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Bloodbath

John Mac Gillvray

It looks so contrived and so unoriginal. Special effects, eh?

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: A Farewell Visit?

Corner

John Mac Gillvray

Displays from the bottom to the top, the agony and the ecstasy.

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: Varied Climate

Asylum Shade

John Mac Gillvray

The contrast of light and shadow is impressive, It catches the main theme of old main and it's children.

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: Varied Climate

Asylum Shade

John Mac Gillvray

Worked almost fourteen years nights. Observed it all. The best, the worst, the downright ugly and the ultimate of compassion. These sad old buildings have seen it all. They will always bring back the tortured spirits of days gone by, but they also will bring back the compassion and understanding that so many brought to this sad enviorment. It's not a kick, it's a sacred burial spot that deserves respect and reverence. I experienced only one ghostly experience in the fourteen years that I worked and I opened myself up to the whole complex when I worked nights. I visited the main building one night after it had closed , because my curiousity got the best of me. I unlock the door on my old ward and got about half way down the hall and voices from all sides , a chorus told me in no uncertain terms to leave. I did an immediate about face and left. The message was delivered and I took it serious. The only ghostly experience that I ever encounterd and noone knew the physical layout of that old complex than I did. Don't let the phony's gone one about that nurmerious encounter with the other side in this old space, they really know not, I do.

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: Varied Climate