3,287 Comments for Danvers State Hospital

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Yay!!! Another lonely chair this one doesn't look to sad. Yay!!!
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I like the color of the door and the way the light reflects off it.
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I finally just watched Session 9 that movie is well done. Mind trip.
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This almost made me cry. It is the most emotion filled photo I have ever seen. I remember that door..too well... I would love to know two things. Please e mail me. Swatts55@aol.com
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Don't know about this particular place, but yes, people have frequently jumped or tried to jump out of upper floor windows at institutional facilities - hence all the bars and mesh wire that people dislike so much.
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Looking at the windows makes me wonder if anyone ever jumped? It is mesmerizing. scary and beautiful at the same time
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I hear you can rent a room at the "White House"! I just found this site and I am very sad to see such a beautiful building go. I wish the state could have taken it over and used it for a museum and a medical history teaching and referance center for students of all ages. It would be better than condos for yuppies
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this picture rocks OUT LOUD
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when i went up there i felt like somone was watching me. i was kinda dumb...didnt realize how much it was watched by security. walked around for a good 15 minutes taking pics before i got caught. security was cool and let me go. i was really surprised when they yelled to me as it was so quiet up there...it scrared the crap out of me! i went up there for the tours too and got some cool pics. i found it to be peaceful up there but in a wierd sort of way. on the tour my friend and i were walking towards one of the buildings to get a closer view and when we got really close there was huge noise that came from one of the boards over the windows. we both jumped back really quickly. it could have been an animal or something but it was kinda wierd. its so pretty up there. i really wish i could have gone inside...the pics here are amazing. you did a great job. brad would love to talk to you about your experience here. does your brother ever talk about it? how long was he there for? my grandmother worked here as a student nurse like 60 years ago. she said it was really scary and that she will never forget the sound of the keys for all of the doors. love this site:) hope to see much more.
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Aerosmith recorded "Draw The Line" on a 100 acre estate in Armonk NY which used to be a convent . It was owned at the time by a psychiatrist who wanted to turn it into a treatment centre for adolescents.
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The male nurses home and the chapel are gone, everything else is slated for demolition except for the central 1/3 of the Kirkbride building.
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how many buildings are left to tear down? is anyone documenting this? are they allowing people up there to take pics like press and such? when do you think it will be done? Is the bonner building being taking down as well?
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do you know what area of the building this is in? is the floor gone in all of the buildings? i guess they have taken the wood of the windos last week...has anyone seen any pics of this or of the inside lately?
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Love the pic the stories are soooo interesting!