7 Comments Posted by Kathie

I also agree Sybl...such beautiful old places, and although many horror stories, there was a need "back then" for the care of those that had symptoms and deseases of the mind and body that are still not totally understood.

Beautiful!!!

Looks as if someone just used them, a moment in time, haunting!!!

Heartbreaking

Very pretty window!

I looked at all these pics, and almost cried. I was at this park so many times as a child in the late 60's and early 70's. The photography is outstanding. The mist served you very well, even if it wasn't the effect that you desired.

I just found this website and can't stop looking at these pictures. I worked at Danvers State Hospital in 1967. I also lived in Middleton and could see the "Castle" from my house. These pictures bring me back in time. I can rmember walking the huge hallways and the solariums. I can hear the large steel doors slamming behind me as I walk from one ward to another. I remember the weight of the keys that were tied around my waist. These pictures are amazing, but to see this building in this state also saddens me. Thanks for the great pictures!