4,224 Comments for Northampton State Hospital

Looks to me like they were counting the days that they were in there.

Or all the people who were tied down to the bed. My uncle spent 2 years here and he sais it was hell, the things he saw other people going through. Also when i was 16 my ex-boyfriend was here more that once and he saw someone hang themselves. They even used to fire hose some of the patients down. I remember one time when I was visiting, this lady wanted a cigarette so I gave her one and when the gaurds saw her smoking they all tackled her down, it was awful, my ex told me she had her smoking privleges taken away for something she did. So many bad memories of this place they really were treated like animles.

probably couldn't find the key to a locked door, would of been weird if there was a patient in there when they sawed the door off.

I'd like to look at all the papers in the other room on the floor!

What do you think the hole in the wall was used for?

This seems so out of place. Like it's from a different building.

So did you risk a peek in that room, Mr. Motts?

Looks like waffles.

Beautiful shot, Mr. Motts. Marie, that's so sad. I can't imaging how heartbreaking that must have been. I would not have been able to watch either.

I just don't understand why these buildings aren't preserved. I get the whole lead paint/asbestos thing, but if you go to Europe there are plenty of old structures like this. Did they not use those materials, or do they just care more about preserving them?

I love this photo...scary to think of getting trapped in there. No one would find you for a very long time, or maybe not ever.

Wonderful Shot and Composition

wonder how the ir cam wold have made it look

is that some kind of patio up on the roof?

i imagine this would have been the only view many a patient had all of those winters past. how they must have longed to see it with out the wire mesh. it's beautiful none the less.