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soap dispencer

we do love diesel engines, dont we

Yes the vast majority of the tortured souls who lived with in the grimness that was Danvers State Hospital, left under their own power, eventually. Things changed, laws changed, medication changed, treatment changed, from the day DSH opened to the day it closed forever, every thing changed. Whether things improved, I leave others to decide for themselves. (IMHO they did)

I see many a protest to have kept this vehicle of tortured memories standing but few if any of you saw the reality of it. Some called it beautiful but how can it be when its very being and its very deep, dark soul pulsates with the ugly blackness that diseased its walls? The patients that resided there or any state mental hospital for that matter were human beings used as lab rats, many neglected and abused. It was all real, not some movie set and sequence built and romanticized by Hollywood to feed our dark need for the black and dreary. Human beings really lived this and died this, so where does beauty fit in? I fail to see it, maybe its bcuz I work in the mental health field and I see what vibrant personalities my clients possess and I see just how human the mentally challenged are on a daily basis. I say I'm glad its gone. As for those seeking ghosts, no worries, they are still here just "living" with more freedom than they had in life.

Wow it looks so much nicer n the day flashlights jus dont do it justice

I have been to the hospital several times, probably over 15 times. I love going there and thrill I get out of it. That place will def get your adrenalin going. You half to be really careful in side cause there is asbestos everywhere! I recommend using a little dr face mask thing so you dont breath it in, and be rele carfull to not cut or scratch yourself with anything cause it could turn into a very nasty infection.

The one thing you half to worry about the most it the police. There are 3 Pg County Cops that live rite in front of the main hospital. I highly recommend no going in there during the weekends or during the day. I did get caught up there once on a weekend and they almost locked us up, but in the end i had to go to court and they gave us 20 hrs of community service. But besides that the place is rele cool to explorer. The only building that rele creeps me out is the children's building....i rele think it is haunted in there, I have seen things move and heard a little girl laughing once, and there is this one room if you go in, it feels fine when u walk in, but after u have been in there for like a min, it gets rele rele cold and u can start to see your breath....creepy....but anywho...if anyone ever has any questions about the place send me an e-mail, i can def give you more information about the place and where are good places to go through....oh one thing, if you go you def need to check out the tunnels in the basement, if you dont know where they are go down to the basement go straight to the wall in front of you, make a right than the tunnels will be right there to the left....if you ever want to take the tunnel to the children's hospital be careful cause i half to go in like waste deep water....i have dont it before and it is not fun.....very very cold!! My e-mail is Frankh85@hotmail.com

They suck out blood, vomit, saliva, whatever... usually from the mouth but if this is a surgical area, then it can also be used in the body cavity.

looks like someone got a little bored.........................................or is trying to tell someone something!!!!!!

which one is it?

wow....... that's really all i can say!!!

i don't have anything to say.......i'm to speechless!!!!!!


ouch!!!!!!

this pic is sooo scary!! It looks like someone really wanted to get out of there!!!!!

from what i can remember behind the blue door is what looked like a livingroom, and half the floor was missing

People need to remember, it wasn't only disabilities or abuse that caused death, there was also TB, polio, german measels, measels, etc. most of this diseases have been all but eradicated in our country now, but were very prevalent back then. Some disabled folks also have natrally lower immune system responses too.

I remember that sign lit up now. IT was a sight to see. How convienent it was located near mcdonalds and the many area motels.

From the build of the object (lightweight, no excess webbing) it may well have been a shower chair (easier to perform peri-care as well).

I have to say, although the posts are old, I do applaud many of the post(ers). As a parent of a developmentally disabled child, and an employee of a MR/DD group home, I have to agree with many of the posts. However, do not think that the government or social security administration of any other governmental/charitable organization helps all families with physically disabled children...my son is now 15 years old, almost as tall as I am 5'5", over 120 pounds, and can be as stiff as a board when I lift him (yes, I did say lift him / no hoyer or sara lifts in my house, unfortunately they cost $$$), because even in this day and age, families are expected to be self-reliant. All the touchy-feely groups out there who claim to help, aren't any help at all unless you drug the he** out of your kid (mental issues?), or you are already on welfare. For working families with no desire to live off the dole, even a little help means a huge difference. I'm right now just trying to get my insurance company to pay for an upgraded seating system for my son's wheelchair (he's been too large for it for over 2 years now, and he's still growing). When these institutions were closed down, the funding they received was supposed to be ear-marked for families caring for their loved-ones rather than dumping them in a home, school, etc ( gee-the government isn't using the money for what they claimed it was for? Boy, that has never happened before!). Imagine....filling out paperwork for a grant, begging for money which other people are also begging for....the treatment of the disabled and their families by society still isn't what it should be. Don't judge the former resident's families too harshly, they did only what they could at the time (no grant money then).