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http://nysasylum.com/bpc/bpchome.htm

Some inside shots were found here.

Enjoy!

I love it

I've been around this place before. When I was there, I was just around the outside, and a cop drove in. There's some kind of active office nearby, and I think they call the authorities, or something.

Anyway, get a load of the building materials. No wonder people think it's haunted; it's all concrete! And as we all now, concrete and cement are notorious for rendering notable electromagnetic fields. These play around with electronic devices and people's brains, as well, giving them that well-known feeling of "being watched". Nice building anyway. Excellent photo.

What's for Dinner?????

MMMMMM Meatloaf!!!!!!

Brought back some great memories about the midnight shows..LOL

I often come back to this photo trying to figure it out. No luck.

I think all of these pictures you've taken are just INCREDIBLE. i've always wanted to go to noho state hospital since i was young. My dad works at Smith College and i went there with him constantly, always driving by this hospital. It's a shame to see that they're converting them into condos though (in my opinion, i don't think anyone would want to live on these grounds, due to what took place here before.) Visiting here would've been such a pleasure, but thanks to you I got to see inside it without actually being there. I've heard tons of spooky stories about it at night. Anyways, thank you again for taking these. Not only are they fantastic, it's almost like being there with you as you took them. It's just too bad it's all going to be gone soon.

By: autoguy
Does it ask the jailbird math questions too? "Johnny stole five apples. If he shoved three down his pants, how many...."

Now thats funny :)~

They ALL float down here.....

ROFLMAO,

I've been in and out for over a year and finally, the infamous Soap Dispenser is revealed.

I almost spewed pop on my laptop when I read Lynne's story..traction OMG LMAO.

I feel for ya Motts. this one will never die.

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I love it when theres so many coats of paint it peals off in huge sheets.

Very cool B&W Motts:)

does anyone know what happened to Paul Bunyan? Was he sold intact? I would love to have him in my front yard. My neighbors would love me!

I personally believe that everyone who can SHOULD live in the community if there are enough resources to make that happen. However, the cost of being institutionalized versus living in the community is close to equal at this point. That is because the majority of people who first moved from the institutions to the community were people with more supports and more skills. People who currently live in institutional facilities have fewer skills overall and a significantly higher rate of behavioral, medical, and physical challenges.

When we finally move everyone out, and I am confident we eventually will, the costs - which are running neck and neck now - will shift to being more expensive to live in the community. However, I personally think it is worth it for everyone to have better access to the community, even though physical integration doesn't equal social integration, as we have seen in the research.

I do disagree, however, about abuse being detected more quickly in the community. There is little support for this as far as facts and figures, and in fact, at this point the institutions have a higher reporting rate and for smaller injuries and incidents. That is due to the fact that there are more people at a facility who are able to see our folks whereas in most community placements you have fewer people who work longer shifts and the turnover rate means that you will have a whole new set of staff every year, on the average. The turnover rate in the community is between 100% and 150%. In the facility where I work it is around 15%. That can be a good thing or it can be a bad thing, but it does mean that there are more people who are familiar with our folks and because we have roving crews of staff who monitor living areas and check out nursing logs and injury reports (like me) I can spit you back info on who has had how many injuries, when, what they were, how serious they were, and whether the rate or pattern dictates a review or an investigation. Resources are way too scattered in the community for that to occur.

At the same time, I think it's worth the cost to go community. Now if someone could just convince our funding agencies that this is the way to go . . .

Hannah,

That isn't what happened. :-)

nice angle it leaves much for the imagination