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This was a patient ward when I volunteered there - so many years ago. And the room at the end was a sort of porch where you could play games or read. There was no 'theater' there in those years...

where is this place anybody know?
TELL ME!!!!!!!

Thats not even cool.

Ohhhh, my - plastic flowers! Hope they dusted them, and cleaned the glass well for every viewing. May be there was a back-drop curtain in a nice shade? ( see a string/wire) May be good table-cloth, and lots of candles, and a bouquet of real flowers. May be a carpet on floor. At least someone got to see the beloved say farewell. Life is sad. Am sure every one did their best to set this up, at the time.
It is a good picture to ponder about.
Well done!

Ahhh hahaha - a mangle! What a find!
Still remember my Granny flattening her linen sheets and table-cloths, in the 60-ties: AND we still have them here. A friend of mine was happily mangle-ing away in the basement, just the other day! Old-school style, one like this!
A fine gallery this sure is, Mr. Motts, wonderful shots! Be well!

Nope, the ivy won't kill the trees. It just grows there, but the growth kinda slows down after some while, probably due to winter frost.

Nope, the stucco decor is original. The brickwork is not made for beauty, it's just a building material, and was covered with stucco that resembles an neo-renaissance sandstone facade. I personally think it needs the stucco. Without it, it would have a very industrial touch.

Well, my friends, let a true European (me <---) translate for you: In the left lower corner we've got an "oh yeeeh!" and an "I 'love' it". above there is an "MC". on the far corner wall we have an "TNT!! eb?!" (very conversational!), right next to an "tPZ", which could also be interpreted as an "tRZ". I can't make out what the boarded-up window says, except the "NO" on the far left. the pink masterpiece to the right is an "bR" or an "loR", with it's great informational value unfortunately interrupted by the end of the photo. Oh, what a shame! I hope you all are so deeply moved as I am by the great meaning of those literary stunning works of art. Oh, and the photo's nice, too, Motts.^^

The thing on the floor seems to be a single window sash. Maybe the transom window of the big window we can see here?

The arched window opens to the inside.... whereelse should it open to? To the outside doesn't make any sense to me, all the ones I know (and there are many, many many in Europe. Very popular design between 1840 and 1914 @ liza) open to the inside to let no rain in.

The setup with an elevator within a staircase is common indeed in Europe, because many of the old hotels used to be built without one. Later, when elevators became a common feature in hotels, they needed a place to install one: The staircases had often a space in the middle where one could look up to the ceiling of the highest floor, which is really a neat effect, but this was an actually unused place with access to every single floor. The perfect place for an elevator.

It´s perfect! Just simply perfect! Love EVERYTHING in this picture! Ahhh those arches...........Mr. M. FTW!.

My grandmother was there most of her adult life. I remember crying when we had to visit her as it was such an erie and dark place. The poor lost souls that lived thier lives there. Most of them would have lived productive lifes on medication today. My grandmother died due to complications there, as the nurse told my family to get her out of Pilgrim State. She later died in the hospital. I will always have haunting memories and still to this day, get the chills when i hear "Pilgrim State"

This photo set was the creepiest I've viewed of all the ones so far. It feels very scared & like it's holding its secrets very close.

Amazing!