338 Comments for Cedarcrest Sanatorium

Looks like the float switch for a sewage ejector pit to me

Wow, talk about your skid marks!

Speaking of doors, that door with the windows in it reminds me of my mothers house. She had them between the living room and dining room and always called them "French Doors". Not sure how accurate that was, but they were nice.

That's Disgusting!

I didn't notice back in the day, but Fla. Gator is right, there is a gap of at least a foot above the fire door. Between that and the room on the left the door couldn't be more useless.

I like the quote marks.

No, I haven't been in CT in a while.

do you have any current pics of the hospital?

That was an xray room. I was a patient there for two years.

I was a patient there for two years

I was a patient there for two years

My dad was there for about 9 months in the early 1960's after a required test at a state job he held. My dad always said he did not have TB. He had to stay there until he passed 3 sputum test in a row that said he was clean. While there me and mom would him on the weekends, towards the end on his stay he was allowed to come home on the weekends. While there my dad being an earlier riser and awesome worker would sweep the bathrooms to keep them clean. I recall when he came home he was holding a flower for my mom.

Nature ReClaiming

Love The Uniformity....

Yes, I agree, the red handle is a control valve for the fire suppression system. There are also two pumps in the picture but I believe that they are condensate return pumps. The pipe loop to the right of the pumps is an example of a modified Hartford loop, designed to keep live steam from entering the pump chamber. The steam you see is a product of non-use, when the system is not used the condensate dries up and allows the steam to attack the pipe, always at the high point.