3,698 Comments Posted by Motts

No it looked like the dies were removed.

Shawn, burglary is a felony, and tacked onto multiple counts of criminal trespass and possibly breaking & entering, you could wind up with some jail time.

Northampton's Kirkbride plan was altered majorly throughout the years with additions to the wing tips as well as towards the back of the building, I believe this ward was one of the latter.

I've met a number of homeless inside abandonments in some very bad neighborhoods, they have all been relatively nice and even talkative. Spare a few bucks and be courteous in their home if you want to avoid problems.

Thiells isn't exactly an inner city, I've never seen or heard of homeless inside either...

Thank you, it's often difficult to remember small details but each trip is a memorable experience. Sometimes I move garbage out of the shot if I can, like beer bottles and the like.

No, there is no morgue in the Kirkbride, this is in a separate laboratory building.

Thanks, it was about an 8 minute exposure

No, mostly everything had been cleaned out or destroyed in the fire, I'm sure there were hydrotherapy tub rooms though, as most old asylums had them.

I might return one day but there isn't much left in western MA anymore... thanks for the memories of BSS!

Most of the doors were unlocked, including this one.

No I haven't been to Spider Gates, too many hospitals in MA ;)

Thanks! I shoot all digital so it's a matter of the white balance and post processing, these colors came out naturally on the camera though. I've seen some amazing colors from slide film

Most likely stuffing from a torn up piece of furniture... animals love to dig around in these things making quite a mess.

Remember, the buildings might not have been used prior to the closure of the entire facility...

Heh, I have to start getting more creative!