I worked their

holy pile a poo. this was also in the book project 17. there were 17 angels going up to meet the devil..... fmeeeehhh

this is just like a scene in the book Project 17. such a good book. creepy. takes place in Danvers Hospital. They go in the art room, and there is a wall just like this... *shudders

I grew up in Bowie, and used to go there when I was a brownie and girl scout to sing xmas carols, on that stage. At that time it was a facility used to house D.C. wards of the court who had incapacitating illnesses/diseases. As a teenager, I volunteered there with a couple of friends. It was not a good place to be. Those people, both adults and children, were not treated well. It was heartbreaking and inhumane. Two friends and I ended up going to the local paper and telling them about some of the horrid practices we witnessed. The hospital was closed not long after.

Michael Ramseur is the author.

If you would like to read more history "The Spirit of Antoinette" by Mansur is a great read

wonder if anyone tried jumping from there?..mmmmm

no some other shauna o

john lucciano was roommates with scott godfry.pedro was roommates with shane,and the rooms were up front not in the back by the office thats was the girls rooms in 84-88 when i left

boiler i was there in 88 i left in june.my name is shane i was john's roomate.

shauna were you on ward A?i was there 83-88.i think i might know you.i was on ward A

the yummy at the top right corner's my boys tag

They look like finger and hand prints.
Like observers long gone...

I have never heard of this place before i came upon this sight today. What a beautiful building, but very distressing on the inside. I understand motts that you break into the place to get your photos? Shame they dont open it up to public, or fix it up or something, to have it just lying in ruin makes no sence. I would love to hear from some of the poor people that have had to spend time there. Awesome pics motts

im here now ,no problem getting in ,its almost dark ,we plan on staying through the night to get some good pictures when the sun comes up,ill post a link tommorow,this is honestly creepy

Thank you SO much for these pictures. I always wanted to know what this jail looked like, but was entirely too petrified to step foot in. Sadly it's gone now.

I wonder what thosw words say.....

nice, but sad. that was some one's dream of fun for others and profit for them selves. kind of like looking at some ones life and the end of it.
sad and un used, soon to be gone and forgotten. I am not sure why this set hit me that way.
great pictures, but just left me feeling alot sad and empty...

ps that is an off hand compliment when you touch some one so deep with your photo's.

maybe it was sitting on eggs.

That's insane, it doesn't even look like it could have been drawn on, like its just a pattern in the paint.

nicce pics, sad if you think of the history of the tugs and men who once were crew on them. some of the comments are silly! they are put here to die not a big tragic accident. they are harming no one by sitting around you clown. maybe if folks didnt mess around on them they would not get hurt! bad parents answer for everything: instead of control the kid just take away everything form others. forced safety huh?

sometimes you heard sirens coming from there

my nieghbor worked there as a nurse. She lived in Bay Shore.

On the wall on that loading dock is a giant black judas priest logo

oh well its just a boat