4,224 Comments for Northampton State Hospital

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Where was the ward located? For some reason they always seem to put the violent ward farthest away from whe center of the building. At Danvers, the violent wards, were on the third floor in the A and J building. So if the ward is as far away from the center of a Kirkbride style building, as you can get, it's the violent ward. Guaranteed to be a major hike when a general help call is made.
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Yes, usually a staff person would supervise the entire cafeteria from up there, not only to watch for possible choking , but to watch for any disturbances: fights, stealing, etc. There'd be staff at the tables too, but of course the views were more obstructed "on the floor".
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Yes. Or we'd be in morgues ourselves!
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Surely in a dayroom patients would have stopped by staff should they have scratched the walls?
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great curves. . . i want to see what is off into the left side of the room.
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awesome pasel coloring. ironic too. . . a chair right next to the exit sign.
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what an amazing & surreal photo. Awesome camera angle.... will you marry me ?
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decrepid and wonderful
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Amazing colors. Ghostly and beautiful.
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maybe it's not a lack of empathy. maybe it's more that these are places that those with an interest might otherwise never get to see. i personally think motts photographs in an extremely emotional way, which is dispassionate and personal at the same time. i haven't explained that very well...um...i think what i'm trying to say is that everyone's response is valid to them. appreciation is a personal thing - what you "get", someone else may not - it doesn't mean they're not thinking, it just means they're not writing it down.

right. i'll shut up now

*wanders off*
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haunting.
what bothers me more than the despair and decay (both of the buildings and the lives they housed) is the mindset of people who describe viewing these sorts of environments as "orgasmic" (not seen in this msg section but just as a result of browsing)
i wonder if they ever think about what theyre seeing above and beyond the spectacular photography.
the only conclusion that i can draw is that theyre 13 and not yet equipped with the ability to empathise or imagine.
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i hope you left the 'blood' there. that'd give the next people in there something to talk about....

oh, and i keep expecting her eyes to pop open. thanks for that...
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WHAT THE HELL IS SO IMPORTANT ABOUT A BLEEDING MORGUE ,IT IS SO
SAD DON'T YOU PEOPLE HAVE A LIFE
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Yik3z.... remindz me of the cre3pY chick off the ring but only nicer non-mouldy version...!!!
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I drive by those buildings every day. The cops sit out front every day. Nothing changes. I keep hearing of imminent demolition, but it never comes. As with Byberry and other places, I think there are three major holdups:
Asbestos, asbestos, and asbestos. The mesiothelioma ambulance chasers wait with baited breath!