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Wow thanks for reminding me, I have to go.lOL)

Iceberg - Thank you, yep I made several trips to Grossinger's. The indoor pool was just stunning. Definitely one of the locations I need to get to in my queue!

Dave - Thanks, will check it out!

This building has been demolished, but other parts of campus have been renovated by Penn State Schuylkill.

I want to take a trip from CT to take some photos of Rest Haven. Is it still there?

Excellent Gallery Mr. Motts, thanks for posting. I wondered if you ever heard of or even explored an old Naval Air Station in Rhode Island called Quonset Point.... I'm not sure how much of it is standing but I bet you would have a great eye for that place, be well Dave

Great set of pictures Mr. Motts! Cheers!

Thanks for the wonderful gallery! Nice to have you back.

I would admire it from afar.

The wood work is amazing in this place.

It's good to see you back, Motts. Thank you for all the places, galleries & work you do to bring them to us all to enjoy.

I have a question about a now gone & famous abandoned place, Grossinger's Resort, were you able to go there & take photos before it was demolished last year?

Motts, that is indeed a cart for soiled linen, as bedding would be placed into it & maybe hospital gowns too. A bag would be dropped into the frame as you stated to collect it.

Got it, thanks for the heads up TH!

They built these institutions with lots of big windows to create a cheerful and spacious atmosphere, as many of the patients in these early hospitals were confined in dank basement cells. Fresh air was also considered vital to recovering. These theories were based on environmental determinism, where doctors believed that a person's surroundings caused their psychoses.

Yep the chute is an old heating duct, with the grille removed. They're kind of dangerous in a psychiatric hospital... I recall hearing about a young male patient who crawled in one at Danvers State Hospital and died.

Heh no jumping, that's a great way to fall through. I skitched around the edge, using the window frames for holds and stood on what was left of those joists, which were still in the wall pockets. Knowing a bit about structural framing and rock climbing helps a lot in these situations.