This is the renovated section of the campus of Michigan's Traverse City State Hospital (aka Asylum).
It was such a beautiful day, and they have done such a fantastic job of transforming the old hospital buildings into what is now a true miniature village, that I could not help but post this shot. It is truly beautiful.
Meanwhile, in the unrestored section....
The contrast between the two images is impossible to ignore, more so than the connection between the two. But the connection is there nonetheless, as those beautifully restored buildings above used to be in a similar condition as the ones in which this sprinkler gauge now lies. And of course there is the deeper connection of purpose. The entire complex, right down to the gauge, was designed and built for the betterment of the human beings who are within its scope of influence. And so it continues today, both in the renovated sections and the unrestored sections, which provide not only a tangible connection to the past and the people who resided within those walls, but does so with an aesthetic beauty that I never grow tired of capturing.
Stay tuned for more photos from this site in the future.
