Architecture

While visiting my Ninety-eight year old grandfather in Travis City, MI, I stopped to take pictures of the Traverse city asylum. The Victorian-Italianate style architecture was so lovely. I would have loved to capture more of the essence of the buildings, but I did not have the time. Perhaps I will take the time to travel up there this winter...

The asylum was built in 1885 and was used until 1989. I found this asylum unique because they showed "love" to their patients and never used straitjackets. Just simple kindness was a part of their medicine...

Currently, the buildings are being restored. I can not wait to see them restored to their proper beauty, yet the mysteriousness of the building is amazing. (I am having a hard time articulating, sorry!)

Now, not all the pictures are the best in the world... I had a hard time with the shadows and a few I took while driving in the car with my parents. So, just look at the building... not the picture itself. Haha