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oooo Motts, great shot! thank you.

i wonder how many bodies laid on that poopie table. course it was probably clean at the time, but you know how zombies can be. awefullyy messy. :o)

Holy Cow, Have we ever missed you! So glad to have you back safe and sound and with a beautiful gallery.
Hope all is well now with you and that you are, above all, healthy.
May the good always outweigh the bad, Motts.
You'll be in our prayers.

My favorite episode of Twilight Zone !! Well done, Sir !!

I've been coming to your site for years but this is my first time to comment. I hope you're able to maintain the site; I am fascinated by urban ruins and I wish I had the guts to sneak into abandonded places like this!

the cooler door, when i saw this pict, this one is supposed to be British made: one door for 2 or more stacks, differently with American which made cooler with one door for one drawer

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did u know two children- a boy and a girl around thirteen jumped off the roof a little to the right of this picture......they committed suicide because their friend (another girl) died of cancer in the basement, and they both had life threatening illnesses too-they were in love but didnt want to die there because people kept there werent just mentally ill they were accepted if they were physically ill also

Just saw this complex yesterday while in the area on business. Blown away. Awed and depressed (?) at the same time. What an amazing piece of history and so in total disrepair. I talked to the locals. No one really has the story - but it has been tied up in the usual political bullsh-- for years. The locals need to get it together and do something. The MIllbrook area is beautiful - do something, people ! Sad piece of history that has been allowed to disintegrate due to greed and in-fighting of personal financial interests. Sad.

Hi, Motts. Thank you for your post in answer to my question about patient diaries at Central Islip--and thanks for the tip on where I might find ancient patient records, which I will pursue.
Thanks again also for your remarkable work, evocative and resonant. I dream of your images. Kathy

So nice to see the comment about the mandate to preserve the stone "bones" of this magnificent structure.

The massive chimneys and fire hearths make this a historical building.
Also, the fact that the house never experienced anything close to a fire in its early history (even with a bunch of a young women occupying it) is a testament to how responsible and thoughtful and conscientious home owners and operators were at the turn of the century..

The reason we have so many building codes is because of people who have no sense of responsibility or respect for the traditional hearth and our overly litigious society. It's not Millbrooks fault, but it is the fault of cheap, temporary technological "advancements" (i.e. lighting) and the lack of historical education and preservation of traditional lifestyles. This house "died" when they tried to make it into something it was never intended to be used for in order to justify profits. This house is not a failure or creepy to the appreciative eye. This home is a metaphor for our nations educational system and lack of appreciation for our American heritage.

In no way does the profile give off a spooky, Gothic vibe!

It's an absolutely enchanting structure that beckons the world weary traveler.

Thanks for preserving the memories and documentation.

"So come up to the lab and see what's on the slab"

I am happy to have you back Mr Motts and I am vary happy to see your work again. But most of all i am glad to hear you are ok. the absence was worrying but i can completely understand, we all need time to our self every now and then.

Unfortunately this isn't always the case; many buildings listed under the National Register have been razed. The designation does not guarantee protection of the property, and many historic buildings listed on this website have been torn down for shopping malls, condos, etc.