3,287 Comments for Danvers State Hospital

i dont know if anyone already mentioned this or not, but the location of the Salem Witch Trials HAPPENED on Hathorne Hill, the same EXACT location as DSH. its disturbing to see those 2 marks of history go hand and hand, and both of which the killings of innocent people...

its crazy on how many insane asylums were in Mass. its sad that just a little over 100 years as a country, were building asylums.

id love to have my own Kirkbride building and have it completely redone to when it was first built. its sad to see the building gone and demolished. some buildings deserve to be torn down, but this one deserved to be fully restored, preserved, and reactivated whenever anything like this ever happened again. God only knows when we will have a long line of mentally unstable people again...

The building is truely a magical piece of architecture. I actually saw the building from a driving range in Middleton a few days ago and i was stunned to see the Kirkbride. Only the new condos don't look at all as fascinating as the original building. I wish that the building was kept as a national landmark or museum.

Just one more question Motts....

What inspired you to choose such a name as "Opacity" for your website?

its so strange but inviting who wants to go check it out lol

its a very nice setup and very well organized
but i agree taking away stuff from the patients for safety reasons

what was that room used for ????

its looks like a tunnel to hell i swear if one of those hands toched me id probably jump

its so creepy looking at staring at it almost puts you in another world thinking about what happened. its weird.

damn you would think the sink would have been the one to cave in very nic pic motts how i only wish i could see it for real

We actually had a very close call with security that day, as they were waiting for us at the bottom of the hill. Apparently there was some fiasco up there that night with people trashing stuff, police called in, etc., just the wrong time to be there really. We pulled a fast move in the woods and managed to get out without incident, and were quite lucky.

We were going to sprint across the lawn to explore Bonner but there was no chance with them buzzing around us in circles that morning.

Hey Motts, how did you get to photograph DSH without any problems with security?

Chey, your comment was tastless and disrespectful. These people dont deserve such base and barbaric condemnation. you know your view has a view things in common with nazi ideology.

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