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Yeah, Norwich State Hospital used to have a criminally insane unit. My grandfather worked there ages ago.

As disgusting as that is, it happens quite frequently in an inpatient setting. It's scary to the common observer, but it's really not all that shocking.

you know the place has gone to hell when the ferns grow lol...beautful shot!

and out comes a random creep-o...and wow this is so Poe-esque!

That theater shot is so cool.

This shot is really cool. The way that hallway looks down ahead, is just plain creepy. I'd expect someone to jump out ya's.

Awesome picture, i love it. I really want to see that place so bad.

JakePA

Dude, this picture is the best out of the whole set. I really love that building, it has to be the best on the property.

what alot of privacy aha

Er, cases of illness, that is. You can only get 3 diseases from pigeons (histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, and psittacosis.) and you're pretty much only likely to get them if you've already got a compromised immune system.

NY.gov: http://www.nyc.gov/htm...epi/epi-pigeon.shtml

"Wednesday, 09-24-2008
By: Wormfood
I hope you were wearing a respirator Motts. Pigeons and pigeon feces also, carry a scary amount of nasty diseases. Over half of them can be fatal."

I know this is a rather old post, but as an ornithology buff I have to point out that this is simply not true. You are far more likely to get a disease from a pet bird than a wild one, including pigeons--who, by the way, are no more diseased than any other wild animal. The idea that pigeons and their feces are a major contaminant is basically just an advertisement for the pest control industry, and only popped up in the last 35 years or so.

You can check out public health records for more info--there have literally been about 10 wild pigeon-related illnesses in the last decade reported in the U.S.

That's so poignant. I wonder when it was written?

this is one off the best photo tours...i must say it is truly an art that you do...you have marvelous pictures of beautiful decay....also any ways i could find this place?

is that water/toxic water in the hallway?

Anyone have any info about the old Salesians in Cedar Lake Indiana?It sounds like the same senario as this Goshen one.And nobody will talk about it.One big cover up.Its been abandoned since 1979.