3,287 Comments for Danvers State Hospital

I worked for a time in the female unit at danvers state- what a beautiful building- i have been living in another state for many years and did not know that it is gone- for what , some ugly apartments- it is such a shame that what once served the community and those patients has gone to erecting apartments- i remember those ladies on that unit not all but a few and what they needed and still probably needed was danvers state and the help that was given to them by the staff and by the community-

I think several of us have been led here by that book... Creepily facinating... Heavy on the creepy

I must say great shot. The bird was such good timing and the way the buildings' roofs overlap... Phenomonal

Wow. I'm shell shocked from reading all these comments. Very interesting. Motts photographs illicit a lot of emotions from different people depending on their life experiences and perceptions of these institutions. And that's one thing that makes Opacity a great website. We are allowed to freely comment on these magnificent images. I've learned a lot from Lynne.

The rounded corners intrigue me. I've seen it in other Kirks and wonder if it's part of the plan.

So much workmanship & artistry went into this building. Beautiful architecture not seen today.

Ignoring the graffiti, the workmanship on the banister & railings is impressive. The act of destroying & defacing something just because you can perplexes me to no end.

God bless Ann wherever she is.

@ Swamp Thing:

That looks like a highway sign ... like the ones that say "Flag Man Ahead" or something.

You could not pay me enough money to go towards that blackness. Eeee.

June 1979...

I was 8 years and 4 months old and I remember spending the Summers up in Canada with my mom, brother, and step-IDIOT (I mean father) and having all day to explore, fish off of our private dock of the cabin we'd rented or swim.

That was one heck of a Summer for me, even though shortly after that, my step-father beat my mom and us and got taken out of the house by the PoPo. :( I was so glad he was gone though. It was still a great year because now we didn't have to live in fear anymore and I didn't have to hear my mom crying all the time.

Well, I USED to like that color...

Humm...not so much now lol. Something about how that door swings in ... odd.

Under the right window does any one see a cross? Probably isn't - just the wood from the window that has fallen onto the floor. Looks cool though.

In my short stay at a hospital, there were no clocks or calendars anywhere. We weren't allowed watches either and the things brought in by family members had to be thoroughly examined. I wasn't allowed a date book (due to spiral binding.) It was as if they erased the days and time. It did work. I walked out of there having no idea what month it was.

Just found your site after watching Session 9. Beautifully haunting pictures. I remember as a young teen going there with the youth group from church. I also remember being totally freaked out by it. Going through the wards and having the nurses lock the doors behind you. I thought that these were people forgotten. That was a long time ago but a memory that haunts me.

This is called a stokes basket. It's used for emergency evacuation of a victim and used a lot in helicopter rescues.