5,961 Comments for Kings Park Psychiatric Center

I can't even put into words how sad this photo makes me feel. Like a lonely child no one wants to play with. It makes me think of my miserable childhood, for some reason. I guess cuz I was the lonely child no one wanted to play with.

It is a utilitarian design - built for efficiency. Most psychiatric hospitals had turned away from the elegant designs of the 19th century as they proved to be costly to construct and maintain, as well as inefficient and even dangerous for both staff and patients (for ex. blind corners). This building was also constructed in 1939, right at the tail end of the Great Depression, and I'm sure funding was a concern.

There is some nice stone and brick work up on the roof line of this building though: http://www.opacity.us/..._oval_and_facade.htm

What happened to the celing tiles, I wonder? It looks like a drop celing with the grid that holds the tiles in place, but they are nowhere to be seen in the photo.

Converting vertical photos to wallpapers really doesn't work too well, as so much of the image gets lost in the crop... but I'm glad you like it, thank you.

mammabear - I had planned to visit the hospital on xmas morning, but the fog was a very fortunate turn of events.

I love the contrast of that beautiful sky behind the wasteland.

What a contrast to the earlier shots. Those were so damp and dreary, this feels so crisp and dry.

Mr. Motts, I have a question totally unrelated to your photography...How did you pick the name Motts as an alias? Do you just really love applesauce or something?

Would love to see a wallpaper out of this one too. All my coworkers are now hooked on the site due to the beautiful wallpapers I use...

The light in this one looks green. Unearthly indeed!

It looks more like a prison than a hospital. Most of the other buildings I've looked at have really beautiful architecture, this one is so cold and menacing. It doesn't seem the designers made any effort to make it visually appealing at all.

Im going to have to agree, LOVE to see a wallpaper of this one!!

What a lonely image, I love it.

again, the title captures the spirit of the picture (no pun intended) ; )

So did you decide to go exploring on this particular day because it was foggy and you knew it would produce stunning images, or was it a happy coincidence?

Surreal is right.
Motts this gallery was a stunner.
Many Thanks.