420 Comments for Adonia State Hospital

Its pretty wikkid to imagine what was going on when people were leaving the place. Like that dresser was full at one point. Then someone was leaving and took that drawer out and emptied their stuff and just left it on the floor. Its pretty sweet. And its neat to hear about people that remember that place (any ol' place really) and remember what its like. Ah mind blowing

I hope you didnt give'r a try

THAT IS SO GROSS! OH ME GOSH #8-)

I restore antique furniture in my spare time, I want that white dresser!!!!!!!

okay, so I'm curious. I'm a great fan of Laura Ingalls Wilder. She talked about encountering people with consumption (the old name for TB, because of the way it consumed its victims) going west to take the Prairie Cure. So I wonder why there is a lack of TB hospitals out west. Does it mean that the dry air actually did cure the disease, or did they just die too quickly to need a hospital? Or maybe that predates the understanding of the nature of the disease and the need to isolate the victims to prevent the spread of the disease?

Since this was a TB hospital and not a mental hospital, I'm guessing that maybe those white doors were to allow cross ventilation into the patient rooms from the window on the opposite wall?

BALCONIES??? Thats no fair, where I went they didnt have balconies for us to have fresh air, they didnt let us out side ofr weeks!

Once again, TB hospital, not mental institution. Fresh air was the only cure they had before antibiotics.

Hippa didn't go into effect until recent years, they had no Hippa act back then, and I'm sure these records are forgotten by current personnel working there.

I've seen some websites that showed pics of records up close but they were kind enough to black out the patient's name. I also read a couple blogs of those with severe psychiatric illnesses and sometimes they are interested and many times they are redundant as if they're brains are stuck.

excellent... love the decay

one of the best hallway shots

I am thinking there some places on the web where people who are undergoing psychiatric treatment write blogs and don't mind sharing them with others. As well, I am sure there are books that people have written about the time they spent in a mental health facility. Of course, once you know that someone else is going to read whatever you write, whether you are the patient or the staff, you tend to censor yourself. And if anyone is going to publish you for the "masses," they want things to be pretty exciting.

I will look and see if there are any resources or references for folks who have an interest in this.

I can answer that for you. They are files of people who were undergoing some pretty rough times who would be have been humiliated if they ever thought that anyone would be able to access this paperwork.

I wish I could convey the respect I feel for Motts when he leaves these intimate details out of the public realm. Even though much of this is truly boring in its day to day detail, it still names people by name and at times gets down to the nitty gritty.

Cheers and thanks for protecting these folks, my friend!

Tuberculosis only.

Looks alot like a painting I once made, the decaying feature I mean.