1,944 Comments for Worcester State Hospital

That is for a baby or small child. The arm rests are that high to keep a baby from falling over the side. But the one I had in 1973 was newer than this one.

My 13 year old daughter is mentally retarded. I hope that she would never have to end up in an institution. But the realitiy is that if something ever happened to me, that one day she might have to go and there would be nothing that I could do about it. Since my mother is dying of brain cancer and her father is a moron. It might be her only place to go. Fortunately in Oklahoma they have a program called ddsd and they help to keep her in my home and look out for her best intrests.

No, mostly everything had been cleaned out or destroyed in the fire, I'm sure there were hydrotherapy tub rooms though, as most old asylums had them.

Rusty how about some pics!

The temperature gauges make me think it might have been a hydrotherapy room. Hydrotherapy, or hydropathy, became very popular in spas during the eighteenth century as a voluntary medical treatment, and the temperature of the water was an important part of the cure. People might take hot or cold baths, get sprayed with water, or allow themselves to be wrapped in wet sheets as cures for different illnesses. What is chilling is that in mental health treatment, these cures were used involuntarily. I wonder if the photographer saw another room with several bathtubs? A popular treatment for manic or psychotic people was to wrap them in canvas and put them in a tub of tepid water for eight hours, every day for several days. Depressed people got sprayed with hot water.

could be a flower box!

Seriously, this picture reminds me of ancient Roman ruins -- like frescoes on the walls and mosaic tile floors. Like the ruins of Pompei after they excavated the site. Beautiful picture. Motteee?

Janice you are starting to worry me first the elevator and now this. Nice picture Motteee my Boy!!!!!!!!

Now THAT'S funny! Motts, see the impact your work has on some people? Now there's a new monster called a "raaagh," thanks to you! 8`-)

This is very Romanesque -- like the ruins of Pompei -- is that Caligula hiding back there in the dark?

I was looking at this picture when some debris fell down my chimney, thus causing me to scream my pants off.....resulting in my 2year old son and my one year old daughter also screaming and crying. panic over though, 've managed to reassure them both that there isn't a raaagh in the picture. haven't convinced myself though....

Chris, if you read the information below the picture, you will see that Motts comments on the person taking a picture on the right.

i didn't read through every comment here but it seems like there is an image of lower legs on the bottom right...anyone else see this?

Just Yaggy - Motts left him there in one of those damnable contraptions they always play around with.

Is there any animated figures inside the clock?