4,023 Comments for Riverside State Hospital

I just found this sight. And Mr. Motts I wish I had the bravery you have. I could never force myself to enter one of those building, no matter how much I would like to. Major Chicken here. But I love the pictures you do a wonderful job. And I must admit that I laugh so hard my sides hurt, at some of the comments. Thank you for sharing these wonderful things with all of us.

Hey , you can play chess on the floor :)

*gasp* my heart is racing

I think I was told that those are chestnut baseboards. I worked in this building
late in its life, but I appreciated the its
beauty and the amazing craftsmanship
every day. Lynne's comments are right
on target.

The names Loydd Green bitchez
lol

DO YOU EVER USE A ROBOT OR OTHER TYPE OF REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE?

Your site has really piqued my curiousity Motts. I have spent a happy week purusing your site and doing research on other sites. I now know who Kirkbride was, what he did for mental health and what he had to do with these vastly different buildings. I did some digging and figured out where this facility is. I'll respect your wish to leave it nameless. The cool thing is knowing that we can also imagine the acitivity going on in these hallways in the future. It will apparently soon be converted to a hotel. If I have the right facility, (and I have been able to match other photographs to yours), they are going to try to save the whole building, as well as construct townhouses and a marina around it. They have a real job ahead of them. I can't imagine how they will safely get all those hanging floors down without damaging the masonry walls or remove all the lead paint, but that is apparently the plan. I wish them well.

This brings back kool memories of my days at work here, just never took the time to see them in this light.....this is great work

Orchid Lunar, weren't you surprised at how salty it was. I loved the smell so much, I had to try it too. It wasn't very tasty.

All children seem to have pica to a limited extent.I even tried eating play dough when I was a kiddo.I think pica might be one of the reasons why paints are not lead based anymore.Kids eating paint flakes with lead in them was not a good thing.

I'd hate to sweep THAT chimney..

Viveka, it's called pica behavior. It's an abnormal craving for and eating of substances not normally eaten.

Another creepy, concentration camp-esque picture. Isnt there some eating disorder where people eat random objects?

During WWII the Nazis would stuff matresses and pillows with the hair of concentration camp prisoners. Its just a thought, and most likely a false one, but what if those pillows were stuffed with the hair of patients.

Beautiful, there is something about this photograph that seems almost artificial, as if it were some sort of mosaic or pixelated computer graphic.