3,698 Comments Posted by Motts

No, most were taken with a tripod... it was dim inside, and I didn't want to take a chance at having blurry photos.

Fine art paint probably doesn't hold up to the elements like the thicker paints used on walls... it is also likely the walls were given a new coat since the original paintings were made in the 50s.

The psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents was called the Gaebler Center, although it was on the grounds of MSH, I believe it was its own separate facility, so I listed it as a separate location - http://www.opacity.us/...childrens_center.htm

Patients were not kept in the administration building.

No, I don't use HDR software to post process my photos.

As far as I remember, yes.

They look like plastic seat cushions.

I added an exterior and interior photo of Hooper Hall, which was the mirror image of the rotunda in this photo (not sure what the name of this one was). The photos were taken some time prior to 1887.

It was an empty round room with a pole in the center by the time it was abandoned.

They are temperature control gauges - the nurse or attendant would stand behind the meshed structure and control the water temp and pressure. A closeup can be found here and some discussion about communal showering here (both are from an older gallery).

The building with the tower.

As far as I know, yes only the foremost building remains. I haven't seen for myself though.

These places are usually pretty exciting and creepy. Unfortunately it is not a career (for me at least)

Yes, I hope to visit Kentucky very soon, although I am not sure how far the sanatorium has been renovated / cleaned up...

Same place, different pseudonym.

Thanks, I have a tripod in which the mast can be pointed horizontally, allowing for shooting photos straight up or down.