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I once visited a Metropolitan State mental hospital, but it was in Southern California! Quite different than this obviously. I was only in there about 2 hours and I was very uneasy and scared for at least the first hour. Then for some reason I decided I was going to be OK and I could relax. Creepy though.

These pics are great! I want to select one and write a story around it, but there are so many good photos that awaken the imagination. Maybe someone could make a movie that uses some of these great decaying buildings? Please! There is so much raw feeling and personality that just oozes from each shot. Thanks!
Some of these locations look incredibly dangerous (falls, asbestos, mold, vagrants, etc.) and I hope you take great care!

Good place to hide from the zombies, then.

The controllable parameters of equipment in power plants, refineries and similar places are: Pressure, Temperature, and Flow. In most cases the control loops are very similar, consisting of a sensor that sends data to the controller, which in turn sends a signal to open or close a valve.
I used to have to change about 35 circle charts a night and they're tricky. We're better off without 'em believe me. But I DID find out that a strong updraft from an overhead fin cooler will shoot a stack of circle charts 200 to 300 feet in the air! hehehe :-)

This room is so thought provoking!
I really am beginning to think the room IS still used. It would explain why this place is so difficult to get into even though it is in the a ridiculously rural area

Stephan,

Usually doctors use laryngoscopes to intubate. Back in the days of TB asylums, intubation wasn't really done much at all; Lynne was probably right, as usual. =)

If you look at the Pennhurst galleries on the "elpeecho" website, there's a movie there with film clips from "Suffer the little children" and a guy with a camera in Pennhurst, set to Pink Floyd's "Brain Damage." It's well done, I thought.

Those emesis basins are awful. The only advantage is that the curve of the basin fits neatly under the lips and wraps around so that as little puke as possible gets on stuff.

On the other hand, for those patients who are puking a LOT or very forcefully, it's not quite so good. Personally, I give people buckets if they tell me they want to puke.

Just went there last night...Have about 100 pics. One of which contains a whisp of light right in front of the camera just like that one. the funny thing is, the whole time we were there (about 3 hours) I did not feel the least bit threatened or like there was a presence. I have had encounters before (state hosipital in Belchertown for instance) and this place felt comfortable: like exploring your own attic or basement.

And how do you know it isn't "spookworld" Michele?You know that everyone involved in supernatural research isn't some lunatic right?What is it with the rash of people with attitudes coming here and ruining the fun of this site?

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Gawd, I wanna kayak there.

I don't know what's creepier, having someone watch you from the bushes, or knowing that someone is living here.

That is too bad.

The Duck: The aircraft boneyard is at Davis-Montan AFB outside of Tuscon AZ. It is a great view on Google Maps "sattelite" photos.
I personally prefer seeing these hulks dead and decomposing here on the SI shore. I don't know how to explain it, but I have always been attracted to the old and abandoned. I realize that the "best" fate would probably be as a reef somewhere, supporting the future generations of marine life but something draws me to this Disneyworld of discarded hulks. I can look at the photos and imagine the ghosts as hard working, revenue producing ships at long last gone to their rest.
It's an archeology sort of thing I guess.

Why do they need a "giant" autoclave. Maybe I am slightly dumb, but inquiring minds like mine want to know...