okay, stupid question #973031,
Why does every, mental hospital i see on this web page have a freiking moruge.

"The Scene of the Crime"

Probaly a bunch of kids just fartin off around one day.

Two Words: SUPER-DUPER

I can relate to this picture. Looking at it, brings a flood of memories I'd rather leave buried in the grave. Neverless a fantastic photograph!

GREAT PEICE OF WORK, MOTTS! THOUSANDS ARE STANDING APPLAUDING IN YOUR DIRECTION!

boy if I knew my previous comment was going to draw heat like that i would have used more descretion in my use of wording. the truth is that i am thankful the mentally ill (not a PC wording, but a commely used term) is now recieving much better treatment. a former state hospital employee myself I went through many hours of intensive training of the do's and dont's and the proper usage of this, that's and others. But the fact is still the same alot of the treatment in the old days was just the old term "strap em' down and dope them up"
But one point i think i must stress. and
this comes from motts photographic recording of these old Asylums is to remember the past horrors of this old buildings SO WE DO NOT REPEAT IT IN THE FUTURE.

must have been one of the lock down wards. oh and by the way, My Babcia,(polish for grandma, please no jokes) worked at the kings park facility when she was a student nurse back in the stone age. And even though the place looks like the "EVIL CASTLE OF THE DAMNED MAD" the treatment of the patients was very quite progressive and kind. 1 more thing-MOTT GREAT FLIPPIN SITE THIS IS A ALMIGHTYSEND TO THOSE LIKE ME THAT WANTED TO SEE THESE JOINTS FROM THE INSIDE. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK. ANND CAN I HAVE AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF YOUR BOOK. PLEEEEAAAASSSSE???????!!!!!!!!!

Thank God for people like mott that dont give a flying fart about censorship. The old stories from my home state Pootah (Utah) is that Brigham Young just orderd the insane to be executed. (Many of which he performed himself.) infact it wasent 10 yrs. after his death that the State (Territory before 1896) began building a state nut farm. in provo by the county cesspool dump. So as far i can gather the Mentally ill fared better on the east coast. even in that old Happy Acers Center for the Tappioca Minded.