1,944 Comments for Worcester State Hospital

Love this shot! It capures it all.

Hmmm...looks inviting.

As scary as it can look on the inside and out , everytime I pass by there I think how beautiful the grounds are.

wow, thats alli can say. its so beautiful int he most eerie way.

someone above me said that it reminded them of kingdom hospital, and thats weird ebcause i was going to say that too. this is a very good photo, ilike the composition. id really like to see more if you had more that is.
once again, these are very powerful pictures

how did you get into the hospital in the first place?

Mr. Motts... More info -

Doors like this one were specially made for medicinal storage purposes. It allowed the contents to be inventoried and viewed without compromising the low temperature environment. Some medicines were quite sensitive to temperature variations. Doors for other more standard purposes, such as food storage, did not have a glass panel section.

Wow, thanks for the information and research Paul!

Thanks Lynne.
I just stumbled upon this site. Now I am hooked.
Considering that I am very familiar with this old equipment, I thought I'd help and positively identify what it truly was. People's imaginations are so fertile and interesting, perhaps it would have been better if I did not I.D. it.

wow this is awesome, i wouldn't have enough balls to do that.

Paul:

"I actually looked up the old sales order for this hospital. We still have the records."

Now THAT is fantastic!

This is a door that was made by York for a refrigerated storage "locker". These were used to store many different things...from medicines to food to furs... I actually looked up the old sales order for this hospital. We still have the records.

Yes - York is still very much in business. I am the Senior Product Engineer for York. I was just poking around this site and to my surprise found this great photo. This set of Gages was used on reciprocating compressors. Ammonia was the refrigerant, not Freon. The wrench in the foreground was also made here at our factory in York, Pennsylvania. In those days we made all of our own parts including the gages and tools. The compressor in the background of the photo actually is not for air conditioning but is a small refrigeration unit. We currently make A/C and refrigeration units up to 3000 Horsepower. - Great Photo! -

Wow!! I was born here in 1963. Im still trying to locate my real father. I was told my mom was raped as a patient here? Ofcourse no one can know for sure but I very interested in visiting this place. ANy one wanna join me?
dmcmoonbeam@yahoo.com

These DO look a little barbaric, but if you go to Iraq, half the people don't even know what a toilet is!