583 Comments Posted by mike

This cant be all the roof? Or, it's either really big or seems that way...

Any one notice that there are two electric outlets on the wall, both at different levels? Probably because this room was home to something that needed an outlet for itself, and then the other outlet was for light or sumthin...

Sum1 needz ta hire a maid

This is one of the coolest and creepiest places I'd ever considering taking a liesurly stroll thru. Thx and happy hauntings!

I know MOST of the people from Norwich,when
the hospital was open,wanted it closed.The typical "Not in my backyard" attitude.They wanted
the insane taken care of,just not here.To them,if
the place was torn down,and rebuilt on,it would be fine.I'm kinda surprised the local Casino's haven't acquired the property,I do
know they tried very hard to get it for parking.

I worked here for a mechanical contractor in the
early 80's.They would release people from here
without them having anywhere to go.They would
walk to the city of Norwich,and the people in Norwich would be VERY unhappy.I think that had a major bearing on the place closing.I lived in the CITY of Norwich from 1962 to 2001.

the wooden (pecan) blocks were laid on top of concrete and were used to absorb oil, to provide a non-slip surface for foot and vehicle traffic and to also cushion the feet of standing workers. once they were too worn or oily, they could be easily replaced to create a new floor surface.

that is what's left of a chain conveyor. a moving chain would slide inside the track on the top and hooks (no longer there, either) would hang down from it at intevals. parts would be hung from the hooks and the moving chain would take them to the next floor orproduction operation. supported from the track and hanging underneath it is a metal screen which was there to catch any part that fell off its hook and to keep workers from getting hit by parts moving overhead.

That is interesting in that it appears the overhead crane is still in place.

These engines have nothing to do with Studebaker. They are old multi-fuel military vehicle engines. The plant was used as a storage facility for many years.

In these photos it appears that the "walkways" may have had a suspension system allowing parts to be moved on overhead pulley. Here's what Packard Hawks look like.
www.packardhawk.com

Studebaker did not go "bankrupt", they continued making autos in their Canada plant for two more years after closing South Bend plants in 1964.

Gothic.

The marble floor in the passenger loading platform is actually in pretty good shape, i need of a few runs of a buffer, but it looked decent in sept of 04, havnt been there since

Hey Motts,

Have you ever been caught?