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Chaos

Shermmii

But the colors make it almost pretty, if not exactly inviting....

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

Basement Chair

Shermmii

This chair looks about as stable as the millions of patients who passed thru here.

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

Duality

Shermmii

Being locked in this sinister hell would make you PREFER to lose your mind.

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

Medical Auditorium

Shermmii

The exotic side of Philly's underbelly playing to a full house of empty seats.

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

Security Booth

Shermmii

A small cube of hell. Pity the patients who had to try to survive here. Maybe pity the staff who had to watch over them more, if they happened to have a caring bone in their body.

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

Sunlight

Shermmii

Parallel shafts of sun pierce the dank debris.

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

Natural Skylight

Shermmii

Light and shadow compete to rain in.

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: A Farewell Visit?

Stairwell

Shermmii

If you visit me, will you forever stay?

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: A Farewell Visit?

Mezzanine

Shermmii

Cochlear curves for twisted minds.

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: A Farewell Visit?

Curved Niche

Shermmii

A fascinating organic growth of rupturing paint like man-made lichen.

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: A Farewell Visit?

Corrosion

Shermmii

The light & shadow, the unexpected richness of color in the floor make this a haunting shot.

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: Overcast

Stairs to Basement

Shermmii

And once you go down, you may never return, only to lie hidden under sunken stones with names erased by whims of Time.

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: Overcast

Oleander

Shermmii

Like an indoor swimming pool on the Ship of Fools.

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: Overcast

Courtyard

Shermmii

Reminds me of a warehouse of souls.

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: Overcast

Other Buildings

Shermmii

In the 1960's we used to ski down "Dippy Hill" at the edge of hospital grounds. Little did we know what was hidden there.

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: Overcast