1,062 Comments for Ypsilanti State Hospital

When I came here when I was in highschool with my friends, at night. This room was the first I recall, and even though it was darker than dark, i could make out what it looked like and this is exactly what I seen. Truly amazing

I hate drop ceilings!

If you have ever seen a movie called "Girl interupted"
This hospital has alot of the same thing as the movie did. And alot of the photo's looks as if you were in the same hospital as the movie was filmed.

@MamaToFiveInPA: The hooks supported a metal grid suspended from the ceiling. Then ceiling tiles were laid into the square or rectangle openings. This "dropped ceiling" decreased the square footage to be heated or cooled making the power bills significantly lower. Dropped ceilings weren't nearly as interesting or attractive as original tin or plaster ceilings, but money often trumps beauty.

@Nurse Hatchet: The OKs informed the future demo crews that the rooms have been stripped of asbestos or any other hazards.

I'm glad you photographed this place before the demolition. The old B&W photos are fascinating. I wonder if anyone noticed the dentist in the archived pics wasn't wearing gloves. Wow, times sure have changed.

I may believe that a tornado just past there ..XD HAHA

it similar to a jail.. I do not like it !
I prefer the hopital mental today's Generation.. It seem more like hospital than the hopistal in the past .. OMG !!

The hospital no longer stands on the site.. It is now a Toyota plant.. It is so sad to see that the hospital was torn down.. It was a piece of Michigan history.. I wish I would have gotten to the site before it was tore down.. When we did deliver to the Toyota plant there (before the plant opened their doors) we were down in the basement and it felt real strange down there.. The air was heavy and I could breath.. I thought that it was funny with it being a new building.. You never know thou...

Anyone have any info on a very large mansion looking house, it was on willis road, at the south end of the State property, South side of willis road, north side was a golf course on the hospital grounds. The home I speak of was torn down 10 or 15 years ago, any info about it would be great.

That was probably the Christmas tree way back when.

why is it that the kitchen workers always have to walk the most? (works in dietary in a nursing home)

This has been consistently well-maintained and kept clean-clean-clean for a long time. We know that it must have seen some heavy use, the edge of the tub has been chipped off and the iron below the porcelain is exposed. The shine on the chrome is amazing. This could be used as an advertisement for whatever they used to clean it with.

One last post. The hospital sat on about one or two hundred acres of beautifully landscaped property, almost like a golf course, and not all wards were fenced in. From the juvenile ward, we could walk the park like grounds all the way to the main highway. Why didn't we run away or escape? We were so far out in the country we didn't know where to go. Besides, it was a heck of a lot better place to be than juvenile detention in Detroit or prison where they often threatened to send us.

Continuing my last post, as a juvenile patient at the hospital, I can attest to the treatment given by staff. There were weekly street parties with dancing, free roaming of the grounds, trips to state parks, a great arts program, and good food. Boys were separated from the girls, but there was socializing, both supervised and non supervised. Not every patient was the stereotype mental case, some kids were sent there simply because the parents couldn't deal with them and they weren't bad enough for the juvenile penal system.