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Sub-level

Dan

At Westborough state we have a similar system under the building. You can still walk around down there.

Location: Great Barr Colony (St Margaret's Hospital)  Gallery: St Margaret's Hospital

Stairwell Down

Dan

Great picture. I work at Westboro State and seeing these pictures kinda creeps me out. This place is also falling apart.

Location: Danvers State Hospital  Gallery: Tiptoe

Cotton Workers

dan

im goin to pennhurst this weekend i hope it will be a worthwhile trip

Location: Pennhurst State School  Gallery: Forgotten

Components

dan

it looks to me like an anesthetic machine...

Location: Margate State School  Gallery: Antiquities

Great Barr Hall

Dan

Believe it or not, I was born in St. Margaret's in the year of 1980...Kinda weird stumbling across it...That's where a piece of my history began...Now where will it end, but more is what I have done in between...Thanks guys for the beautiful photos...No matter what, history lives everywhere...

Location: Great Barr Colony (St Margaret's Hospital)  Gallery: St Margaret's Hospital

Fallen Partition

Dan

I find it hard to believe that when this partition had taken its toll and fell back, it didn't take any paint off of the side walls... Amazes me.

Location: Dixmont State Hospital  Gallery: Departure

Damp

dan

what is that on the right side of the picture that runs from the back to the front??? Is it a railing? That's a pretty run-down hospital!

Location: Hellingly Hospital  Gallery: Sporadic Storms

Late Summer

Dan

It would be nice if someone could salvage a piece own a lightening rod maybe? What are your feelings on that

Location: Danvers State Hospital  Gallery: Dreary Skies

Tubes

Dan

The "Tubes" are actually condenser tubes. As the steam goes through the turbine, it runs down through the tubes with contain cool water, thereby cooling the steam back to water.

Location: Eagle River Power Station  Gallery: Corrosive Industry

Corroded Supports

DAN

ive been here that beam used to hold up stairs but the stair were metal so they rotted away

Location: Camp Bluefields (Tweed)  Gallery: The Tunnels

Stretcher

dan

jai? from vegas? i showed you that movie.

this is a great photo.
and so it lies there.

Location: Danvers State Hospital  Gallery: Dreary Skies

Green Hall

Dan

why are the colors of the doors on the left different from each other?

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: The Quad

Detritus

Dan

It's very likely rust. Metal furnishings were used as much as possible to reduce fire risk. Chairs and desks in offices were usually metal, there were metal grates over every window and over radiators. The building leaked constantly from rain and old plumbing.

Location: Metropolitan State Hospital  Gallery: Detritus

Hell

dan

Fascinating photos. I worked at Met State for a few years. This photo of teh CTG unit doesn't look a whole lot different than the unit looked while still in use. There are so many "behind the scenes" stories to this creepy place that never got out to the public. Some may be urban legends, some I know to be true. Either way, these photos capture the horror of the place in way that can make one belive that any story about it could actually have happened.

Location: Metropolitan State Hospital  Gallery: Detritus

Wheelchair Vertigo

Dan

this chair is very old ? dont you think maybe before 1940's?? what do you think? I know is not 60's or after.

Location: Adonia State Hospital  Gallery: Spring

Whoops

Dan

Looks like this persons case was closed 5/1999
and suppsed to be distroyed 5/2000 ...ummmm almost 6 years late.

Location: Cliffside Hospital  Gallery: Secret Things

Welcome Home

Dan

What building is this in?

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness

Nurses Station

dan

i worked there late 70's patients often like zombies..but saw alot of very violent behavior....psych sessions frequently not relavant to patients confined conditions

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Depression

Ward

dan

i worked there in late '70-early '80 lots of abuse to patients from staff in the underground passageways and from other patients frequently ignored ..... medical care left alot to be deisred ...were still doing electric shock but frontal labodimies done in new orleans only at taht time

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Depression

Farewell

Dan

I grew up near this place and nobody seemed to know what the hell it was or why it was built, I spent a lot of time hanging out here with friends and drinking beer. Thanks for finally letting me know the back story!

Location: Camp Bluefields (Tweed)  Gallery: The Tunnels

Trails

dan

It looks like a late seventies / early eighties bike. From the time period when the style of childrens bikes made the shift from street cruiser style to a more BMX style. The handle bars look BMX but the seat is closer to a banana seat. I had a bike that was similar to this bike in 1979 called the Huffy "road thunder". It was sweet!

Location: Fuller State School and Hospital  Gallery: Disturbed

Courtyard

dan

which one in this picture is the cafeteria?

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: A Farewell Visit?

Red Door

dan

where does this red door lead to?

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: A Farewell Visit?

Morgue

dan

how do u get to the morque?

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: A Farewell Visit?

Grounds W-6

Dan

me and my 10 friends went through this whole building, goddog when u get this message i seen u before and i will be back for u.

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: A Grand Tour