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If you come down this in a wheelchair, you better have good brakes. The pitch (angle) of the ramp is quite steep. Lovely shot, thanks for sharing, Mr. Motts.

you could put some pedals and a steering wheel on it and go for that Bobby's World touch

looks like something out of a 50's space invader movie

I wonder if the fever cabinet was ever used as a method of control? I could see a sadistic part time ward threatening someone he doesnt like with the hot box.

art therapy?

No it's more of a hole in the wall with what appears to be a statue,of course I could be wrong and it could be something paranormal

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Pookie
If u go there again let me know. I love going with people that were there. I'm not far and I'm the owner of my company so I can leave any time

Pookie
The best friends were there. I would love for a big group of us to go there at one time. Even people that don't know each other. Just to share stories and see the place one more time. Now that its coming down I go there a lot. I'm taking a lot of pics. And for some reason I feel weird when I'm in there now. Scared, happy, sad, mad, and even like I'm home. I know it sounds weird but that's how I feel when I'm there. I want to see it come down just to see how I'll feel. I think it will be a lot off my chest to know its gone. Since I was there twice the place really had an inpact on my life. I lived there for 5 1/2 years total and we all know how long that is to be there. About the staying in your room at the other place. I was just the opposite, once I got out I was never home. I even moved to california just to prove I could go anywhere I wanted and no one could keep me in my room. I finally moved back and settled down and started my company and family. But I wonder if the feeling of family for us is different? To me parents were just people that visited you every month and my family was all my friends that were there with me. Maybe that's why I have a feeling of home when I'm there. Because my our friends were the only people we could trust. Well enough sounding crazy. I have to get back to my wonderful kids. I'll look u up on facebook

That is 2 different pictures on ward A one is at the boys shower and the other is at the girls bathroom since the shower was in the bathroom. I got pics of both. If anyone wants more pics send me a message. Boiler1220@yahoo.com or dennisremoval@aol.com or text 617-733-8597

Marie
If you ever want to see the place let me know. But do it soon. I just took a old friend there last monday. It was the first time I have seen her since living there. We had a good time. We remembered so much. We both played the piano and looked at our old classrooms. It was nice to see someone else had a good life after there. She was just like she was there just happier

Marie
Yeah there gonna take it down. There is so much asbestos there. Its gonna take a while. When I was there I found some old papers. They were test papers for doctors or staff to fill out after giving us certain drugs. They were in the old records room. It was creepy

Shawn when were you there r u sean h or shawn b

When Dixmont State Hospital closed here in the Pittsburgh area, the patients were just released into the streets. They are everywhere downtown trying to live the best they can on the streets. Most of them are a little scary to walk past, talking to themselves; screaming and arguing with themselves on the street corner. It's kinda sad, really.

Marie
I played that piano with a old friend from there last monday