4,224 Comments for Northampton State Hospital

Possibly the hooks were for containers of embalming fluid?

Yes , a difficult and beautiful detail, i love this shot.
If you look to the left of the scroll under the window sill you can see a long ago masons mistake, a stack bond in the brickwork, he put a half - brick in the corse near the sill to correct the error.

someone please take that device and save it, it is real cool, and a shame that it is going to be destroyed

Hi, can you actually take those old devices home because there are really old and you can save them, it's part of the medical history.

And a hug, which is nice.

Migue certainly has a point.

A mi este tipo de fotos me da un poco de miedo. Da la sensación de que en cualquier momento va a pasar algo chungo. Como no se si se me va a entender, pues CONGRATULATIONS de todas maneras. Un abrazo !! :)

Love the star-trails! I wouldn't want to risk leaving a digital camera on a tripod outside a derelict building at night, mind you.
Which is probably why I don't take really excellent shots like this one. Sigh.

I found this site looking for infomation and pictures of the old Charleston SC city jail and I have to say I am a Motts fan now. Your work lingers in the mind.

wolfcry,

Great story, great insights - thanks!

I don't normally comment on pictures although I find them facinating. You will have to excuse my spelling. Being in a hurry tends to make me spell bad. In reference to the reasons that people were put in these places. My Great Aunt was put into the one in walworth county wisconsin at the age of 15 because she got pregnant. she was there untill she turned 92 years old. I dont think she was too unhappy considering that about 20 yrs after she was admitted she chose to stay as a resident staff. Needless to say shes gone now. Her last days spent in a nursing home accross the street from the asylum. I guess we think its sad because we have so much freedom. But for her it was life. Sorry if it sounds stupid but I felt compelled

thats creepy

Perfect.
This image completely demonstrates the atmosphere of this place.
That made shivers down my spine. :)

the green lighting was and still is used to give
patiants calm euphoria. it feels good doesn't it

Pete, Is that old hospital between St. Andrews st. and Lower Harding st.?