1,337 Comments for Middletown State Hospital

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State laws require embalming, except for certain religious groups which bury their dead within 48 hrs. Who knows if anyone bothered to embalm these unfortunates? When everything was done 'in house', the odds are that corners got cut and the dead just got plunked down on a layer of cheap, absorbent straw.
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An "accident" occurs, you quickly and quietly whisk the memory of it away, throw it in a box, and bury it out back. No different than many prisons of the period. Had cremation been a more common practice then, nobody would know where the ashes went or who they once were.
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I noticed the form of the girl first....
And then, not seeing it before, I scrolled back up and straight away the girls face in the blue room was staring at me...
Then my music started playing again and I jumped.
Cheers guys!
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I Love the stream of light coming through the door. It looks peaceful.
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this hall shoot looks so creepy i love this pic
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I just love how you got detail in both the wall and what is in the hole. Your work shocks me! :)
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Not sure there's anything else to add here but a tip of my hat and a great big thanks!
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Only from the safety of my computer chair. Thank goodness you have the nerve to photograph this for us!!
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The black hole....that lies beyond! Truly wicked amazing shot!
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Ironic how the bed frame and the window frame start sharing a resemblance after a while........
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I may never understand "how" you do this (there seems to be a discussion about all that here) I just ask that you "continue" doing this because your photos are divine!! Thank you...
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Your amazing photos of abandoned places has given me a whole new definition and appreciation for the word "scenic." I'll never quite look at that word in the same way again! Thanks......
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Corridor of colors.......great shot!
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Such a combination of chill, warmth and decay, all in perfect balance!
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Mirror image........what a fabulous shot!