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We need a soundtrack to sanity for these collections.

I think this location and Northwood Asylum sum up the lonely, hopeless feeling that asylums bring on. In the end of their days, don't these asylums finally look like the feelings they bring to those locked in them in the beginning of their years?

I promise y'all, when I came home and helped clean up.... the water in that tub is pure in comparison. That is nothin'.

But I do wish Motts would come take photos here before what is left of some of the gorgeous buildings here are destroyed. Some historic places and faces are disappearing, even if they don't have much hurricane damage. Everything new and impersonal seems to be the NOLA motto now.

I loved this city once. Since the storm, I hate it. The people changed, the citizens are thrown aside and investors for the new New Orleans are all that matter. I'm applying to the school, gonna go, and as soon as I am done, I am leaving Louisiana for good. There is nothing left here worth saving.

All their money for your soul.

What a neat shot. If you bump anything it would most likely fall into that black abyss.

Like everything else in life.

I bet if a feather fell on that floor it would collapse!
Still it's a wicked shot!
I think it would make a spectacular wallpaper.

I am putting together a list of Music Express songs for my IPod playlist. Does anyone have any ideas?
Any former DJs out there?

The black part of the windows looks like a cat....strange

I want it as a wallpaper. What a cool shot.

this is something out of a horror movie. a guy goes to an abondoned asylum and is looking around taking pictures. Suddenly a door like this closes on you and freaky insane looking people start observing you through the window as if you're the insane one.

I bet that container is just dripping with AIDs

Thad is absolutely correct in his description of the governer. The shaft spun and as the weights moved up or down the throttle would open or close. easy mechanism

That assembly is a governor to regulate speed

beautiful, many representations

yo- im just a kid doin a project on TB and other diseases but these pics help alot with knowing how the patients lived in these kinds of situations...

Motts, you are an amazing photographer, i love these pictures!!! My mother works at the active portion of this hospital, and we will both be very sad to see it knocked down!! I recently went to work with her to get some pics but could find no ways in, how did you get inside????

i had an uncle that was there when he was just a teen n he never got out he died in there i am trying to fined out what i can about him. his name is petter sarabella.sarabella62@aol.com