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Could it be two shower stalls to the right?

Ok, Where is Lynne? Bet she could explain this strange set in the wall tub. Hmmm!?! I just dont know about this one!

...and those awesome beautiful clever lamps like Chinese hats just sitting there; that is perfect.
The visitors kicked the door. Or something else made the peeling....

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So good-looking, and it is just so very nice that it is not boarded up.
It looks solid, strong and welcoming. (No buss-s__t.)
It had a beauty-shop. Women in curlers! Under the driers.

Was this a terrible place?
Does it have a bad reputation; and fables, and rumors spread?

Picturesque, impressive and ornamental, really pleasing; love the round window high up like an astounded wordless mouth. It looks small; methinks it is quite big, and that room up there awesome with a clever ceiling. Would love to see it but never will.
Windows open and the light is lit, so welcoming. Come right in..... It is a castle.
This is a great picture and quite inspiring. Well done.

That makes sense. Their uses started to dwindle. Even before hand they weren't meant to be used often.

Something seems kinda off about this hall....hmmmm... The contrast between light and dark is neat though...

J.Margolis Rotting floor boards and a high PPM mold spore figure.

This building is truly elegant. Most old buildings are. It's a shame that most of today's architecture dose not even compare. If anything I'd rather stay in a century old kirkbride as a pos to some institutional modern day block.

On the comment of it looking like a creepy old school.... yeah it kinda looks like my old middle school. Except it was brick.... but still >>;;;;

DAMNIT! This shot is stunning! seriously, this is a beautiful shot.

My uncle worked there for many years and his name was Kenneth . Makes me wonder

The padded cell was probably used more often before the popularity of drug therapy in the 1950s, afterwards they could have been disassembled depending on the construction. I've seen removed panels in former state hospital storage areas. This room had a rather robust and permanent installation, which may be the reason it was left behind: http://opacity.us/image7255_rubber_room.htm

Here's a short history regarding the padded room in the UK hospitals, with details of their use and removal: http://thetimechamber....tory/the-padded-cell

In regards to pop-culture, it's a pretty well-known and visceral visual, going hand-in-hand with ECT, straitjackets, and lobotomies. Toss an evil German doctor into the mix and you've got yourself a cliché mental hospital flick that sells.

LONGFELLOW

Yes I remember the chapel, it was in very good shape and it even looked like it was being used at the time. For some reason I didn't snap a pic. Thanks for the heads-up!