I remember going to the basement and it being black down there and all we could see was a light under a door when we got close it made a bang and we ran up the stairs and the cage door to the basement was jammed shut

and to the person who states they worked there and there were no children under 18 you are so very very wrong, and should do some research before trying to call someone on a very heartbreaking truth!

Wow, first off, Motts I love photography, its simply a side hobby for me and nothing near as powerful as your stuff, but the comments Im reading, I knew there was some horror stories, but as a kid I believed them to be made up like the stories of Mt. Misery. As a dumb kid I trespassed onto these grounds and some of the things I saw I just told my brain it was other dumb kids messing around, it was a whillllllleeee back, but I remember building 22 I think, I know it was a childrens ward, I remember Disney Characters on the walls, and a chalk board with the saddest most heart breaking scribbles, God help us, save us, things like that and I just thought it couldn't be real, the what seemed to be blood stains, I thought surely those who operated these buildings would never have let it be seen in this condition that lawsuits would have been a sure thing if this had been real. To anyone who had to experience these places by force my heart truly breaks for you, I am so very sad that as a kid, I possibly may have disturbed some souls that will never find peace, and I do hope with all my heart that you find yours, your safe now. I am very very sorry!

Wow, there is a show on SyFy called stranded that recently has me reminiscing about my thrill seeking childhood. Talking about the show with a coworker today led to telling stories about sneaking onto the grounds on a few scary stupid horrifying occassions, this loading dock was the first time we had ever been, we were standing up there trying to poke our flashlights inside when the flash light was torn from my friends hands whether it be by a bum or paranormal has still been undecided but it scared the hell out of all of us, we all turned and ran and lucky me ran right off the side of the loading dock twisted my ankle and was left terrified hurt and all alone! I remember hoping to get caught by the cops so they would just bring me back home safe and sound! Dumb stupid adrenaline junkie kids, I guess it was better to be addicted scary thrills than drugs and such though. Stranded is a pretty great show though for anyone interested in paranormal activity, wednesday nights, I didnt sleep a wink last night!

the odd spattering on the ceiling. paint or....?

beautiful

I agree with an extremely small pool. that square piece of concrete could have been a base for some sort of machinery. Did you happen to notice any sort of bolt holes, Motts?

I've been following you for over 3 years, Mr. Motts. Keep up the good work :)

one lone cone.

I wonder how much these "eyes" have seen.

love how much higher up the toilet tank is!

reminds me of some sort of spying eye.

Looks like someone is standing at the end of the hall waiting for you!

Can you imagine the hell it had to be locked in a small narrow room like that?

Weird that they wouldnt of shut off the power, how else could they watch the T.V.? I dont think there would be anyway you could get me to sleep in an abandoned asaluym I still sleep with the tv on an im 40, way to creepy for me!

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Property Management?

love the new gallery!

Did you have any problems with copper theives or the homeless?

impressive! i've tried before, but never managed to get this far!

I've driven by this place for years, and it's always had a sort of mystery about it. Once they shut it down in 2001, that's when they really started to develop the area and build the homes... like some of the people have wondered about in the comments here, people didn't want to spend the money they were asking for these homes to have their back yards be practically in a prison rec yard, so the facility had to be shut down first. with this being said, I had heard that they were supposed to tear it down in 2004/2005, but it still stands. I think they're having a hard time getting the funds to demolish, but I'm not sure. In any event, a great place to visit if you're into what Motts likes :D

Love your work Mr. Motts, looking forward to the next new gallery!

Probably was locked so they sawed it off to get into the room.......nice work Motts!!

Wow, I love the light in this shot. Those doors really draw you in.

Looks to me like they were counting the days that they were in there.

Or all the people who were tied down to the bed. My uncle spent 2 years here and he sais it was hell, the things he saw other people going through. Also when i was 16 my ex-boyfriend was here more that once and he saw someone hang themselves. They even used to fire hose some of the patients down. I remember one time when I was visiting, this lady wanted a cigarette so I gave her one and when the gaurds saw her smoking they all tackled her down, it was awful, my ex told me she had her smoking privleges taken away for something she did. So many bad memories of this place they really were treated like animles.