Hydrotherapy Room

This fairly intact hydrotherapy room was another very interesting find in a remote corner of the building. The apparatus in the left foreground is a control station, with a 360° shower in the back corner, inlaid with what seemed to be thick marble. A continuous flow bathtub sits on the right.

Some might recall this type of control station in the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest:

Here is a photo of this setup being used at Walter Reed Hospital in D.C. (1920, via Shorpy):

And again, at Allentown State Hospital (1946 pictorial report):

Comments pertaining to real location names, methods of entering the property, promotions or advertisements, off-topic discussion and general flaming, as well as those submitted under various aliases are subject to immediate deletion and your ip address being banned from this website. By submitting your comment you agree to these terms. Visit the forum for off-topic and general discussion. To prevent your comment from being removed and to help keep this site uncluttered, please read more about comments on opacity.

Memories and stories from past employees, visitors or patients are gratefully welcomed, they help keep these places alive!

| All content © opacity.us unless noted otherwise | contact the administrator |