Coat Room

"Thank goodness for all the things you are not! Thank goodness you're not something someone forgot, and left all alone in some punkerish place like a rusty tin coat hanger hanging in space."
- Dr. Suess
Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are? (1973)

How sad that photo is, this was someones home. All they had left.

Wire hangers make me want to go all "Mommy Dearest"

No... Wire... HANGARS!

Ha Ha Ha, hey, riddle me this= why would they have wire hangars in a psyc ward??, makes you wonder!!!

WIRE HANGERS!!!!!!!

I have walked alone through this tortured place amoung the shadow people

Well... that's an oxymoron.

i live in kings park and they just opened a FBI investigation for grand larceny

now you all know where to go when you lock your keys in your car.lol.

No more wire hangers!!!
lol

I need some hangers, I'm running out. Where is this place, so that I may get some free hangers? j/k. Just want to say: I stumbled upon this site last night looking for some places like this in Illinois and could barely sleep after seeing the picture, now, I'm addicted. Keep up the work!

Patients often used metal hangers to hang up their clothes in their lockers or wardrobes. Hooks are very inefficient when trying to hang up one's clothing. Wooden hangers were expensive, took up more space and were more of a weapon if that was your concern. There is a lot of ignorance and many misconceptions regarding how the patients lived in these institutions, especially during the 10 to 20 years prior to their closing. I think many of the comments have been written by youthful people. I retired from NY State after having worked in all three of the state hospitals as well as having attended and graduated from Central Islip State Hospital School of Nursing, Class of 1971. I had an office in Bldg 93 and ran patient therapy groups there. I attended recreation events put on by the wonderful rec workers like Barbara Lavore. I drank coffee with patients and attended parties with them in Club 93. I haven't thrown toilets from the roof nor did I ever disrespect the patients,staff, the hospital, its history or the Kings Park community. I loved that place and always will. You should have seen it in its heyday. It was really something.