vestibule of hell

 

In the Inferno, before entering the Nine Gates of Hell, Dante and Virgil pass through an anteroom referred to as the "vestibule of hell" where they read on the portal "abandon hope all ye who enter here."  This sad building in Swisher Country (March 15, 2014) has a screened anteroom before the single large room.  The door has been reinforced with bathroom tile board, the curtains are tattered and the floor littered with broken glass and droppings.  Those who left here must have abandoned all hope as well.  (You probably didn't realize my background included a degree in English!)

 

FM 1424 north of Road G

Swisher County, Texas

3.14.2014