Warner & Swasey Observatory revisited

It has almost been five years since i photographed this observatory [click]. The vandalism has gotten much worse. The inside is filled with worthless, artless spray can graffiti; and the outside has been sprayed too. There was one mattress inside, and some trash brought in with visitors. Some doors and window mullions were attacked. One piece of charred wood was on the roof.

The brick work is excellent. The complex has been looted of almost everything. There is the winter's ice and snow compacted with dirt inside, and stepping should be done gingerly. To the eye, what is interesting are the skeleton of the domed roofs.