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this door looks like it could be a portal to the underworld or something.
amazing shot.
love the colors.
What's on the other side of the door?
Life
death or
in-between
AWESOME shot though, wallpaper maybe?? Plz Motts?? =)
what an effect
No pillow, no blankets, no water, no food, no bathroom break.
Depending on what you did, your stay in here was for several hours or several days.
A CHILD THAT MADE A STAFF MEMBER MAD WILL BE PUT IN HERE STAFF MEMBERS WITH GRUDGES AGAINST THE KIDS WERE EVIL SCUM....
4 POINT RESTRAINED KIDS WIND UP IN HERE..LIKE THEY ARE GETTING OUT ..KIDS WERE STRIPPED OF THEIR DIGNITY HERE ALONG WITH THEIR CLOTHES..KIDS WERE
LEFT HERE TO WALLOW IN SUFFERING WHILE THEY SCREAMED...KIDS WERE LEFT IN HERE FOR MANY HOURS WITH NO FOOD NO BATHROOM CALLS ..SO KIDS PISSED IN HERE..KIDS LIKE YOU COULD HAVE BEEN HERE THATS WHAT KIND OF KIDS WIND UP IN A ROOM LIKE THIS.
KIDS LIKE YOU.
IS THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE FOR ME ..i DIE ANOTHER DAY AS I DIE ANOTHER WAY AT THE HANDS OF THOSE WHO WOULD NOT CARE TO SEE WHO I AM OR WHAT I MIGHT BE..I DIE MORE EVERYDAY.
Unbelievably Amazing???????
A beautiful shot????????
You can't imagine what we went through in these rooms!
No Jima, these shots are not beautiful nor are they amazing.
Group name: GCC2010
Group home page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GCC2010
Group email: GCC2010@yahoogroups.com
I don't think that you know me, I was on Ward D, from 1982--1983, my boyfriend at the time was very strong though, he was on Ward B when he first got there and then went to Ward D when he became a pre-teen. What is your name? I am Michelle Woods, and I just went there today to try and get some clousure in my life and let me tell you, the place is so friggin scary, I knew exactly where I was went I went in, I did take some pictures and I will post them as soon as I figure out how to do it on here. I actually am still in contact with my ex-boyfriend, we are best friends. I have seen him a few times in the past couple months. All the walls have writing on them, and all the rooms are pretty damaged, but, you can make out the cafeteria, which is almost arcoss the door to the stairs that go upstairs to the Wards. I saw all the school rooms, the seclusion rooms on my Ward, and my bedroom on the Ward I was on. It's just so erie, and I can't believe that my mother put in there, I didn't need that kind of structure, actually none of his kids needed that kind of structure, getting locked in the shower, and the building,and when it was lock down all the bedroom doors would get locked. The staff members that were there when I was there, was, Willy,Suzanne,Jack,Melodee,Harvey,Joanna and a couple others that I can''t remember. I hated all the Dr's there, they always made me feel like there was something wrong with me physically cause I was overweight, and the pysche Dr's were crazy, I think they were worse then us kids, they made me out to be such a off the hook child, that had such a behavioral problem that I needed to be locked up. And they would give us medicine to keep all calm, I can't remember the name of it, but, it was like a thorazine. It's just horrible and an inhumane place for children, I man jails aren't even like this place. I hope that someday they tr this building down, cause I live in Waltham and I have most of my life and I drive by there all the time and it just brings back horrible memories. I hope that you are doing well in your life considering being here in that place, I am married, with 2 beautiful girls and I have a wonderful husband. Thank God for him...
U are a different person than I thought. If you go there again let me know. U can look me up on facebook under dennis bunting. I have a black shirt,blond hair, and am a pretty strong guy. Just friend request me. I have some friends on there from your time. I would love to go there with someone that was there just to talk about old times. Or call me 617-733-8597 its my cell. I own a boiler company so the # is right. I have three great kids and I am doing great.
A lot of us know that now but did loose a feeling of love and family from that time. Its just different for us. Some of the best friends I have ever had were while I was here. us kids just fell apon each other. And we all stuck together. For the ones I talk to today, even though I haven't met them and they were there at different times. There still seems to be a type of bond.
You know! I never had any friends later on, like the ones I had when I was in gaebler. Did any of us?
Not that I could tell you. The only therapists that I knew of were there to find any kind of problem they could label you with, or make up. And make sure it stuck with you for the rest of your time in the system. There were also some that met with you to see how all the meds they tried on you were affecting you. They were not good people in my eyes.
Yes it was. The program is still up and running in tewksbury ma. Its called centerpoint. It moved there when danvers closed. At that time the place was very helpful. The problem I had was trying to explain to them that I had lied to geabler and told them that I had done all the stuff that they said I did just to get out. They didn't believe that all the stuff that went on in gaebler went on, and thought "the move was to much for me" and I was back in denial. after three years of a lot of crap I was cleared and released. Centerpoint has changed a lot of procedures and remains a helpful therapeutic I.R.T.P. "Individual residential treatment program". It changed once all these places like gaebler closed down. Its to bad I couldn't work with the people there just because I stopped working with them once they didn't believe me about gaebler. They didn't want to let me out and got a court order to keep me in. But a outside therapist evaluated me and said I was perfectly normal. And some court evidable testing cleared me. They found out all the stuff did happen at gaebler and apologized. I still talk to them now and then. And some staff still work there 16 years later.
