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Looks like all the lonely chairs grouped together and fenced themselves in.

To think the effort they went to, to make this out of different sized pieces of tile, nowadays they'd just tile the lot and paint on it.

Love the colours in this, Motts.

No Bioshock fans in here i guess. C'mon the wall even has an ocean theme.

Don't think they really allowed photographers inside to take pictures of the operations of the state hospitals, partly due to confidentiality, and they also didn't want the public to know what went on behind closed doors...but yes it would be cool to see this cleaner, newer with people in it. Probably looked less imtimadating

Thank you Matt for the information! Nice to have someone here who can explain some of these things.

Me too Eldokid. Smoked for 25 years and quit about 10 years ago. Some days I would still love to have a cigarette but nope nope can't do it lol.

Welcome Tori! You will probably spend the next six months going thru the awesome galleries on this site. Sir Motts is one fantastic photographer!

Thanks Blue lamp! I think Lynne is busy with life...I sure do miss her!

bdog, I actually haven't seen any historic photos of these murals. I would like to do some more research on this place some time, as I'm sure they exist...

You can click on the "i" button under the photo to see what camera it was shot with. I currently use a Canon 5D.

this is so cool

Not Your Concern,
Hello when were you there? I was from 1982-1984 and IU was on Ward D. We never got popcorn or ice cream when we went to the activity center. You were lucjy. We also never got to roller skate or play pool like some of the other kids that I have talked to who was there as well. The place is a mess now, they have started cleaning out the building of asbestos and lead paint, so they can take it down, I want to say it will be down in 2 months the latest, I have been going up there a couple of days or say and on Sundays with Boiler 1220. I have a lot of pics on my facebook., look me upo if u want to and request me as a friend, my name is Michelle D.Woods-Gddfroy, I have new pics from yesterdsay and I video taped the inside and utside but, IU haven't posted them yet on my facebook, but, as soon as I get a chance I will...

I just want to update everyone on the taken down of Gaebler, I was there yesterday with Boiler1220, we have been going there for the past 3 weeks to see the progress of the building and what's being done to it. They have to clean out all the asbestos before the building can come down and also take out the lead paint, there is so much they have to do first before the building can come down but, it's coming along, and they are busting their assesw. I want toi say it will be down in the next month or two but., probably closer to 2 months. Boiler1220 knows so much more about this then I do, he is awesome, if anyone wants to go see Gaebler before it's gone, get your butts there, it won't be long, I have taken a lot of pictures and I vidoe taped the outside of the building as well as the inside of the building...I hope all the former patients are doing well and will get some kind of clousure when the building is down..As for the staff there who made our lives a living nightmare, you should ashamed of yourselves for abusing us mentally, physically and yes some of the patients were sexually abused. The only nice staff on my Ward which was WEard D was Willie and Suzanne, they actually cared about his kids can't say that about any one else. I hope that if they had any children of their own that those children were able to have a happy and safe life, but, with those staff members who treated us so poorly I doublt that their kids had a good childhood and probably got abused by their parents cause thats how they treated us kids. May god rest on the little souls who lost their lives to abuse, poisoning and committed suicide....

That is SO SICK man!