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this is more disturbing than that scene with the baby crawling on the ceiling in Trainspotting!

I actullay have a few staff shirts and old tickets and tokens, that I found when a few of us amusement park freaks decided to try and open it up as a Halloween attraction, back in 1998. But alas the fire dept, and town were determined to keep it closed, and found every reason to bust our walnuts.

that would have been so cool to be there when it actually fell. kinda like Phantom of the Opera. Only in this case it would be Phantom of the Hospital.

That's eerie. I wrote a poem about it. This place is eerily beautiful in a broken, sick sort of way. I think I'm obsessed.

now all you need is a hand pulling the door inward, or inviting you inside!

Wow, that hallway is totally endless, like something out of the Twilight Zone.

I know I'm a little late on this, but I remember reading somewhere else on here that "Hospital Green" was that color because of the chemicals in it; the paint dried harder on the wall, so it was more resistant to damage (from wheelchairs and the like), and also it was easier to keep clean.

I think i would have liked to see this in black and white :)

these walls look blistered,as if they are weeping.i couldnt live in an apartment built over this place!its gotta house some sort of f*****up soul echo,right?

I had one of them in my chemistry lab back at high school.

the dude in the hallway looks like the fuckin devil

This kind of reminds me of the movie "Rose Red." But, it is a beautiful building with lots of personality!

I make no comment on tearing down, and renovation of DSH. I am a former employee, worked in the Kirkbride and Bonner buildings for 16 years, on the 11 to 7 shift. My Dad, and Aunt worked there as well. So I grew up a Hill brat so to speak. Nostalgically I think the demolition is a shame. It's been abandoned for 14 years. The Kirkbride was actually more or less closed several years before. The place is a fire trap. Asbestos is literally every where. The state was not going to take care of it . Let Avalon do their thing. The facades, somewhat, will remain. The place will be cleaner, safer, and still full of memories for former residents, employees, and the surrounding communities for as long as "The Hill" exists, in whatever incarnation it ends up in. I do not envy the condo owners. I'm sure the place is haunted. Destroying parts of the place will certainly arouse those grouned spirits that remain

Sweet shot

This is a picture of the J (2 or 3) ward. It's gone now. Back in the day, beds were lined up on both sides of the hallway. Beyond the nurses station desk is a dining room/kitchenette. Beyond that, is a service elevator that meals were delivered on. Directly across the hall from the desk are the seclusion rooms. The solarium is just behind the desk you see where the light 's coming from.