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Loved the pictures, thanks for sharing them.

I love that striped wall covering whatever it is

Where is this place I'm trying to find it

STEAM!
May be is still steaming - TO IMAGINE - day after day - year after year....

Sorry for the second post....but forgot to add: Bidets usually have water (adjustable temp) that can come from a style of faucet. I've even seen some with a type of hand-held shower. The female stand up urinal had none of these devices attached and just shot water down like in a male urinal.

Nope not bidets. Bidets are lower to the ground and can be used by both male and female. You see them a lot in Europen bathrooms and are used for....cleaning....(use your imagination). . Lived in two places in Italy in the 1990s....every bathroom in both houses had them.

This place is within easy commute of Manhattan, thus re-purposing will take the form of demolition and new housing. Whose to complain that some folks make a ton of money off this public property sure to be sold for a pittance to private developers.

Sad to see this Park close and just left to fall apart. Many of us enjoyed many good times here when we were kids

Hi Tom,

I LOVE, LOVE your pictures of Western State Hospital. I have been in several of the buildings over 4-5 visits and it blows my mind the awesome things you come across as you explore this fascinating place. I have never been in the Chapel building and am hoping to do so soon. I love the wide angle shots...next time I am using a wide angle lens because I was so enamored with a lot of your wide angle shots. My pics of Western State are on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/pattys444 but you have to scroll to about page 3-4 to see them. I cannot wait to go back in especially to the Chapel but I just wanted to tell you how great your photos are...and I plan on looking at all of the locations you have photographed because they are so well done and interesting. Thank you for this amazing website. Your travels to all these different places are a true inspiration.

Love this photo, I'm sure many patients felt like they were closed in, going on a scarey journey while traveling on this staircase.

Olimar

Bring me to life??

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Lynn...I'm on your side. The ignorance of some of the posters here is apparent.

Looks like those old abandoned auto factories in Detroit!

"Can't disclose" is full of crap. Always these little jabs at how horrible it was..but never any valid information. As Lynne said..if you REALLY worked there and saw abuse, what did you do about it?