bones I worked this building, i would float to any ward that was short of staff, which was every day!!!!!!!!!

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: The Quad

	bones thats the dorm.I worked here

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: The Quad

	bones oh yea! thats the coffee room

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: The Quad

	bones when i worked in KP alot of the patients had burn marks on their backsides legs arms, all from the radiators,and although they did make covers for them, these covers had a crisscross pattern on them, the n "new burn " pattern was seen.

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: The Power Plant

	bones people who have to trash places and break things also have a tendency to be violent; places such as Pilgrim have a lot of patients who start out like YOU. Be careful,you just might end up on the wrong side of the key.

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness

	bones some patients that were released back into the community acted out so they would be brought back , they lived here so long, this was their home.

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness

	bones yes, the patient s did alot of cleaning and even helped other patients get fed and dressed, they got a cigarette or a cup of coffee.

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness

	bones I remember my mother having to wear those those nursing caps and uniforms. No more though.

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness

	bones when i went their many years ago when my parents worked their, the tubs were not at all like that! they were just big enough for the person to fit in, and they filled them with ICE, the other treatment was ETC, straight jackets and labotomy.

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness

	bones you must remember, back in the 50s and 60s the patients were of different mental illness:alot of women were taken thier by their husbands for post partdem depression or from the war etc. as time went on, patients were admitted with drug abuse , alcholism, and also to stay out of jail.Some of course were actully "crazy".But , to this day, you have a key and your locked in with them too.

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness

	bones My mother told me about alot of patients that had wondered off, as they worked on the farm, and were never found.

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness

	bones just the souls of those who have died their linger on in the beautiful grounds, which is a protected area now.

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness

	bones not only brains in jars, but fetuses and spoons and forks that they removed from patients stomachs,to this day , some patients will swallow what ever they can,now they use plastic utensils .

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness

	bones look at the rubble on the floor, you will see that its the same color of those doors, i worked at Kings Park (early 80s)and they used that same color green/aqua too.It was very common for them to paint over everything! JCAH was coming to inspect and that made the whole place "look and smell clean"

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness

	bones these houses are loaded with lead and asbestous

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: The Mansions

	bones The Drs. lived free, never paid for electric etc.

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: The Mansions

	Bones only got to go there once but have relatives who worked there and one who was a patient and i must say im gonna miss that place it was a most excelent time and i will always remember it

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: A Grand Tour

	Bones looks like embalming equipment to me

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: Mental Floss

	bones in order for the rusting process to occur, the metal must be exposed to oxygen, the chemical reaction of rusting takes place slower below the water line....just a thought

Location: Staten Island Boat Graveyard  Gallery: Wrecks