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.