3,287 Comments for Danvers State Hospital

The lose of two thirds of the kirkbride is a major tragedy, but Avalon Bay is doing a great job on the remaining part of the kirkbride. The roof looks fantastic, without the beautiful chemneys of course. It will look awsome when they rebuild the center tower to it's former glory. The old brick work of that portion of the hospital remains and it will look almost as it did in better days. Have any of you been to the Danvers construction web cam to watch the construction there. For any interested, go to.... Google and type in (Avalon Bay Comunities,) then to the link, (comunities under construction,) and scroll to the bottom of the page and click on, ( Avalon Danvers Construction Webcam.) I tryed to post the url, but I couldn't get the code right to post it.

NMargret or former patient, I think you are fibbing. That is the door to the administrative section of the hospital. It went to offices. ECT was no longer being performed in hospital in 1976. It was being done at Salem Hospital I believe. If you can tell me why they would take a patient to the administrative section of the hospital which led no where patient rellated, and was usually full of people coming and going, how anyone, could get away with beating a patient in a place where there were bound to be a lot of witnesses. I'd really like to hear it If you are going to tell a horror story, you don't have to make it up. Plenty went on there that you don't have to make up.

miles away in the far off distance to the right i see either 2 towers or a bridge of some sort, the ocean is only a couple miles in that dirrection

LaReins,
You are very welcome, i juts wanted the younger people to understand what happened in this place. It does have beautiful architecture, but the secrets and horrors that have happened in this place are nightmarish.
I am glad i was able to share my knowledge of the Danvers past with you! I am 76 years old now, and all of it is behind me. Thank You once again.
Margaret Kinsey

unlike bartonville state hosopital danvers was the best of the best RIP

thank you so much for these photos. it is a crying shame that this place was not left for people to explore.

Margaret,

Thank you for sharing your expereince. You honesty is greatly appreciated.

Take care,
la reina

Mr. Motts, my name is margaret, and i weas a patient at danvers for twenty years. 1965 - 1985. i was told about this site from my grandson. i just wanted to say that every-one leaving comments says how awful it is that this building should be kept up and remain for ever, but if you knew the things that happened to patients, inculding myself, you wouldhate yourself for ever wishing it. i wanted to tell you a story that happened in this very hall. in 1976 we had a new patient admitted, her name was chloe, and she was very nice. i made friends with her and she had an illness similar to parkinsons. the doctors had decided to give her shock therapy treatment and she wasn't going to have it. one day she was taken into the administration building, and on her way back they told her they were taking her to recieve shock therapy treatment. she put up a struggle, and they beat her, the orderly removed his shoe and beat her on top of the head and in her face. they then took her and gave her shock treatment, and she died. i hate that place, and i never want to see it again. i am currently living in new-york city, and i never will go back there again. i just wanted to tell you my, rather, chloe's story.
thank you,
margaret kinsey

Motts, i feel as though it would be obvious as to why you wouldn't have (security). But, did you by chance see the grey gables, or get any pictures from them. Even a snapshot from the window? Or was security really that much of a problem....

Could IGOTMINE be suffering from rectal cranial inversion? I think so...!!!!

Haha, I remember when I put that there. My friends and I were bored, so we decided to screw with things. Good times.

Yes, I put Simon in there. He was the personality being addressed. That is a great movie. Funny thing is. I had watched it before I found this site and noticed the screened in stairs on the Northampton album, then was reading here in the Danvers Album and found this to be the movie setting. I bought the movie and watched it a few more times. Danvers reaches out over the net and gets ya. Very strange how that happens, strong, very strong draw. A testament to Motts' great photography talent. :)

not to be picky but the phrase is, and where do you live ? i live in the weak and the wounded. creepy any way !

And Where does Simon live??????

Simon lives in the weak and the wounded, Doc.

It looks like it is alive, weather beaten and tattered, but standing tall and proud. This building has character. So beautiful! Thanks Motts!