349 Comments Posted by Pegasus64

There was an old "insane asylum" by us that was torn down in the 80's. They built a new building onto it and then the cost of keeping up the old building became to great for the facility to bear, so they ended up tearing it down. I never got to see the old building, but from the pictures I have seen, it didn't seem to be a Kirkbride building, although it did have the central administration building and then wings on both sides. Wish I was into this stuff back then...

Amazing....

Looks like it goes on forever!

Laundry going, fire in the fireplace, fresh cup of coffe and an old, run-down building...does life get any better?!?!?!?

They may not be from childern, but maybe some fallen comrad's items...or just parts of the fallen comrad. Sort of like the urns they use to put ashes in today?

ummm....funny looking sink, and where do they put the soap dispensers?

Superb! Gotta love the floor and ceiling and columns and the arches and the color and the...

My first thought when I saw this picture was "OMG...look at the bats!"

I don't think these lights are original to the building, must have been added long after the incredible tile work

Maybe laundry....darks, lights, whites?

This reminds me of another building you had with huge tiled ceilings....can't remember the one, but there just isn't those craftsmen anymore. The tiling is just amazing!

So what were the boards over the tops of the windows for? Did they like house the window hardware?

Maybe for the M&M review....you know mortality & morbidity? Or case studies? Maybe a training room on how not to get T.B?

Again...amazing architecture for an institution

Looks like someone was cleaning house...lol