424 Comments for Weston State Hospital

Awesomeness!!! Soap dispenser rocks!

Interesting how it hadn't decayed like so much of the rest of this building.

It's open now and not nearly as depressing inside as it is outside although it did house some horrible people

I'm not entirely sure about Weston in particular, but most accounts I've read about hospital life sound quite static and uneventful... aside from meals, the popular kind of therapy at the time (occupational, hydrotherapy, etc), and holidays, there seemed to be a fair amount of just sitting around. In the early days, leading reformers of the field sought to combat this kind of languishing with occupational work (farming, gardening, etc) and the construction of movie theaters, pools, tennis courts. Ironically, some of these were rarely or never used due to lack of funding to maintain them, or staff indifference.



Reading some ward reports from the 1970s at a similar hospital really exhibited a set routine, day after day after day. Some have criticized this methodical way of life as being used to establish control of the patients, as well as enabling the staff to perform a minimal amount of work throughout the day at the expense of the resident's well-being.



Of course, conditions at Weston could've been better, worse, or most likely, varied depending on the particular ward and point in history.

super helpful information regaaurding the asylum,but wouldlike to learn more about what happened inside the asylum

@Kimberly http://opacity.us/imag...rotting_bathroom.htm

Please point me in the direction of the original story about the soap dispenser. Inquiring minds need to know!

I would think the swinging half door to the right may have been the entrance to a nurses station. I imagine they were placed at various strategic locations in the wards.

Interesting photo. The hospital I was in briefly had a secure ward and a "quiet room" for when patients had an outburst. I would imagine it was padded with soft material so the patient would not be able to harm him or herself. (I don't know if Lynne or Twug are still active but maybe they could also give a simplier explaination).

Fantastic photo. Looks very clean and I'm glad to see it has not been damaged by vandals.

What was the color of the floral wallpaper?

Maybe it was supposed to read 12 AM to 6 AM?

This is the coolest picture yet.

looks like im the first one in to work:)

Hey, this asylum is currently privately owned and they are trying to restore the building. The plan is to make it into a museum and open it to the public. It was recently featured in Ghost Hunters 200th episode.