I'm pretty sure the horns and blood was added after the place closed by some explorer thinking he or she was being funny, not by any patients while the place was in operation.

Seems awful Big to be a Junior!

It could be they covered the pillars with wood to make it look flat and octagonal. They did this in an old clothing store I worked in, they covered the original pillars when they did a "remodel" some years back. After the store closed and they were gutting it, they peeled off the wood and found the original thinner pillar. Now the place is a condo, yuck!!

What the hell are you talking about?

I'm sure they would. Stuff back then was made to last, why? Because it was made with pride in AMERICA.

I hope this poor cat still has seven or eight lives left and his next one he comes back to a loving owner who will take care of him and give him a long and happy life.

You have to remember that when these insitiutions were built, many before the turn of the 20th Century, there was no such thing as central heat, central air conditioning and electric lighting that could be turned on with the flip of a switch. Many places were fitted with gas lamps and chandeliers for lighting, and these fireplaces helped to heat the massive rooms. The ceilings were usually 15' high or more so I imagine it was difficult to heat and probably very draughty in the dead of winter. I read in one institutions history where they had an ice house and would manufacture and cut huge blocks of ice to put in front of fans to cool the buildings in summertime. Thank god for modern inventions and retrofitting that made these places just a little bit more livable.

"Time Changes Space"

Gee, we don't have anything like that here in America. . . (just a touch of sarcasm)

Just because you're homeless doesn't mean you have to be a slob.

Is that a sink on the back wall or a toilet? (or both?)

I wish someone would give me a place like this. I would do whatever I could to fix it up and live in it. It's too beautiful to let rot away. Of course, I suppose so much depends on the surrounding area and if it is crime and drug infested so maybe living here would not be safe? If that's so, I would just hoist the place up and move it to a better location. Of couse all these dreams take money unfortunately!

Kelly. . . what the hell are you talking about?

There is something about fog laying through mountain tops that's just magical

Motts, you're probably the first person this goat has seen in a long while!

Does she at least give you some milk?

I love those little jars

If you were walking down this hallway, did you have to tip your head to the left?

tsk tsk tsk. . all those trees. ... killed for what?

Well, I discovered, quite by accident the REAL name and location of this place!! Not that I ever would reveal it of course (so don't ask). I just happened to purchase a book where the topic was a certain hospital's history. As I was reading it, I thought to myself, "I've seen this place before but where?!" Then it hit me, that it was HERE that I saw photos of the location. I must say I prefer Mr. Motts photos over the ones in the book that were of when the buildings were in use. But it is nice to go back and forth and compare the place over the years and see how it has evolved.

Thanks for making my day Sir Motts! Great Gallery as usual.

I'm a document guy here too and find old paperwork fascinating

If I had to live there, I'd try and fix the place up a little

ashes to ashes, rust to dust

I don't think I want to know what went on in that room