What is this?

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I forgot to post the poolside bandstand:

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that is really cool that you hiked all thru the woods from Sunset to get there! i grew up in those woods along the river banks....there are some good trails along the river. great pics, glad someone found some parts of the old mansion grounds
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Yeah apparently it's a fairly popular place to hike, I passed another hiker and his dog and a fisherman on my way back.

And hunt... saw 3 deer stands, scared 4 deer (all I saw of them were their tails as they ran away), and there were deer and raccoon tracks all over the place.
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Boeing no longer owns the campus next to this. This year it was bought by a Catholic church out of CO for use as a school campus.
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any idea if the campus is up and running yet?
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Just drove by and whatever it is now, it is currently being used and has gates.
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VolcanoRaptor wrote: Wed May 08, 2024 6:35 pm Just drove by and whatever it is now, it is currently being used and has gates.
It's always had gates. That's the reason I had to hike over from the park.
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Given that the internet assures me the statute of limitations has past for any trespassing claims and Boeing no longer owns the property... I may have fibbed about this part:
Nicotti wrote: Fri Jan 27, 2012 8:02 pm I didn't go on their property cause a security patrol motored up and stopped to watch while I took some pics of the pool. They didn't say anything, but they didn't leave till I turned back.
Truth is there were security motoring around the property in golf carts and I'm sure somebody was monitoring cameras, so I wasn't comfortable being too brazen, but I did poke about the campus and take some pics.

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At that time I believe they were using the chateau as an event space.
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damn those are great pictures, about how long has it been since you checked the place out?
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Bout 12 years ago.

I'd think with it being a ministry campus now it might be easier to get in legitimately for a tour versus when Boeing owned it, especially if you're of the same religion.
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