Calmly bobbing in the D&H Canal, anchored to the shore of a city that once used to be the capital of New York State, the Floating Hospital, slowly but surely, is dismantled piece by piece. Alongside the massive 104-foot, 4-deck boat is a scrap yard where the structure has begun to meet its inevitable fate. Nearly all of the boat has been wiped clean of its accessories – no meds, no desks, no beds, nada.
The structure was constructed in 1972, a much younger year than we believed based on the design of the surplus of kitschy chairs strewn about. It was decommissioned in 1999 only arriving in Kingston several months ago.
Quartets of chairs everywhere. Tempted, we were, to appropriate.
I created a panoramic of the control room featured above. Check it out here. I think I like it better, but once again, I must express my dismay for the limitations of this lovely theme. Grumble, grumble. It’s a love/hate relationship.
More to come.
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The control panel came out so good! Hospital Boat has much to offer in the way of photos, you did well and finding some of the more interesting things, I cant wait to see the rest of them this week.
I really like the picture of the control room. The way you captured the wires and how they’re organized and attached to the wall make it look almost organic, like an electricity tree.
Hello Jess, these are soom great shots, like the other two who have commented, I really like the control panel. This ship is pretty clean. Those chairs would make great home cinema chairs