4,224 Comments for Northampton State Hospital

Love those wide Kirkbride hallways, with the rounded edges, giving everything an airy, soft look. (At least when it was kept up and in use.)

This had to be admin, or the nurse's wing, or maybe doctor-residents living quarters. Patients had nothing as nice as curtains in their rooms, for pretty obvious reasons.

But they are very surreal there, hanging forgotten for so very many years.

I love the boarded-up fireplace. It's... so final, somehow.

Where has Lynne been, anyway? Haven't seen her around in AGES.

Best lonely chair shot.... EVER!

(Okay, the fact that it has a caption made it really cool, at least. Top ten, easy.)

Mold or fire residue?

I notice that EXIT signs of today are typically made of plastic. This and the others like it are metal, complete with rust. Seems like everything is made on the cheap these days.

It looks like a thick film of dust that has, for some reason, been drawn in. Even if condensation forms on the window, unless it starts to drip or run, the pattern in the underlying layer will hold. Why someone would have made a replica of the window squares, though, is beyond me. Some subtle attempt at humor, or a demonstration of some sort, is all I can think of. We'll never know for sure.

First thing I noticed was the "Cave-Man" type marks on the paint above the pipes and box. A buffalo, a few hunters? Anyone else see that?

Methinks there was a fire here some time in the past....

This whole complex had two-tone walls!

Once bustling with life and light and sound, it's now still, dark and cold.

Being built as long ago as it was, it's interesting to see the 70s-looking design on the wall!

I felt that way about my marriage!

Each diamond-shaped portal is a little different... either in size, shape or covering. How interesting, the lack of continuity!

That's cool!

Brrrrr.....