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Flushed, thanks for all the comments, you sound like a very interesting person. Email me if you want, I'd love to hear more about your experiences.

Which one is Butter and which one is Boop?

I was just there on 2/27/16
I'm some what speechless. The destruction created by both man and nature is captivating!
The floors and ceilings present quite a hazard. The structural integrity of the former church is all but gone. The area it's located in presents a hazard of it's own.
Not for the faint of heart!!!

LL-- been there done that and it's relaxing

Thanks Cathy! I haven't seen shower stalls like this one in Worcester, so I'm hoping this wasn't the "norm." Also I must note, upon discovering Herbert Gehr's photos for LIFE magazine ( http://opacity.us/site...htm#historic|tests_1 ) and the remnants of scientific devices I found in this basement, it seems possible to infer that various experiments were being performed down here. Who then can really say what these stalls were intended for...

I still say. . an hour for TV? That would NEVER work for me. Give me TV four times a day (or all day) and skip the medication!

Thanks! Yes usually people aren't allowed inside these kinds of shuttered places due to liability reasons, but the former patient cemeteries of state institutions are sometimes open to the public... some locations require permission to be obtained to enter the hospital grounds.

Thanks for the clarification, I am a layman when it comes to the brewing industry :)

What an amazing set of photos ... I take it its against the law to look round places like this....

Not a still, boil kettle. Breweries don't use stills

Mash rakes

Where the hell is this place? I want to do a personal investigation of it myself. Alone, with nobody else except the demons within.

SCALD!!!!

I first would like to thank you Mott for the history, photos & risking yourself while obtaining these images. I find your website fascinating & educational. I just found your site recently so I am quite delayed on my response. However with that being said the sad truth is theses showers did operate as you feared. Thankfully there are laws in place to protect these people today. I grew up living in the same stat as Danvers State Hospital & actually worked with clients who lived beneath the hill. Kudos to you for getting into the hospital. I along with many friends tried for years but never successful. I assume initially the showers were made this way to save time and money however with anything that starts with good intentions end up being used in sick twisted ways. However time has changed laws are better at protecting people but with anything there are the people who don't follow the laws that protect the innocent. Group homes are better but, depending upon the state and how well that state works to protect the institution or home, depends. Thank you again for your work.
Cathy

Wow! What a shot, Motts! Glad I checked back recently... it's been a while :)