Michael Zerishnek

So, how much shorter is your life span after visiting all these really cool, moldy places?

Location: Manteno State Hospital  Gallery: What Little Remains

Michael Zerishnek

Thats awesome. Can you go back and build me a 53 Starliner?

Location: Studebaker Stamping Plant  Gallery: Around the Bend

Michael Zerishnek

So if thats the sink, than what happened to the soap dispenser? You're galleries are amazing, I wish there were still places around Pittsburgh to go explore.

Location: Hellingly Hospital  Gallery: Sporadic Storms

Michael Zerishnek

I need one of those, oh wait, my car keys already have one of those.

Location: Harperbury Hospital  Gallery: The Search

Michael Zerishnek

No, thats my brothers room. He is on summer vacation with us right now. Don't worry he'll be back there in the fall.

Location: Harperbury Hospital  Gallery: The Search

Michael Zerishnek

Oh, the window is the loo.

Location: Thompson Mental Health Center  Gallery: Movie Crew

Michael Zerishnek

Thats not a water tower. Thats the record holder for the world's biggest soap despenser.

Location: Heptner State Hospital  Gallery: Carnivora

Michael Zerishnek

Maybe it was just a lounge on that Presidential Suite, like on some hotels, you get the balcony, this was probably an enclosed balcony. If you look above the windows, there are windows with drapes.

Location: Hotel Sterling  Gallery: River View

Michael Zerishnek

Whats all that stuff in the center of the stair well? It looks like that banester to the left in the front is broken.

Location: Hotel Sterling  Gallery: River View

Michael Zerishnek

The stupid curtains won't die!! Look at the top, their scorched.

Location: Worcester State Hospital  Gallery: Back for One More

Michael Zerishnek

In the front left corner of the picture, under the arch, there is the outline of a head and a pair of shoulders.

Location: Worcester State Hospital  Gallery: Silent Creatures

Michael Zerishnek

The top porch looks like it is sagging.

Location: Worcester State Hospital  Gallery: Silent Creatures

Michael Zerishnek

Stay away from the light!

Location: York County Prison  Gallery: Quickly

Michael Zerishnek

I think I'll hold it in.

Location: York County Prison  Gallery: Quickly

Michael Zerishnek

The phrase "Stay away from the light" comes to mind looking down this hallway.

Location: Eastern State Penitentiary  Gallery: Behind the Walls

Michael Zerishnek

Look at the mountain of rubble through the doorway.

Location: Eastern State Penitentiary  Gallery: Behind the Walls

Michael Zerishnek

Whats amazing is that if you look to the right, the arched ceiling comes down, and all the stone/plaster has come away and you see they did that barrel vaulted ceiling with bricks.

Location: Eastern State Penitentiary  Gallery: Behind the Walls

Michael Zerishnek

It looks like a torture chamber.

Location: Eastern State Penitentiary  Gallery: Behind the Walls

Michael Zerishnek

All the peeling paint looks like your skin peeling after getting sunburn.

Location: Dixmont State Hospital  Gallery: Departure

Michael Zerishnek

Nevermore, I see a person too. Windows straight across, 2 set of windows up, window on the right.

Location: Dixmont State Hospital  Gallery: Departure

Michael Zerishnek

Its sad what gets burned by arsons. Another case of arson was "The Dips" rollercoaster at West View Park

Location: Dixmont State Hospital  Gallery: Departure

Michael Zerishnek

Maybe those windows still had glass, that is until the fire. Look at the charring on the wall around the window.

Location: Dixmont State Hospital  Gallery: Departure

Michael Zerishnek

Of coarse Dixmont had alot of windows, it was the first "hospital" where they actually cared about the patients well fare and didn't lock them in a dark hole. They even let the patients go outside for fresh air, and to grow things in the garden, and just enjoy the nice weather.

Location: Dixmont State Hospital  Gallery: Departure