1,944 Comments for Worcester State Hospital

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Know why it's Surrounded by a cage?? so an attendant could be in it & not get attacked by the "Crazy" People....
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I've been in that abandoned Asylum in Worcester Exploring a few times before...& myself, my girlfriend, & my buddy Anthony were looking around in that Shower room, There was like 2-Foot Deep Puddles all over the place in there & some empty beer cans & what not.... The First time we went in over Summer of 2006, uuuh My buddy Almost got attacked by a Bat somewhere on the 3rd Floor, So every time after that we went in I went a little "Wild Animal Protection" With a fully loaded 6-Shot cylinder in a Chest Holdster.....
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What a very sad shot. It looks like a 60s era baby carriage.
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ALSO, MY STEP FATHER WAS THE CHIEF ENGINEER AND HE RAN THE BOILERS IN THE 70'S, 3RD SHIFT. I REMEMBER VISITING HIM THERE ONE TIME AT NIGHT ...VERY HUGE AND CREEPY .
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THERE WAS A CAMP THERE AT ONE TIME....CAMP JOY. THIS WAS A DAY CAMP FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.THEY WOULD HOLD DANCES THERE AND I WOULD HAVE DRIVE DOWN TO PICK HER UP EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT...VERY CREEPY
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The 'new' building is big and boxy looking and it is to the left of the tower. I would say it was built in the late 1940s maybe early 50s. Even though you can see them in any of Motts photos, the land near the hospital is used for BioTech and there are many new buildings that surround it.

Before the fire in the 1990s it was an amazingly huge, and all the bars were on the window. Talk about creepy!

Lets hope they incorporate and restore these buildings for the new hospital that is going to be built.
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get pics when it was all connected
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I had a lovely view of this clock tower from my condo windows when I lived on Lake Quinsigamond. Then I moved to the other end of the lake (which is 7 miles long) and can still see Worcester State high on the hill from my neighborhood. Always been fascinated by this place ever since I was a kid. There is a 'new' building next to the old complex that was built in the 1940s that is in use now. There is talk that they are going to build a brand new state of the art complex at this site. I am hoping these gorgious but unusual looking buildings get saved. This was one of the first mental institutions in the country so the place has great history of mental health. Mr Motts, awesome photos!
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I do not reveal entry information on this website, but thank you for the kind words. I haven't heard much about the WSH cemetery, sounds interesting...
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I heard the round buildings were for patients that heard voices and back then they thought that the voices were coming from the cracks of the walls. I don't know if this is true. I was wondering if someone could contact me at whitepaw2005@yahoo.com and tell me if I am right or what they used those buildings were used for. Thank You
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Great Site, how did you get in to take the shots? Always wanted to get in and take a look around-actually there is a cemetery in very close proximity where these pictures were taken for those who died while inpatient, as was the case with many state run institutions of the day.
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I totally thought it was a morgue refridgerator door too!! I'm glad I wasn't the only one!
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My uncle lived there for ten years. He was visited by my family frequently, but I was never allowed inside. (Too young...kids not allowed in...) But yeah, pretty freaky. Probably made his illness worse.
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wow. real discussions on a message board. who would've thunk it?
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If I was walking around the exterior taking pics etc and saw you standing in the window I would have literally lost my mind LOL :)