3,287 Comments for Danvers State Hospital

please lynne, dont remind me........why just today.....................LMAO

It breaks my heart to think they will demolish these. I have such a soft spot for the Kirkbrides - this is sad for that reason. The history, especially of this place, is truly amazing. As a mental health clinician I think these places serve to remind us both what has been done correctly and what has been done incorrectly in the past. As someone who is actively involved in setting up a museum for an almost 100-year old MR/DD institution, I want to get my hands on similar articles such as you have found for preservation and display. :-(

I am a worshipper of pine trees--and they contrast nicely with the building. I hope whatever they do manage to save here, they can save the stately trees as well. Motts, or anyone, is one of the reasons this place is rotting is because the roof is so flat here and there's no where for water to drain?

Wicked!

Was Radical Ed with you? ;-)

I*am*speechless* for once.

Also, it doesn't look as decrepit in B & W as when it is in color. You could almost get the feel that it might still be in use.

It's a wonderful shade of blue, seriously. It seems so bright and out of place here amidst the rest of the decay.

Now, doesn't that take the damned cake! Kudos!

I think the curtains are what adds that "Homestyle" touch. If it wasn't for them, it would look like a cell on death row--albeit a luxury Suite due to its size.

Holy damned guacamole! =8-o

That's a wicked angle!

DANG, that oughta be in a museum! >:-(

Yeah. gotta admit it DOES add the homey touch . . . .

I wouldn't go in there with an Uzi, a Rottweiler, or even you, Motts. It's just too damn creepy for me. It gives me the willies sitting here at my desk chair in my warm, brightly-lit living room.

anna, you deal with a LOT weirder smells than Motts does, don't you think? ;-)