977 Comments for Hewitt State Hospital and Prison

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Aw, hey guys don't beat on poor XX state hospital... :(
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I admit I have never seen a curved walkway before. It's interesting that at least two different facilities made use of this. It does look pretty cool. The idea of a carved wood walkway makes me salivate. :-(
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Cyrus, Motts, Radical Ed, Goddog et al. - what's the deal with the copper? I see the comments about it being stripped out of old buildings and sold. Is this the tubing or what all is in old buildings that is made of copper? I mean, is it large objects or are we talking thousands of feet of pipes or something? Obviously there is some sort of market for it. And is there any chance of asbestos or anything nasty being associated with it? Seems like there could be a lot of potential for danger in stripping it out. Just curious.
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Heh the carved wood walkway at Taunton puts this crappy concrete thing to shame.
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I think the turbines in this place were worth a lot of money too. The current owners are aware, although I'm not sure what the plans are for the power plant.
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Can anyone say Taunton State Hospital? (NO THATS NOT WHAT THIS BUILDING IS, THE WALKWAYS ARE REMENESINT). Sorry folks.
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It looks like the record-holders from session 9!
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Thost look like copper.....not to sound like a looter...but, you could sell those for lots, and lots, of money.
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good god those chairs are uncomfortable looking!
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Because it used to be (and still is to an extent) a beautiful location that was unmolested by looters and taggers.
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Why was the name of the hospital removed?
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Would make a good cover for an album
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I used to want to work in a morgue when I was 15, now I'm 24, I guess the intrigue is still there in the back of my mind somewhere otherwise I wouldn;t have found this kick ass site!
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*nods in agreement* And it's a good example of how you can get beautiful photos of abandoned places--even institutions like this one--that aren't creepy. I mean, don't get me wrong, I like the creepy ones too, but it's good to see one that's not every once in a while.
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NICE colors!