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So strange to think my maternal Grandmother died here :(

I hereby dub it George Fisher.

Now lets see if it can do cookie monster vocals!

Ha!
That's the zig zag cigarette papers man

Doesn't anyone notice the demon child sitting Indian style on the left side?

So me and my friend snuck into this place and it definatley was creepy...we had flashlights and explored only one wing of the hospital because all the doors were chained shut and locked.. this place is a disaster many of kids trashed the place but other then that al the original hospital beds and chairs and curtains are all there its creepy...when me and my friends were exploring we were constantly hearing noises......whispering....loud banging and crashing noises...there was an old elevator shaft with no elevator even in it and when me and my friend walked by we heard a loud crash as if someone threw a metal folding chair down the elevator. theres like 3 wings to this place me and my friend explored one side and all 8 floors and the other side was no access at all we found are way to the basement where they had hundreds of specimens and rat lungs contained in viles....pretty disturbing but other then that the entire place is radioactive..theres asbestos everywhere and very high amounts of cancer and diseases lingering around everywhere...but that's what makes this place interesting....If anyones looking for a thrill efinatley grab some friends and take a hike in this place because its fucking creepy and really interesting

Very "Walking Dead" scene...awesome.

I LOVE the color/quality of the light. So peaceful!

This clown scared me when I walked through this tunnel at age 6. My father was a patient at Broadacres. I found this picture yesterday, and its as if I'm a 6 year old again!

Because of my age, I wasn't allowed in the hospital, but the vending machines were at the end of this tunnel, so the whole family walked this many times. There were many more creepy drawings.

Oh, and fretting about crap like where and how you'll be buried is nothing more than a psychological defense mechanism to try and exert some degree of control over the one thing humans can't control at all: the fact that you'll inevitably die one day.

Trust me, when your switch gets flicked, you won't know the difference between the $15,000 casket with the satin lining and a pine box.

I've done literally hundreds of military funerals, and the one conclusion I've come to is that all the accoutrements of casket, funeral, etc. only exist to placate the feelings of the living, so they can feel good about showing "respect" to the dead guy. As if the dead guy cared.

Once you're dead, you're gone, and you'll never care about anything again, either good or bad. Anything other than a pine box is an utter waste, and I'm not even sold on the box. Mattress cover works just as good.

I have it written in my will that I want my body stripped for useful organs and the remainder donated to science. If the body bank doesn't want it, throw it to the wolves. There's nothing stupider, more wasteful or more superstitious to me than wasting a bunch of money for a seance over 200 lbs of rotting meat. Go have a party or something then move on.

This thread is a fascinating mix of desperate caregivers, calm medical professionals, excited adult babies and ranting semi-coherent nutters.

Well done, Motts. You've successfully recreated the Bedlam Asylum via a single picture!

They used a plate with holes drilled in it instead of a pane of unbreakable glass for ventilation purposes, and so they could still talk to the patient inside. The holes are small so they can't spit through them.

Lots of older hospitals have philosophical mottos written or chiseled near the entrance. It's meant to inspire confidence, like "This is a place of medical knowledge and healing, not a dungeon."

Chin strap for a helmet that would get worn along with the mask seen in a previous picture from this series.

A lot of severely autistic people tend to compulsively bang their heads on walls or hit themselves in the head/face when they get overstimulated or distressed. That's where the popular conception of the "special kid with the helmet" comes from, if you've ever seen one on an outing somewhere.

They tend to use soft foam masks and helmets now similar to what you'd use for sparring in karate. Less chance of injuring their hands.

Not an anti-spit or anti-bite mask. The mouth area is open. They use a different type for that.

Note the padding around the jawline. This is for severely autistic people who self-injure by compulsively banging their heads against walls or by hitting or scratching themselves in the face.