747 Comments for Foster State Hospital

The caption of the historic photograph refers to it as the psychopathic building. Does anyone know what psychopathic refered to at the time? It seems like a lot of hospitals had "psychopathic" buildings so I wonder if their wasn't a definition different from the modern one in use at the time.

...I've seen uglier (not really)

festooned eh? Must have closed in the holidays before they had a chance to box those droppings away with the rest of the decorations : )

I think they are attendants; they were usually dressed all in white.

Going ,going ,almost gone?

Sit on my lap little box and I will take you away from all of this.

Speaking of Black Holes!!

This place must have really high ceilings by the look of that door.

Keep up the good work Larry D,always good to know these things,I am never too old to learn.

Wonder whats going thru those peoples minds as they sit there on a sunny day?

Still haven't figured out the low doorknobs?

Yes indeed, verrry interesting.

Oh come on quite picking on the little file cabinet already.

I think our artist needs some new models?

You will just have to push the chair by the backrest.