Welcome to Calliope
on June 26, 2012 at 12:00 amI’ve been waiting for nearly two years for this page — the first glimpse of Calliope! It’s based off an abandoned Andrew Carnegie library on Green Lane in Liverpool. My husband grew up near this library and was the one to tell me about it. Last summer, when I was visiting him before his move, we walked over to see it. There’s a huge wall around the library, but we managed to find a section of the wall that crumbled away.
“Are you sure we should be doing this?” My husband asked. “Maybe we should …”
But, it turned out he was speaking to dead air, because I’d already climbed over the rubble and onto the grounds. Trepassing in the name of research.
It was absolutely beautiful. It was like crossing into Wonderland in a way. This beautiful century-old library hidden behind weeds, overgrown trees and crumbling walls. I knew beforehand, but there was no doubt when I was standing before it. This was Calliope.
Feel free to take a look at the photos I shot of the building and check out this post showing images of the interior that someone else did.
- Meg
OK, now I have to do a side by side comparison to the comic panel and your pictures.
And I’m kinda curious as to who’s in charge of Calliope in this time period. I guess we’ll find out!
I would go to this library fairly often when I was younger and it really is such a beautiful place, outside and inside. So it’s really heartbreaking seeing the state that it’s been left in all because it’s cheaper to let it rot than to try and fix it. Seeing it being used here is awesome though and makes me feel like it’s been given some life again after its “death”.
I loved the pictures you took! The building is gorgeous. It’s a true same they are just leaving a library to rot like that. All those poor books.
all the books were removed andplaced in another library it is the building that was abandoned
Welcome to Dr Worley’s Electrical Marvel Clinic at Cottonwood Falls . . . sorry, couldn’t help but think of Disney’s “Return to Oz” with this page.
I can already see you’ve referenced one of your photos for this. Drawing buildings can be tricky … Looks a bit crooked on top but still a great job!
My, there are still books in that library even today? How strange, and at the same time, inspiring.
An abandoned library?
The horror!
No wonder it looked so ominous.
This is AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!
That looks like such a fun place to visit.
Also, my book came today! It’s so big and beautiful and I showed it to my librarian friends. ^^
Oh god, I remember you first telling the story of visiting this place and posting the photos, and MY GOODNESS. We are finally on the steps of Calliope. I squeaked for joy.
I can picture both this conversation and the look on Mike’s face when he realized you were all ready commiting the crime. XD Worth it. Wonderful pictures and drawings.
Hehehe, I left Icka behind too!!
She was probably cheering you on!
ARTISTIC FELONIES
THEY ARE THE MOST AWESOME OF FELONIES
Calliope!
Ominous.
Is it going to be like one of the tents in Harry Potter, where it’s small on the outside but huge on the inside?!?
all of the books were placed in another library. it’s the building that has been left to rot