JJ

THAT IS CREEPY AND DISGUSTING

Location: Old Essex County Jail  Gallery: Solitude

JJ

AMazing!

Location: Worcester State Hospital  Gallery: Back for One More

jj

stop this madnass

Location: Old Essex County Jail  Gallery: Solitude

JJ

Correction: 4 years, not 5. I am the typo king it seems.

Location: Gaebler Children's Center  Gallery: Control

JJ

*Was There* I remember almost every person you mentioned in past comments, especially the insufferable Marilyn Litman, and The Glynn Brothers. Willie & Suzanne Jones were 2 decent enough people, but they were the exception. Between Marilyn & Chris Wedge I do not know who was the worst. As for Mrs. Henderson, she was an easy target for everyone HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Location: Gaebler Children's Center  Gallery: Control

JJ

Ward D from June 24, 1984-April 22, 1988.

Contact me via my email (you can find me on classmates class of 84 Gaebler Children's Center.)

Location: Gaebler Children's Center  Gallery: Control

JJ

I lived here at this HELL HOLE for 5 years of my life. I am GLAD it is no longer operational.

Location: Gaebler Children's Center  Gallery: Control

Jj

It is sad to see such a wounderful thing be burned to the ground.

Location: Rocky Point Amusement Park  Gallery: Chaser

JJ

on the right sidw behind the glass above the name howdy,there is a hand and a sleeve,the hand is extended out and the fingers are open pointing towards the left the left! do you see it?

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

jj

what biulding is this where everyone sees the same girl

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: The Mansions

JJ

I think they're crates, too, but are you sure those aren't cribs (probably not because they look so old and the place was operating in 1994)?

Many of these big adult institutions had nurseries, most of which were just to care for patient's babies before shipping them out for adoption, others were viewed as a means of therapy. (Believe it or not, caring for unwanted babies has been found to do wonders for both institutionalized mentally retarded women and for the children themselves).

Location: Hellingly Hospital  Gallery: Sporadic Storms

jj

I agree with steven very scary

Location: Glenn Dale Hospital  Gallery: Vines

jj

god please help them

Location: Old Essex County Jail  Gallery: Solitude

JJ

Jim H, that is great!

Looks like they took out the altar too.

Location: Salesian School  Gallery: Forgotten Prayers

JJ

Of the probably 100s of chairs on this site, this is by far my favorite!

Location: Salesian School  Gallery: Forgotten Prayers

JJ

Looks like Jenny and Megan did some re-decorating...

Location: Salesian School  Gallery: Forgotten Prayers

JJ

I hear Japanese businessmen pay good $$ for rooms like that

Location: Hewitt State Hospital and Prison  Gallery: Live Wires and Dead Places

JJ

GIR!

Ahhh! Bees!

Location: Hewitt State Hospital and Prison  Gallery: Live Wires and Dead Places

JJ

Escher would be proud!

Location: Bennett School for Girls  Gallery: Close Calls

JJ

Guess they didn't have cable....

Location: Demon's Alley (New City Village)  Gallery: New Years

JJ

this pic,,,,my oh my lolol

RBVannacutt, are you really into virgin girls then? haha (sorry, I couldn't resist)

Location: Demon's Alley (New City Village)  Gallery: New Years

JJ

Wow,,,,I think Motts can turn anything(e.g. waiting around at a gas station) into something interesting/beautiful

Location: Demon's Alley (New City Village)  Gallery: New Years

JJ

I'm guessing the employees stayed for free? Does anyone know?

Location: The Pines Hotel  Gallery: Trip with Drie

JJ

I love the shots with Drie in this series. The presence of a person in these places sets up an interesting contrast (e.g. abandoned, but still occupied in a way). This one in screams exploration to me.

Nice job!

Location: The Pines Hotel  Gallery: Trip with Drie

JJ

Maybe they thought that they would sell the site to someone else shortly after closing it? It would probably be more appealing (and easier for everyone) to just sell the site and the furniture all together. If that was the plan, looks like it didn't work out.

As always, fantastic pics Motts!

Location: The Pines Hotel  Gallery: Trip with Drie