219 Comments Posted by chris

I looked through some old letters I had. I was on 3 east. Just in case anyone cares.

Wow Motts!!! I can't wait to see those pics!!

I'm not sure if this is the cafeteria..... I could be wrong, but I remember the pictures on the cafeteria walls being fruit/ vegetable characters. I think that this was an activity room. I remember the pics, but I'm not sure where they were exactly.

Definately an office on the 4th floor. The offices on the first floor near the main enterance were much larger. Anyone remember the school at the hospital itself? I remember the one across the street, but you had to have "priveleges" to attend that school. Was the in hospital school on the 4th floor??

Anyone know which wards these paintings were on?? I think Ernie was on the ward I was on. I don't remember Bert, but Ernie is VERY familiar. I can't remember the ward I was on ( I think either 2 or 3 east)???

John, I agree wholeheartedly w/ you. I would love to see more pics. I remember the playground out back too. I did come across some pics of it on another website. I'm not sure where now. Do you remember the path in the woods that they use to take us walking on?? Somewhere on the property is a graveyard w/ small stones, w/ only patient numbers on them. Very sad that there was a point in time that people died either here or Met State, and had no family to give them a proper burial. I remember being told that when facilities like these first opened, people that were mentally ill, or had birth defects were locked away for life, and forgotten. I would love to visit this cemetary today, just to pay respects to these poor lost souls.

I too have lots of memories of this room. I remember playing bball, and singing on the stage. I remember feeling almost normal when I was here.... The reality of the wards always came back though.

Anyone remember the "safety coats" ???? LOL

To 'Was There' If memory serves me correctly, I was there 1990 until a couple months before it closed in 1992. Thank god my stay was short. I remember the scramble of trying to place everyone in other locations when they were planning on closing the doors. I was sent to a residential treatment facility in Baldwinville from here. I would love to talk to any of you alum that know exactly how I feel about this place.

this room is messed up!!! its way to small... and jonny mac y would u get laid in the state hospital?? I think u belong in an instatution

This is the seclusion room I remember... Yes, I was there. I've been thinking alot about this place lately... Just can't erase it from my mind. It's been 20 years since Gaebler... But I am still haunted.

Beautiful craftmanship on the door. wish I had that on my house :)

yes. Amazing. It looks like a shot from a movie or something.

wonder what that is. I assume it is an exaust system of some sort. It looks kinda like the cilos from a nuclear plant. Cool shot!

It always amazes me that equipment that still looks so amazingly technical can be so easily abandoned