1,382 Comments for Dixmont State Hospital

possibly long-term patient caricatures? or just a mural of healthy people?

reminds me of a kindergarten art project... self portraits or drawings that you do of yourself and your family for parents' night.

But my mothers cousin, twice removed on my fathers side, used to work on these back in the '10s, and when I showed him this photo he said its definately a doohickey, but perhaps he didn't see the thingee. Perhaps they used doohickeys when a thing-a-majig wasn't available, due to funding.

You are mistaken, it's a thing-a-majig installed on pipes.

You can tell the difference by the little valve rotater thingie on the top right of it.

The first room looks like it has a huge map on the wall.

If I'm not mistaken, it's actually a "doohickey"

I grew up in Emsworth. The entrance to Dixmont had to large pillars inside the gate was a white house on the right where Dr Camarata and his family lived. I played with the younger daughter Susan many times. The buildings at that time were beautiful and the place was always busy. The patients worked on the grounds you would see the trucks with men in the back standing with garden tools. They had guards that would watch the patients work so they wouldnt escape this was in the 1950's

This seriously looks like it should be a promo for a horror/thriller flick. Maybe a movie could be written around it...
Motts, this is really one of the best websites and some of the most interesting photos I've ever seen. Would love to have just a smidge of the talent for catching the life of these places that you do.

Im glad that you came to dixmont. Ive been very interested in it for a long while now and never brave enough to go in for myself. These are the best pictures ive seen of Dixmont. Too bad they tore it down. I know that ill never shop at walmart for a long long time. (Fun fact: Dixmont was named after Dorthea Dix.)

It would be a better pic if you were not in it.

Those urine curtains are inovative - pee over the seat and on the floor is one thing, but don't you just hate it when they miss their stall entirely?

Bet that was a smell.

Can't find it Lynne... but please, use my padded wall.

Do you take American Express?

I nearly jumped out of my seat when I saw this! XD Exilent job

You are the chair MASTER Motts! Great shot ^^