289 Comments Posted by sandy

I wonder if maybe patients could use it on bad weather days?

New gallery..new gallery..yay yay yay!

Right on, Dr. Deth! Again..Wal-Mart did NOT storm in and demand this place be torn down. They knew it was coming, so they made an offer and it was accepted. Period.

Nik..I agree with you calling Johnny out..sounds like a crock to me, too.

dme..thanks for those comments. And Lynee..SO glad you can set people straight! People need to remember that times were different when these large institutions were built and put into service. There was a whole different way that people thought of the mentally ill..and it was far from pleasant. They were basically a scourge on society, and these institutions..at least in the beginning..were offering a far better life for the patients, most likely. And unless you yourself was a patient, or you worked there, none of us can judge what it was really like.

Everyone bitches about Wal-Mart buying this place..yes I know that fell through..but even so..the buildings were going to be torn down anyway! Don't get me wrong..I'm one that advocates saving historical buildings..but it's not like Wal-Mart goes around trying to destroy historical places out of spite.

Yuck. Just yuck! This picture really grosses me out.

Okay..call me stupid here..I take it the inmates had no control over temperature of the water?? So they had to shower in whatever temperature the guards used?

LOL @ CAS

Wow Joseph..you must have had some MAJOR issues with management in your lifetime!

It's amazing to me as I go through this gallery..how many people are "freaked out" by these photos. Personally I find them very melancholy, and they make me wonder "what was"..as in what was the story of these ships? I would love to sit on the shore at night and just take it all in. I find wrecked ships very beautiful in their own way.

"I'm King of the World!!" Ha just had to do it! Still love the movie Titanic!

Just beautiful. I've been wondering as I look through this gallery..was it quiet when you were exploring? I imagine that you could hear the water softly lapping at the ruins of these once beautiful ships..maybe a few seagulls flying overhead. That's how I picture it!

Love this photo. I feel as though I'm on the ferry, after it's been hit by something and is sinking. Great job, Motts! Only you could capture this photo!

Loving this location..I agree with what Motts said earlier..it's so refeshing to see a place like this minus the stupid graffiti and vandalism!