you know if these where for emergency power and these came on during a black out that would serously look really acool and what girljaye said is really intersting
the arrows or other markings are the route security are supposed to patrol. often there are 'swipe' points where they have to swipe a card to prove they have taken the proper route.
Few people in the general public wanted to increase their taxes for better services for these folks, so the state couldn't hire enough staff to work there at the low wages they paid. The place became overcrowded, and, because these folks require so much in the way of hour-to-hour support, there weren't enough staff to take care of most of these folks' basic needs so the majority of them received substandard care, substandard housing, substandard food, and substandard medical attention. Like everywhere you can point to, in institutions or in the public, there were some very bad people who did some pretty nasty things, but there were no planned torture programs, no experiments that didn't take place everywhere else (not saying they SHOULD have, mind you, just that it was the gestalt all across this country at that time, including in hospitals for "normal" people).
It is sad that places like this all over the country are being let go or torn down to make way for particleboard houses, strip malls, and Wal-Marts (only to be abandoned and turned into flea-markets later on down the road). I see this happen all the time in my County. Beautiful old homes that have withstood time, tornadoes, ice storms, and fires to be torn down for homes that are on top of one another - which will never last as long as the original home. Sometimes I hate progress. I would give my teeth to have something as wonderful as this place once was - people just care more about the almighty dollar than history. It is easier to rebuild than save. I need to stop - I am getting angry. LOL
by the way motts......
what kind of patiants did they treat here?