4,224 Comments for Northampton State Hospital

P.S. This first shot kicks butt! :-)

YES! New pix! I am very happy! [Sitting back with large Diet Coke and some popcorn with extra salt]

The addition of the tripod leg could be your nod to the early crime scene photographers who used such wide angle lens pointed down that you could often see all three tripod legs and the feet of the photographer in the shots.

wow. the red walls are quite unsettling.

I live about 25 minutes away from NSH. It is true that it's being torn down so I'm a bit confused by the few of you who say that it's all still there. Construction began in Fall 2004 (I think) and when I was there a year ago, a large portion had been torn down. I am not sure if the rest of it has been taken down yet. I haven't gone up there. When I went up last year, I had wanted to take some black and whites of it and I could not get farther than the side of the road. The security guard drove right up near us and was just waiting for me to step foot onto the property. I know there are ways to get into the building (what's left of it) from the backside by the trails but from what I hear, it's so ridden with absestos and other toxic chemicals, it's not a good idea. I would love to hear from someone who knows when the construction is due to be finished. Last I knew, low income housing was going to be built over this location.

If anyone has an info about NSH, you can email me at tanya484@lycos.com. I was very disappointed when I heard it would be torn down. The last patients were let out in 1993. How could it be in such bad condition after being closed for only 12 years? It would have been wonderful to restore it and make a museum out of it.

dont beleive in ghosts? i lost my wallet tonight after i had put it down on my couch. i looked for about 10 minutes trying to find it, pullling out couch cushions and such. i couldnt find it. then my girlfriend sits down on the couch and i turn to talk to her and the god damn wallet is laying next to her where it definatley wasnt before. i swear. i got lots of other stories about my house with shit like that, like doors locking themselves and coming home to all the faucets in the house turned on full blast and all the chairs up on the dining room table!

Thom,
The hospital has not been demolished, but there has been extensive cleaning and gutting of the insides. Seems like someone is trying to preserve the place or something.

Above this broken chair is a dog leash tied in a slip knot fasion wraped tightly around a water pipe. (if this is the room with the safe in it)

I was in there 8/27/05, there was a hell of a lot of "Red Water" in a couple of trays.

It is the 27th of August. Has the hospital been demolished yet? Just wondering. I'm in AZ.

hey Motts, is that rusted rain water, how did it get in there..?

I remember a box of stuff being there on the floor recently... and what is the liquid that filled the trays on the right side? It almost looks like they are filled with blood. FYI -- nothing is cemented, blocked or changed. I have made the trip from NC 3x in two years... so far so good. Only thing changing is the water level in the sublevel tunnel near the pink Hippo.

I love all of your colour shots, they are so rich.

TRULY FASCINATING-AN AMERICAN TREASURE-PLEASE DONT GO OLD MAIN

I love how its slightly off-kilter - looks like its beckoning to you...