I'm in love with that ceiling. Great stuff.

Ooh, what a great spiral in the paint!! The chairs do immediately bring to mind those pendants that little girls exchange - two halves of a heart that make a whole when placed side by side - "Best Friends". Awesome.

Before I saw the title of this shot, larva's exactly what I thought of.

Awessssssome shot.

The paint got tired...

That hairspray can is quite a little focal point. Amazing find.

Another simply gorgeous composition.

Are Larry and I the only ones who thought of Pulp Fiction? Hehe

...sympathy cards, of all things... certainly fits the mood.

Boy, poop elicits a lot of comments.

It is indeed haunted, I must agree. You see, this place has a well-documented history involving an especially awful murder... that to this day remains unsolved. (Just an interesting aside.)

Beautiful.

...deep breath...

Incredible lighting through that wispy curtain!! Gorgeous shot!

Foreboding to say the least!

The pink color is surprising.

Egad, man. This one took my breath away.

Decoration such as this can be a nice little relief... a reminder that cruelty snd neglect probably didn't, in fact, rule the day here. Administration cared enough to add fru-fru that could hold no purpose but to decorate.

Chalk me up as another believer in ghosts. Most definitely. I've too many true tales to tell here.....

I was going to leave the comments about the evil/good aspects of psychiatric care to others, as I'm not in the field nor here to cast judgement in any way... however, I feel compelled to add my own blurb at this point. To Lynne and others who dedicate their lives so completely to this care, endless appreciation. Do not be offended by remarks made regarding medical care in the past. Throughout history almost everywhere, treatments for all sorts of ailments, physical and mental, could in fact be quite hellatious and unthinkable by modern standards. Doctors doubled as barbers and kept leeches in jars next to the combs, for purposes such as "bleeding" a client to stop his nightmares, for example, in the Middle Ages. Well into the last century, strange, ineffective, and unintentionally harmful treatments were not only de rigeuer, but all we knew. Here's to progress and to systems diagnostic, logistical, medical and preventative improving to the point today in which we have Lynnes out there to care for our fellow man.

Awesome!! This would make a great wallpaper too...

So ominous. Absolutely fascinating.

No, they didn't work at all. One of the many gadgets of the atomic age that became indicative of striving for technology without accomplishing much in and of themselves. Vintage objets d'art.

Lol I'm completely hooked and grateful as well. I've done this sort of photography here in my home city for years, at first as personal archival work, refusing to let history crumble around me simply because " Washington didn't sleep wherever". Turns out my work is some of the only surviving imagery of many buildings and sites around here, and is slowly gaining interest. I adore your eye, Mr. Motts. Again, thankyou for what you do, and nice to meet y'all.

The black-and-white makes this shot perfect. Really nice.