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The door on the right led out to a porch facing the back of the building, unfortunately all the doors were either sealed shut from decay or locked.
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Beautiful!
Bri
Thu 01-05-2006
impressive! the ceiling is about to come down soon.
Chipy
Fri 01-06-2006
amazing shot.. i love the perspecivte from which it was taken... truely amazing
tiffany
Sat 01-07-2006
Yup, not much time left for that ceiling... what a great shot.
Jude
Sun 01-08-2006
This place closed in 96'??!!
Cyrus
Tue 01-10-2006
The hospital closed in 1996, but this building could've been closed much earlier... it's difficult to find such specific information.
Motts
Tue 01-10-2006
Cyrus:

Can't 'member where I found this, but the whole thing is on the net somewheres:

"By the end of 1950 the average daily census had climbed to 2,799. Between 1950 and 1962 many new buildings were added to the already complex hospital. However, during this period whenever a new patient building was constructed, an old building was closed. After the Lodge Building was completed in 1956, patients from Butler, Cutter and Dix were transferred and these obsolete buildings were no longer used for patients."
Lynne
Tue 01-10-2006
Thanks Lynne, at my place, they are always closing and opening wings, our poor residents are confused enough without being moved around monthly due to admin's brainstorms.
awyper
Tue 01-17-2006
Instructions on how to open locked or decayed doors : Kick in.
Jessica
Thu 02-02-2006
That....is hell on Earth.
Good photos, though, Motts
Evening Star
Mon 05-15-2006
I worked at NSH from 1980 to 1996. This bldg, Salmon Bldg., was closed in 1972. It had been used as the maximum security ward for the criminally insane. That job was transferred to the Whiting Forensic Institute in Middletown at that time. Many of the employees who worked in the Salmon Bldg transferred and opened up Whiting.
Jon
Thu 07-13-2006
Ah, was looking for a date, thank you Jon!
Motts
Thu 07-13-2006
Hey everybody, Motts needs a date. Can anyone help him out?
Twug
Thu 07-13-2006
LOL Twug it depends, will he be a gentleman? :-D
Long Island Irish
Thu 07-13-2006
Motts is a true gentleman in every sense of the word.
Twug
Thu 07-13-2006
Aww that's sweet. Yeah, he deserves a chance. :)
Long Island Irish
Sat 07-15-2006
Hrrm, not feeling any oilpaintingness from this angle. :(

This was the previous shot, taken by the window, no?
Felyne
Mon 09-04-2006
Oh, and stop pimpin' out the boss.
Felyne
Mon 09-04-2006
The porch doors are open now. i have a picture of them:

www.webbphotos.net/undefinedphoto i think its the first or second picture
Shane Coutu
Mon 12-11-2006
Good-Bye to the lone chair for now, hello lone bed!
C-Note
Sat 05-12-2007
COULD THEY NOT HAVE RESTORED IT TO ITS ORIGINAL LOOK BEFORE ALL THE DECAY?HMM, I WONDER WHAT PEOPLE OTHER THAN ME THINK WHEN THEY SEE A BUILDING THAT HAD SO MUCH POWER REDUCED TO WASTE.
DONNA
Sun 11-18-2007
You would be amazed of what happens to buildings that were abandoned for a few years. Trust me. There's an old mill in my town that was left alone for only five and yet it look a heck of a lot worse.
Cynder
Wed 12-05-2007
Amazing what water will do.
Charlie
Mon 06-28-2010
really cool place i would love to visit one day beautiful.
smiley ;)
Mon 02-07-2011

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