No, that'd be pink. ;)

Really, though...I'm very sensitive to colours and while red is an energizing kind of colour, this shade is extremely mild. I like it.

Oh yes. I am sure they died such awful, horrible deaths. Quick, everyone, let's cry over how tormented they were.

Meant to be said drily, of course. ;)

This looks more like Baba Jaga's house than anything candy and happy. :D

The state of these places now make them look scary and as if they would drive someone insane, but that definitely wasn't the case when they were open. The people who had to live there *did* have problems - that's why they had to live there. They were much better off here than out on the streets.

youngin,

Which beginning are we talking about? The original Worcester asylum (early 19th century) or this particular campus (late 19th century)? Either way, I would imagine that methods for restraining violent patients back then were relatively crude and they did the best they could. Because it seems cruel compared to modern mental healthcare doesn't necessarily make it abuse.

At least, that's the vibe I picked up from your comment.

I'm a little embarassed to say, I used to believe all those rumours too. But reading all the comments here and on the forum has definitely changed my mind. I've learned so much! And lately I've been considering art therapy as a career. :)

Unless your uncle is this wheelchair, no one is talking about him.

I think it's just rotten (or "roten," if you will) that "you people" keep flaming in the comments section and trying to ruin our enjoyment of the past.

How about contributing something positive about your family's experience (even if the story is negative, at least you wouldn't be trying to insult us) so we have a better idea of what it was like for your uncle, and we can empathise?

Otherwise, there's no sense crying over spilt milk.

Motts, thanks for the links. Though it's so sad to look at the Kirkbride in such a state - I hate buildings that are half gone. It's like they've been amputated somehow.

Oh snap - it does! Except we always had stalls, albeit nasty ones.

Nooo I like the locker this way. :)

Looks real enough to me, and I've been known to fight with lighting for most of my [amateurish] shoots (so I like to think I know what I'm talking about).

Yes, the colour of the tiles.

The poor thing looks like she's been beaten up!

I love doors in open spaces. :D Well, semi-open.

Not sure what to say about this one. It just blows me away.

How depressing. Sure, it's an inanimate locker, but I feel bad for it, being tipped over like that. :( Like it's hurt and it can't get up.

I'd love to crawl inside that thing. Was it big enough to do so?