3,698 Comments Posted by Motts

It's been a long, long time since I've been there, but I believe it was under the central services portion of the hospital, which was a 1930s-era structure that connected the old wards to the East with the new wards to the North - the crux of the "L" shape of the facility. Looks to still be intact these days.

Thanks! Nope I haven't had any kind of experience like that.

It's been a long time since I've visited, I can't recall...

The brick shape hinted at that, but I can't image what it would be for. Maybe it's the byproduct of shredding documents? It was located in the administrative offices...

No, not syringes... they look like large nails with the heads slightly bend, perhaps some assembly part?

The blue light is from an LED flashlight used when I walked back there; it emits a much cooler light temperature than the maglite that's illuminating the foreground.

I think the caretaker had left by the time I started exploring Packard, although I do recall the very Northernmost building still being used at that point.

Interesting; I thought it was just a random can of household paint, but I suppose it could be automotive paint. The handwritten label reads "Azure Blue 1953."

If you're filming on campus without permission, yeah you'd be trespassing.

You could try to contact the hospital directly:
Connecticut Valley Hospital
P.O. Box 351, Middletown, CT 06457
PH: 860-262-5000 FAX: 860-262-5989

The campus consists of about 32 buildings; I believe most are still standing as of this year.

It's possible that this room was originally a seclusion room, where a patient would be locked inside for a while to keep themselves from hurting others until they calmed down. Door handles on the inside were usually omitted for security in these kinds of rooms.

Looking at 2014 satellite photography, it looks like the Phoenix House is still standing, although all the land around it has been cleared for new graves.

Sure, the photo is from the original asylum building, labeled as the "Shoe/Toy Factory" on the Dept. of Corrections map. I believe there were two stairwells on both sides of the symmetrical building, but I cannot recall which exact stairwell this photo was taken in.

Seems like everything except for a single stone foundation has been demolished.