What on earth happened to the rest of that building? Did it suffer a fire that left the first floor intact? But then why even bother to save any of it?
Just recently, two urban explorers published a video of them exploring the L Street Station before demolition started, and it's a fascinating glimpse into this monster of a building:
The former Buffalo State Hospital is so incredibly beautiful (lets go HH Richardson!), and you captured it very well. Is the hotel that was there still closed?