle - great capture! #10354583Jeffrey R. Bange October 04, 2012
Great find and capture Michelle, love anything old and rusted as there always seems to be a story to go with it. #10355918Rona L. Schwarz October 04, 2012
So it is abandoned and just sitting there? It surely is costing the city $$. What a shame! But it makes for wonderful photo opportunity - great rust and great composition, Michelle! #10355987Lana Arcemont October 05, 2012
Excellent detail and texture, Michelle! #10357326frank w. degenhardt November 29, 2012
Love the textures on this Finalist my friend. Congratulations. #10438839
Heather Loewenhardt
November 29, 2012
Michael Kelly
November 29, 2012
Susan Williams November 29, 2012
Congratulations, Michelle. Beautiful details and a very interesting story. #10439101Nadia Paul November 29, 2012
Congratulations on another wonderful finalist Michelle! #10439422
Ann Coates
November 29, 2012
Stefania Barbier
November 30, 2012
Jeffrey R. Bange November 30, 2012
Congratulations Michelle on this well deserved finalist photo and best of luck in the next round. #10439941
Judy V. Kennamer
November 30, 2012
Connie J. Bagot November 30, 2012
Congratulations Michelle! #10440258Sharon Sawyer November 30, 2012
HUGE congratulations on your fabulous finalists, Michelle, and all the best in the next round! Have a great day and a wonderful weekend!!! #10440557
Emile Abbott
November 30, 2012
Michele Peterson
November 30, 2012
Mitch Spence
November 30, 2012
Nancy L. Green
November 30, 2012
Deborah C. Lewinson
November 30, 2012
Jack Gaskin November 30, 2012
CONGRATSJack #10442730
Phyllis H. Burchett November 30, 2012
Congrats on this wonderful finalist Michelle! #10443295Thomas E. Hinds November 30, 2012
This is really a deserving Finalist, Michelle! Congratulations! #10443793Neal D. Hatcher December 01, 2012
-----"CONGRATULATIONS"--------------- #10444703Lorna Shutter December 01, 2012
CONGRATULATIONS on another Fabulous Finalist, Michelle!!!!! WTG!!! :) #10445417
Marilyn K. Lincecum
December 01, 2012
Carol Eade
December 02, 2012
Merna L. Nobile December 02, 2012
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