132 Comments Posted by AutumnTwin

Is that a bit of charring on the wall from a fire, like maybe a lightning strike or something? Or is that just shadows from the overgrowth? Love the deep green-ness of the moss on the floor.

What a lovely miryad of color!

Were the lights just single creepy-looking bulbs mounted on the ceiling, or are those small fixtures moorings for fluorescent lamps that are no longer there?

How amazingly clean the tile looks.

Looks like the A/C was an afterthought when perhaps patient and staff comfort became more of an issue.

What a lovely gallery, Motts! Lovely Valentines' Day images....Motts-style! :)

Oh, that's sad that it was demolished.

It looks like it had potential for redevelopment.

Ok, the sick horror/suspense movie fan in me thinks "Hmmm....waxed paper for the pieces parts for Hannibal Lecter's gourmet dinners."

Sorry, I know that was really morbid.

You're welcome, Bri!

I wish there was a Latin translator like Lycos's Babel Fish but I haven't found one yet.

This IS a very grand fireplace (something I'm sure few patients got to see)....I hope it's preserved whenever they renovate or restore this place.

Hey, Motts....any plans to return to "Gravesend" or The Pines?

I looked it up and it's the Connecticut state motto:
"Qui Transtulit Sustinet"
He Who Transplanted Still Sustains
The state seal is there as well. Here's where I found it:
http://www.netstate.co...mottoes/ct_motto.htm

Sort of ironic that not only does it refer to those who came from Europe to the New World...but those who came to the hospital in need of mental health help.

I just noticed the arches in the ceiling, too. Lovely architecturally, though it wouldn't surprise me if at some point they were covered by "sound-reducing" tile.

Another GREAT series, Motts! Even the ironwork on the conveyor is that lovely lattice-work! Hopefully you might get another peek at this place and a view inside that little coal receiving building?

Always a treat to visit here and see more great stuff...and to think I stumbled upon this place while searching for a vintage ad for Thorazine!

Motts, glad to know you're ok. My camera bag is backpack-style with plenty of loops to hook stuff on with carabiners. Maybe a carabiner would be an idea to carry a mask...we don't want ya to be ill just for the thrill of urban epxloration, Motts! :)

I knew you wouldn't leave out the lovely old-fashioned ironwork! This is what makes the architecture more unique...today, we only see stuff like that in more frequently traveled places like airports or train stations. Power plants seem to be just boxes with no special architectural features.

Interesting how the doors on the left don't match each other OR the matched ones on the right side! Unique! Looks like a school hallway.

Now THAT is da bomb, Motts! Really puts things into perspective to see that heavenly high cathedral ceiling...and such elegant architecture, too.