257 Comments Posted by MARIE, CMT

@Boiler 1220-That's really great that you were able to take a lot of pics! Do you know what the city is going to do with the building?

Nice shot.

That sort of looks like my old truck! I also had an old GMC Jimmy truck too! I refuse to call them SUV's! ; ) My dad loves trucks! He used to drive 18 wheelers-how he got those enormous trucks inside the small bays of old buildings is a mystery to me.

@jennylw-great thought! I also wonder what happened to all the patients that lived in these buildings, especially the ones who were at the old Kirkbride at Danvers State. I heard that some of them are living in the streets. It was a shame that they closed the only home that some of these people knew.

I just had my hair high-lighted for the summer today, and yes, they STILL use these hair dryers! ; )

Another sad crib. : (

This looks like a ballroom...I could have danced all night...

I like your sense of poetry! It sounds very melodic! : )

It's amazing, after all that time, that the top-heavy tower is still standing straight. Such quality construction.

@Meg-It's a small world! I also worked at that same summer camp for Mentally Retarded children and adults behind Worcester State Hospital, but at another time, years later. It was called Camp Joy. I did a lot of music with the clients. I even composed a song that whole camp sang as a tribute to Carl Gordon, its benefactor. I can still recall everyone singing, "Carl Gordon, we thank you!" He appreciated the song, and had tears in his eyes. It was a fun summer job as a student. Also, I have always loved the architecture of WSH. Too bad most of it is gone.

La Crypte des Fleurs est tres jolie mais tres triste du coeur. Je parle un peu francais; Je suis Franco-Americaine. Les photos sont magnifique! A bientot! : )

Yikes!!! At first I thought these were some more morgue drawers.

Ah, yet another vintage, analog machine of the past! I love the old fashioned, "Luddite" ways! : )

You wonder what the patients' thoughts were as they gazed out of these caged windows day after day.

Your religious photography is very artistic. Keep up the good work! : )