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Sorry, I've been renovating the site. I fixed the URL, and thanks for the link!

I believe the style is called a Bradley Sink, and there would've been posts sticking up from the middle to dispense the water, which seem to have been removed from these.

The bodies arrive already boxed up in the truck, so it's unclear how this one got emptied. Perhaps there's a few spares laying around just in case. The room had some roughly-made shelves and storage bins, and is probably just a dry place to keep things next to the work site.

Ah, what a shame. Thanks for the update Robin.

Seemed to be mostly wood, but the central support could've had steel elements for extra strength.

Yes it's being restored and rented out for ghost hunting and other kinds of events: http://www.trans-alleghenylunaticasylum.com/

Nah that feeling happens in abandoned hotels mostly.

Thanks, yeah a car showed up and we all thought it would be best to get out of there so I didn't get to see the entire place. Would be nice to go back.

Linda, these photos were taken in the large secure treatment center called "Corcoran," which was at the corner of Eastview Dr. and Lowell Ave. It consisted of two treatment buildings connected by a central kitchen; I can't recall the building numbers.

I also have some photos of the "Sunburst" building for a future gallery.

The Kirkbride building (these photos), power plant, and nearby service buildings were razed. One of the infirmary buildings that was attached to the Kirkbride (circa 1890) had been saved, as it was in continued use throughout the years. This area is now an empty field surrounded by the anti-climb fence.

The remaining structures are still in use by the hospital; mostly neoclassical buildings built in the 1930s.

Thanks BKW and Croesor, I've updated the history page!

Yes we were able to time out the security patrols from inside the two times I've been here; luckily they were pretty routine and didn't pull weird moves like random back tracking and figure eights, like at a few other places.

Yup they appear to be light switches; this one is the old push-button style.

Looks to be some kind of vinyl covering on top of the hardwood.

These state-owned places often have some kind of metal tag or stamp on the furniture and equipment, I would assume for inventory control. The laundry also could've been sent off to a central cleaning facility, so an identifier would help if things got mixed up.

I assume the towel's been sitting there since the building closed in 1975.