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The Light

abandonedNH

Can I just say how absolutely strange it is to hear someone throw out the name Wassfy Hanna? He was my psychiatrist from the time I was 12 until I was 18, and I'm 21 now. He told me used to work here and I'd always hoped to find some trace of him. That's just...wow.

Location: Gaebler Children's Center  Gallery: Control

Psychiatric Department

abandonedNH

This is definitely one of my favorites from this set. I love it.

Location: Eastern State Penitentiary  Gallery: Behind the Walls

Relax

abandonedNH

Stunning.

Location: Eastern State Penitentiary  Gallery: Behind the Walls

Rotunda

abandonedNH

The colors in this shot are fantastic, very rich. Nice job, Mr. Motts.

Location: Worcester State Hospital  Gallery: Back for One More

Entré

abandonedNH

Love this. Very evocative.

Location: Worcester State Hospital  Gallery: Back for One More

Scale

abandonedNH

There's a great scale like this in one of the day room at Taunton State, too.

Location: Worcester State Hospital  Gallery: Back for One More

Path

abandonedNH

Gorgeous. The building looks like a ghost.

Location: Worcester State Hospital  Gallery: Back for One More

Remains

abandonedNH

The setting looks so pastoral in this shot. Judging by this, you'd never guess that it was on the cusp of such a large city. Beautiful.

Location: Worcester State Hospital  Gallery: Back for One More

Detail

abandonedNH

She's a beauty.

Location: Worcester State Hospital  Gallery: Back for One More

Backside

abandonedNH

This is one of the most amazing photos I've seen on your site, and that's really saying something. I was all set to request a wallpaper version when I saw that you had already made one. Absolutely mind blowing.

Location: Worcester State Hospital  Gallery: Back for One More

Much Greener on the Other Side

abandonedNH

Stunning, Motts!

Location: Worcester State Hospital  Gallery: Back for One More

Pale Brown

abandonedNH

The peeling paint patterns on that door are brilliant.

Location: Northam Manor Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Creep

Administration Stairwell

abandonedNH

I have one of those banisters. The guy I'm dating (I mentioned him in another comment) lives not even 5 minutes away from DSH and he took me there because he knows it's my favorite of the MA state hospitals. We were looking around the patient cemetery, and I found one of those banisters in the woods, so I grabbed it. I found a brick too, which I'm pretty sure also came from the kirk.

Location: Danvers State Hospital  Gallery: Dreary Skies

Inside the Peaks

abandonedNH

I love this shot. The angles are great, and I like how you did it in B&W.

Location: Danvers State Hospital  Gallery: Dreary Skies

Perspective

abandonedNH

That one unboarded window. It's almost like an eye, looking out on the world.

Location: Danvers State Hospital  Gallery: Dreary Skies

Silenced

abandonedNH

This is a beautiful shot of the building. I love the trees; it makes for a very peaceful-looking picture.

Location: Danvers State Hospital  Gallery: Dreary Skies

Backside Panorama

abandonedNH

I'm dating a guy who's lived in Danvers his whole life, and he's been exploring for a while. He and his friends used to come to DSH and set off fireworks from this roof. He actually used to work security here too. He's got tons of videos from his time at DSH on YouTube. Lucky guy he was to be able to experience this place so thoroughly.

Location: Danvers State Hospital  Gallery: Dreary Skies

Tall Window

abandonedNH

From this photo, the facade of the building looks to be in perfect shape, like it could still be occupied and functioning as a hospital. It's almost like looking back in time.

Location: Danvers State Hospital  Gallery: Dreary Skies

Curtains Over the Bars

abandonedNH

I love when there are still curtains on the windows in abandoned places. There are some at Taunton State Hospital, too, but the ones I've seen aren't nearly in as good a condition as these ones are.

At any rate, this is a phenomenal photo. I'd love to have it framed and hanging in my living room. Absolutely stunning.

Location: Danvers State Hospital  Gallery: Dreary Skies

Examination Light

abandonedNH

I think this is the only picture I've ever seen of this portion of the kirkbride (athough it's not *technically* part of the kirk because it's an annex). The operating room addition always fascinated me because I knew what it was used for, but I never knew what it looked like inside. Now, thanks to you, I do.

Location: Danvers State Hospital  Gallery: Dreary Skies

Art Therapy

abandonedNH

I love that this remained after all those years of being uninhabited. I'm sure the patient never thought that outside people would find what inspired him/her so fascinating.

Location: Danvers State Hospital  Gallery: Dreary Skies

No Sun in the Solarium

abandonedNH

I can't stop coming back to these photos and looking at them over and over again. DSH is what got me into UE, and while I never got to see her in all of her original glory, the building holds a lot of meaning for me. It's such an amazing place, and it's a real shame that she's gone.

Location: Danvers State Hospital  Gallery: Dreary Skies

Shelter Zone

abandonedNH

Gimme shelter. Nice, I like it.

Location: Northam Manor Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Creep

Medical Building Panorama

abandonedNH

Wow. I would never have guessed that the wards looked like they do. This building never gets old for me. It's stunning.

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness

Medical Through Window

abandonedNH

Gorgeous.

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness