4,224 Comments for Northampton State Hospital

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Wow Lynne that's quite the resume! I guess the closest you were to me is when you were in Washington.....I'm in Alberta.
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That is strange seeing two doors there. Almost like a little pass through room to get from one hallway to another....
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.......sorry, I should have said, I'm talking about the room on the right.
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Is that actually mauve coloured paint on the walls?
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Lynne thank you for the Kirkbride link, I'll be checking it out.

This shot reeks of lonliness and despair..... I can't imagine the emotional pain and torment the unfortunate people taken here must have experienced in their lives to make them so violent.....
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Perhaps the color choice for the walls served as an unofficial experiment. I can close my eyes and hear the moans, screams, and whimpers as they echo down the corridor.
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This is why I love the colour shots so much.....
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Imagine for a moment or for an eternity, staring at that clock as your life ticks away.
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Well Lynne, I'm now giving my age away too ~~ that was a great album!
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The colours are mesmerizing in this shot, it's very beautiful!
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You're right, there is nothing in this shot to give away the reality of abandonment.
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Lynne we'd never tell you to shut up, you're always saying such interesting things! ;)

Motts I love the difference in the room colours, the light in one looks like daylight, and the other looks like moonlight.
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Great photo to start us off with Motts, I love the repetition of the arches!
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Humph! The REAL story is that he was drinking all that beer and his camera got a little cross-eyed . . .

Regardless, I LOVE this shot. Oh wait - I already said that earlier. Sorry.
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[Psssst!!!!! I think anna stole those when she stole the beer! Hope she doesn't get mixed up and drink the wrong stuff . . . ]