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My great grandfather built the fun house at rocky point , I'm sad to see it demolished for good, it'a a shame people Don't care anymore.

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I am amazed that those needles were still there. I would have thought that the vandals would have taken them for drug use. :-/

Linda, these photos were taken in the large secure treatment center called "Corcoran," which was at the corner of Eastview Dr. and Lowell Ave. It consisted of two treatment buildings connected by a central kitchen; I can't recall the building numbers.

I also have some photos of the "Sunburst" building for a future gallery.

Does anyone else notice the black figure in the frame of the back door?

First time poster, long time follower! Love this site. I am thinking this is an early autoclave with the top missing?

The "face" jumped out at me as well. My first thought (closely related to the Sceam mask) was that of 2 theater faces. One happy, one sad or angry.

These pictures are heartbreaking to see especially since i not only grew up in the town of central Islip i as most of my family worked here it was so full of life one upon a time never thought we would see the day they closed the doors would love to know which building these picture's were taken

This is a perfect example of what an abandoned building looks like, lit only by a flashlight in the pitch black. Very nice photo

In the tunnel right now, middle of the night. By myself. Spooky.

Reminds me of artificial watermelon.

Very interesting. You've exploited no one, and sensationalized nothing. Your work is fact, brought to life by photography for the world to see. Beautiful work.. Thank you.

This was an incredible journey through photographs for me. Thank you!

My Great Great Grandmother was admitted to the State Hospital in 1884. She died there in 1904. Her husband returned to Norway and died there.