Middle Point Casemate by auntietk
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Manchester State Park
Manchester, Washington
Can you imagine this being your office every day?
From 1900 to 1910 Rich Passage was mined. If an enemy ship had sailed through on its way to Bremerton to cause trouble for the shipyards, the people who worked in this building would have caused the underwater mines to blow up the bad guys. As it was, no bad guys ever showed up, so any blowing up that happened was only a drill.
At the time they called this area Middle Point, perhaps in a fit of creative ennui. The name was later changed to Manchester.
Growing up in a very, very small town named after a much bigger place caused no end of having to explain where I was from.
"You're from Manchester? ??? ENGLAND???"
"Manchester, Washington."
"There's a Manchester in New Hampshire."
"Yes there is, but that isn't where I'm from. I've never been to New Hampshire."
I suppose it was better than if I'd grown up in a town called Middle Point!
"You're from Middle Point? What's it between?"
Comments (38)
anianiani
Awesome View.
fly028
Splendid image and very funny comment! Love this light!!
jayfar
I like the light in this shot. I suppose it was pointless calling it Middle Point!!
beachzz
Well, I live in Fortuna, and someone once asked me, "Fort Tuna? Do they fish there?" This is a great shot; love the perspective of the hard concrete inside and the soft grasses outside. And I guess if you had the window, the office wouldn't be so bad!!
pauldeleu
Wonderful composition.
durleybeachbum
Hehe! Thankyou for the giggle! Superb postwork, and a ghastly place to work on a dismal day.
kgb224
Must have been a boring job. Superb capture Tara. God Bless.
T.Rex
Nice photo. The doors and windows are long gone, but this shows pretty well how things were - most likely no paint on the walls either (unnecessary luxury). I wonder what the furniture was like? There's also a boarded up opening in the roof - for fast communication? I'm glad it was never needed in anger. But, back then, who had the resources to launch such an attack? Thanks for this interesting photo. It even gives a view of the yard and building opposite. Keep 'em coming! :-) Middle Point, fun name, Manchester - yeah, confusing if one doesn't know one's geography. But, cause for a lot of fun!
Faemike55
Very cool capture of this interesting and impressive building and great narrative
casmindo
Nice shot, nice history and look at how Middlepoint was built.. WOW
EJD64
Nice shot, but very depressing. I don't think I would want a job in this place.
Adobe_One_Kenobi
I once worked in an office that was like that LOL! Great shot of light and shadow play Tara
pimanjc
Great historical site.
anahata.c
lol, once while traveling the midwest, a man asked where I was headed, and I said "Iowa". He said, "where?" I said "Iowa." He smiled knowingly: "Ah! Out here we call it Ohio." Never forgot that. More in the "am I on Mars?" category...(Not the same as your story, I admit, but in the same territory somehow.) You and bill have posted a number of shots of very fortress-like places, and this one is simply stunning. The light in your shot is beautiful, it's soft and caressing thus transforming a very foreboding hard place (hard for all the stone) into something mystical and inviting. It's like a monastic place of meditation, almost. Wonderful work with camera and postwork, the light is heavenly---big swaths of deep bright light on the floor---and the little details out the door are all we need. Beautiful vision of a dark foreboding place. A vision.
CRUZADO2
Interesting and beautifull!!!
brycek
Great shot of history..I grew up in Port Angeles!!
emmecielle
Excellent shot! :)
helanker
WOW This looks so awesome with the light and doors and.... I love the shapes in this shot too. Someone has had a very huge sewing work here. Look at the ceiling. ;-)
dalma
La lumière est très belle, et le contraste de l'intérieur et de l'extérieur est juste fantastique!
jarmila
You've caught an amazing moment and light.Regards and have a nice weekend!
anaber
Very well seen,Tara.I love this view and perspective! You captured wonderfully the light and the shadows as always:) and the trees seen through the window let me imagine the place around.
MrsRatbag
I don't think I'd like to work there, the ceiling looks like it would leak! Excellent capture and humourous narrative; and as mentioned above, your way with light is masterful!
bobrgallegos
Great capture of this very intersting old room!!
bmac62
Middle Point??? That must be next to West Point and that's on the Hudson River in upstate New York. Say, let me hear you say, "Super Solar Storms"...hehe. I do like this photo...and it is an office with a window after all:)
moochagoo
Love the light here.
RodS
I can imagine a LOT of things with this amazing shot, Tara! The light streaming in is just incredible! The most amazing thing about this shot is the absolutely perfect exposure. Usually with a shot like this, if the inside is well exposed the outside is completely blown out. And if the exposure for the outside is right, it's too dark inside to see any detail. You have managed to get it right on the money - as if one was actually standing with you inside this structure. I bow at your altar, my dear! :-D
ia-du-lin
great view, excellent lighting
debbielove
Super shot, I love it.. Still well preserved even now, and thats good! I think there is a Manchester near New York as well.. See to remember it from the maps on the aircraft.. Well taken.. Rob
ejn
very nice work
eyeland
Great light & shadow geometry. It could have been a moody, dark photo, but the bright light balances out the stark, prison-like concreteness...