485 Comments for Manteno State Hospital

This is beautiful and eerie all at the same time.

Get over yourself willy, sure, horrors beyond horrors happened here, but the place is interesting. The fact that it's haunted makes it interesting; just like the concentration camps were interesting and people are of course....Interested. Commenting on the "gold tubs of icy death" in no way belittles the tragedy of the place.

I'm so sorry - I just realized I mispelled Gennie's name.

I don't normally subscribe to the eye-for-an-eye mentality but in Jenny's case I defer...May God rest her soul.

Here is a link, *Ice* cold baths were given, besides all the other torturous treatments.
http://www.mental-health-abuse.org/

The tubs look like they are made of Brass

Thank you for the link NOVOCAINE.

cookies.....soap.....scary places....it's ALL good!!

my heart is heavy and filled with sorrow for gennie. the mind is boggeled by the thought of someone doing this to another human being. Gennie is but one that we know about I'm sure there are many more

I managed supported housing programs in Cambridge from 1989-91 and worked closely with the hospital to get people out. It was a typical state hospital institution with some competent, well intentioned staff who a few patients were fortunate enough to work with. I was familiar with the tunnels and used them from time to time in the winter. The clock tower had four faces with a clock on each, none of which ever had the correct time. I am glad it is gone!

this may be graffiti, but goddamn does it make for an extremely dramatic and unnerving photo. beautifully framed and toned.

r u fuckin people serious??!!! research this "hospital",it was worse than a concentration camp when its doors were open,the "cool" golden bathtubs u people liked were really hydro theapy tubs,where patients where submerged in ice cold water 20 times a day,also they performed labtomies,and hydro shock treatments here,if you dont know what that is,its the electrical chair.That place today is the home of many tormented souls,still haunting the walls inside today.I cant beleive u people.ia_allday@yahoo.com

xtrerme tub makeover anyone!

I'm suprised! No lonely chair?

BTW, ya oughta read the story knottypolkadotty posted above about the patient this refers to - all of us who love these places are fortunate we've been born into the world just after so much sick, human experimenting was done. Horrible! May Gennie RIP!

Fascinating how some people hate this and some people totally get this - yeah, a patient's file, and how would she feel seeing what ultimately became of her official report? I've been wandering into old buildings since my dad started taking me as a very small kid but I've sure never run into anything like THIS! I hate people who tag these places, but this goes waaay beyond tagging - this captures the heart of what this place once was. This is a gold mine no matter the true story behind the 'artist'! Mott, ya rule. Great pics, great angles and the way you've set up the site is also very fun! Way cool.