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View From the Stage

Scott

I loved that colored star light!

Location: The Pines Hotel  Gallery: Trip with Drie

Grey

Scott

Easter Island

Location: Eagle River Power Station  Gallery: Corrosive Industry

Hydrotherapy

scott

neat tub

Location: High Hills Developmental Center  Gallery: Home in the Hills

Stairwell

scott

one of the walls of the rooms had deep finger nail maks and finger nails left at the end. some of the things seen were to much believe as fake

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: A Farewell Visit?

Whoops

scott

collection cases from 1999 probably wouldn't have any educational value. also, hospitals, companies, and governmental agencies are required to retain records for certain periods, varying depending on the type of document. documents are destroyed to protect the company, hospital, agency, not the patient. the "destroy date" is the date that the files must be kept for, not the date they must be destroyed.

Location: Cliffside Hospital  Gallery: Secret Things

Large Auditorium

scott

i was just in this place just last night wit a group of my buddies and to be honest its exactly wat the description says, and auditorium...and thats it, nothing special about...sry believers.

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

Strike

Scott

Unbelievable. This whole series is great, but This is my fav.

Location: Northampton State Hospital  Gallery: Cupid's Demise

Track Entrance

Scott

They are sumac trees. There is no mistaking it.

Shytown got his bubble bursted I figure. A locust tree is a hardwood with much smaller and rounded leaves. Nasty thorns on them also.

Location: Hinchcliffe Stadium  Gallery: Gladiators

Ole Bird From New York

Scott

You paint and scrub to hide my pen

But the outhouse poet has struck again

Ole Bird ;)

Location: Verden Psychiatric Hospital  Gallery: Uncovering the Past

Institutional Greens

Scott

Berthing areas on Navy ships were painted institutional green as late as the early 1980's.

I don't know about now. I still felt like killing a few shipmates. I might have actually offed one or more of them if not for the green. :D

Location: Gravesend Asylum  Gallery: Thorazine Dream

Window

scott

actually i think the things hanging down are calcium depsits

Location: Danvers State Hospital  Gallery: Tiptoe

Quote

Scott

well we tried to figure what it ays and we got something close to your translation

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness

Quote

Scott

i was wondering what the rest of that sign said when i was there, thanks for the info

Location: Pilgrim State Hospital  Gallery: Emptiness

Cityscape

Scott

You would think someone would take some time and keep a building like this from such a state...
In my town, they demolished a historic prison (The Ohio Penitentary in Columbus, OH) to build a arena. The wouldn't even preserve the original building. Really sad, considering the beauty of that building.

Location: Renwick Smallpox Hospital  Gallery: Artificial Light

The View

Scott

Awesome Shot! probably my Fav in the series.

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Depression

Leaning

scott

Abram Hewitt is gone but not forgotten.

Abram Stevens Hewitt was an American iron manufacturer, philanthropist, and politician. In 1886 Hewitt was elected as mayor of New York City, defeating Theodore Roosevelt. He served as mayor until 1888 and helped topple the Tweed Ring and reform Tammany Hall. He was elected as a Democrat from New York City to the U.S. House of Representatives (1874-86). He created a plan for building an underground mass transit system, which was not used for another decade.


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Location: Staten Island Boat Graveyard  Gallery: Wrecks

Number Forty Faces the Darkness

Scott

When you see this picture & read the caption, you can't help but want to cry for all the people who were sent here. Brave but unknowing.......

Location: Gravesend Asylum  Gallery: Thorazine Dream

Caged

Scott

Geez...nobody was getting out of this place

Location: Gravesend Asylum  Gallery: Thorazine Dream

Seclusion Room #3

Scott

Motts, can't you remove bullshit comments like the one "Tim" left? Go back to your cave now Tim...

Location: Gravesend Asylum  Gallery: Thorazine Dream

Tunnel

Scott

Nicely said, Lynne...

Location: Rochester Subway  Gallery: Underground

Shadowed Hallway

Scott

What time was it when time stopped?

Location: Fuller State School and Hospital  Gallery: Disturbed

The Brain

Scott

umm....Motts.....what the hell is that thing?!

Location: Fuller State School and Hospital  Gallery: Disturbed

Open Wide

Scott

Anna....i was also afraid of the dentist. Until i saw these pictures!! Thank god we live today, & not back then.....

Location: Fuller State School and Hospital  Gallery: Disturbed

Tools

Scott

Oh god.....not the DRILL!!

Location: Fuller State School and Hospital  Gallery: Disturbed

Dentist Office

Scott

And people TODAY are afraid of the dentist......kind of puts things into perspective.

Location: Fuller State School and Hospital  Gallery: Disturbed