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Only mine. :-)

For many years, before antipsychotics were invented, lobotomies were "state of the art" procedures. Few people tried to hide what they were doing, just like we don't currently hide it when we do something as drastic as radiation or chemotherapy on people with cancer, because it was the state of the art/best practice at the time. Back then we thought it worked, we were trying to help, not hurt, people, and there were few other options available. I say "we" even though I wasn't around back then. Block glass windows were a way of letting in some light without using bars - much of this was pre-Plexiglas. It was usually an attempt to make the places have some more natural lighting, not a way to hide secret tortures and forbidden procedures.

But...but...they ARE snazzy!

Lynne, those pics were hysterical. (Do they still use that word to describe a medical condition? ;)

That's hilarious. What does it mean that it's upside down!

(j/k)

what would you do if the devil was looking for you

whats up poisonousxbeuty

Thank you, I believe it was all concrete...

It should have the caption of "OH NOES!" Because If I was making that face that's what I would be saying.

For French Exibition of materiel obsolete
I recherche pannel with explenation of principe of Micromax ..
Thanks
And excuse my poor english

I think it looks like a straight jacket too.

This is one of my favorites!
To me it shows life and death.
I like everything about this photo ... the feeling it gives, the colors and the story it's telling me.
I really, really like this one (wink).

Back in '96, friends and I stumbled onto the property. We had no idea of its existence. We walked all around it, realizing it clearly was an institution of some kind, but not until we happened past the entry sign, did we realize it was a mental hospital.
What scared me the most were the slightly newer parts which had glass block windows high up. The kind that let light in, but you can't see through. Above the windows were ventilation hoods. I couldn't help but think that these were the operating rooms where lobotomies and worse were performed.

I had no desire, well sane desire, to enter the building. But i was fascinated with the size and scope of the place, along with the magnificent architectural styles. It really impressed me like no other place, especially after we simply stumbled upon it, while walking around the pond at Smith College, and taking a trail up the hill.

It's really sad that they are removing it. I didn't know that was occuring, though, I assumed it would happen eventually. Prime location. Plus, from what I read here, they've had to patrol it constantly.
FWIW, back when we were there, we walked around it for hours, not a soul ;) was in sight. No security, no police, no one. Broad daylight. So, apparently, the visitors to the place expanded exponentially and created the security issue. Too bad.

I knew of a place that has a room called the "OT Room" but it didn't stand for "Occupational Therapy Room". It stood for "Off Trust Room" - a seclusion room for kids who were not behaving. It didn't have any windows or lights in it, and how they watched you was from an infared camera and communicated with the person in there through an intercom, that was located in the ceiling.

love this shot, very much

I wonder if Fedz is part of the Edgewood hospital gang? it was sad those kids tore that place up so bad. that it had to be destoryed. and they all
are adults now. not mentally they would tear
this hospital up .