688 Comments for Western Center

Wow this is a cool machine. Would love to have this, but I feel it may be a little too old for my tastes as I try to collect medical equipment from the 1980's and 1990's and a little bit of the newer stuff. I am surprised another collector hase not scarfed this up.

Man. I want these 2 chairs. I love collecting hospital articles. Have a lot of IV infusion pumps. patient monitors. and even my own Hill Rom Hospital Bed that I sleep in every night, it has a memory foam mattress that I put on it. I got lots of these items from eBay, and a few abandoned hospitals here in my area. Do you happen to know who owns this place, I could get in touch with the owner, offer them some money for these 2 chairs, and have a shipper pick them up, and send them to me. I did a similar thing with an xray machine that was in an abandoned NY hospital, got in touch with owner, he told me to make him an offer, he had someone go in remove all of it, and I arranged a shipper to ship it to my house. Xray is not active or hooked to power, just mounted on my wall for looks. Only thing that is powered is the control panel, but now power goes to tube, as I have no primary power connected to the tube power supply transformer. See is these chairs are still around, they are cool colors, and would compliment my make shift hospital room. I have autism, so that's why I love all this stuff, would love to be a repair man repairing medical equipment for a hospital someday. Thanks. Shawn.

They have a smooth, tough surface that repels grime and mold, and are usually grouted in place which makes them very secure. The contrast between them and paint, which easily peels in unheated buildings, is often stark.

666!!!!!

The tile in these places never looks old! W hy is that?

If this building is still around i want to visit it with a few friends
if possable

Thanks KatEyes. It's interesting to see how things left behind in these places can be interpreted in the context of their surroundings. Without knowing this was a quote from a comedian, I certainly wondered what the story was behind this!

TootUncomon December 29th 2003 was when Wiki says that Bob Monkhouse passed away, so it makes sense that that's the date you give for it first appearing online. :)

This is a quote from a British comedian, Bob Monkhouse, go google him. I'm not doubting you heard someone use this joke on SNL, but it does not originate from there.

To comment on the brief history of the center that you stated.. My grandmother worked here for a while until the early 80's when she retired. I heard stories of some of the patients being mean and violent. I can't remember if she ever mentioned the workers being abusive, I'm sure it went on to some degree.

First time i think I've commented on one of your photos, but I've been a fan of your work for a few years or more. I'm happy you go out and take these risks so that these places can be documented before they disappear forever. Thank you, Motts for all the memories.

So fucking cool! So many lost souls, down that cold drain...

"Defenestration" is the act of throwing someone or something out a window.

Such an odd spot for a bath tub, in the middle of the room

My friends and I used to sneak up here all the time when everything was still there. It was definitely the coolest place ever! Western center is the reason I believe in ghosts. The administration Building and the hospital were the most haunted. We all were so sad when we saw them demolish the first building.

It's not for a child. They had adults there with serious birth defects that could not sleep in a regular bed and had stunted growth on top of their intellectual disabilities.

AWSOME, NO LINE NO WAITING.