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Sunken and Torn

Sunken and Torn

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How twisted and torn they are, all tossed about like someone with at sleep disorder!
Dawn Michelle
Wed 03-31-2010
Would not want to be the person in that corner bed. Is that brick along the base under the windows or is that the heating?
TootUncommon
Wed 03-31-2010
Looks like heating to me and the matresses look like horse hair stuffed to me?
Ferdy
Wed 03-31-2010
Yup, old heating pipes ran along the walls, and the mattresses were stuffed with horsehair.
Motts
Thu 04-01-2010
Slumber Party time.
A D Nilsen
Thu 04-01-2010
Its my guess that horse hair would also be highly flammable..
Matt
Thu 04-01-2010
excuse me, my bed smells funny
Joe
Thu 04-01-2010
Did you wet your bed, Joe??? lol
ilovehorseyrides
Fri 04-02-2010
If I had to spend the night in a place like this I probably would wet the bed!
Canada
Fri 04-02-2010
Canada if you spent the night in there you would probably see and here some strange things.
Tom C
Sat 04-03-2010
I like this mildewy smell round my pillow at midnight .
Anna Wang
Fri 04-09-2010
When was this place abandoned? The beds look ancient. And I can't even remember when mattresses were stuffed with horsehair. These beds would have been torture to a nurse's back. Great picture Motts as always. Thanks for exploring the places I will never see.
Claudia
Fri 04-09-2010
spooky,Motts :-o thanx for the loan of your eyes to see this.Just got a shiver imagining being jokingly handcuffed to the heating pipes & left there,just as the suns going down (:-o
john
Mon 04-12-2010
The hospital was closed proper in 1996, however some of these buildings were closed for quite some time before then, I would guess sometime in the 1970s-1980s.
Motts
Thu 04-15-2010
Metal bedding traffic jam!
Amazed
Sat 04-17-2010
The beds seem to be conversing, and ready to quickly arange themselves in neat rows at the sound of approaching foot steps.
Charlie
Mon 04-19-2010
It's hard to tell from the photo, but, Mr. Motts, are you standing on one of those beds? Haha.
A-Rod
Tue 04-27-2010
Yup!
Motts
Tue 04-27-2010
great perspective
IM HERE TO SAY
Sat 05-01-2010
Maybe at that time they hospital didnt have a good fund and needed those beds and mattresses who knows....
YUM PEANUTS YUM
Tue 05-18-2010
Motts. Do you go it alone on your explorations or do you ever invite/bring along others?
Fla. Gator
Wed 06-30-2010
I go alone once in a blue moon; usually there's a trusted friend or two with me.
Motts
Thu 07-01-2010
Thank you for these pictures Mott. I just found out that my Grandfather was a patient here through the 1950's until he died (before I was born). It was all very hush hush and I am finally discovering the sad history that took place. I know very little as to why he was committed. I truly appreciate your pictures, they give me some sense as to what the place was like. You have a great gift for finding the beauty within the rubble.
Musicmaker
Fri 09-10-2010
Wow...Great shot!

It looks like the beds are getting ready to riot or something!

*CHAAAAAAAAAAAARGE!* LOL!
MamaToFiveInPA
Sun 02-06-2011
These beds seem to be quite old. Horsehair ceased to be used as a mattress-stuffer around the end of the 40s, I believe. Defffffinitely not your regulation, hypo-allergenic hospital-approved stuff used today.
gypsy
Sun 04-10-2011
i really want to go inside this place so bad i love all of you amazing pictures
bizzle860
Fri 06-10-2011

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