How did u know I was in danvers state???
I've always been fascinated with the architecture of the old Kirkbride "castle" at Danvers State Hospital. It's too bad most of it is gone-only the adminstration part is left, the rest are new apartments. At least the old cemetary is still intact. I'll never forget the first time I saw the "castle" many years ago-it was breathtaking. The countryside grounds were beautiful, and I loved the old wooden roof-covered staircase that went up the hill-I've taken walks there many times. The reason why I know of its existence was that I was a student doing a Music Therapy internship at Hogan Regional Center at the bottom of Hathorne Hill. I would have loved to work at the old "castle" as a Music Therapist, but it was already closed. It's a shame that the State did not try to rehab this hauntingly beautiful building.
The castle was taken down because of a huge fire while they were working on it. I loved the wood covered stair case. I used to ride my bike all the way down. It was a good ride. It is to bad most of it is gone. I was at gaebler today though A loved seeing the old swing set. That's the best swing set I can ever remember. I loved seeing the tree. Good memories. There was a toy that u sat on and spun it. It still spins like the day I played on it. The wood is gone but it spins great. I love going there. That was the best and worst part of my life. I go there to see all the good times. I love seeing all my old life. The tree is one we always used to climb. About ten of us were in it at once.
I got so many pics today. I got all my old rooms and everything
Yeah there gonna take it down. There is so much asbestos there. Its gonna take a while. When I was there I found some old papers. They were test papers for doctors or staff to fill out after giving us certain drugs. They were in the old records room. It was creepy
After all the stuff there. I think it was a good life experience. A lot of us are so strong now.
The message that was just posted on 7/5/2010 was from me, I am sorry, I don't know how your name got on it that you posted it sorry again. And I have been inside there quite a few times and took lots of pictures and OMG!! I can't believe all the things that I have seen, it's friggin scary, the place is trashed, and there are rooms that I never knew about, can't believe we had to endure such a life, we weren't patients as my husband would say we were inmates & victims...
I'm sorry that so many of you former residents at the Gaebler went through such awful times. It should have been a place of healing, not hurt. I am a Certified Music Therapist (CMT), and have worked with many populations of clients, including psychiatric patients. One of my internships was at McClean Hospital in Belmont, MA-this was a very good facility that truly cared for its residents. I really wished that I could have been a Music Therapist at the Gaebler, because I really wanted to help you all! Please know that, in my heart, I would have liked to provide a caring, therapeutic environment for all of you! May God Bless you! : )
This is what adult humans do to adolesence humans.
The staff that made the Gaebler Children's Center exist
should be living with a lot guilt for making it function.
The staff were more a part it than the building itself.
You are so right, it really was the staff that made that place and a horror place at that, they treated us children and yes we were just children like we were mentally unstable and were a menace to society, I don't know how they live with themselves but, I believe what goes around comes around and they will get what is coming to them someday if it hasn't already happened....
What floor? Which ward? Were is the door. I can help find out
yes, I have heard those same noises when I was there, but, I just thought that I was hallucinating and didn't want to believe what I was hearing, I heard it up on the 2nd and 3rd floors, which would be Ward d and B on the 2nd floor and Ward E and A on the 3rd floor, or I think it's Ward A, I know it's ward e casue my cousin was on ward e when I was there on ward d. The place is just really freaky now, and all kinds of noises I hear, I heard childrens voices and a constant knocking noise on the windows like we used to do and always scream for help, and the knocking noise was in perfect harmony, it was really weird.
Explain to me how you got in there on 7/28/2010, because the building is fenched off and there is a locked door on ther front of the building , and also there are no locked doors inside of the building, I have been on every floor and every ward and every room, and when they closed the building. the took all the locls off the doors so people couldn't get locked in any of the rooms and suffocate and die....
I think that was the noise I heard while in the cafe on sunday. As soon as I got in I said "what's that noise". I wonder if that's the noise you talk of. I thought someone was there at first
That was the noise it sounded like someone banging on a seclusion room door. Where was the door that was stuck. I will get it open. I didn't hear the banging long enough to see where it was coming from
Hello, I know of the noise, but, I guess I just tried to block it out, cause we were in there, I didn't see any locked doors, so if Scott can tell us where that door is yes, we need to unlock it, Eric and I went there yesterday but, couldn't really see what was done. Can't wait for Sunday and to see you again....
I heard the noise on Sunday when I was there with Boiler1220, Do tell him what do it is, cause honestly, he is a determined and strong man, he will so get the door opened,, trust me, I seen him in action.....