3,664 Comments for Greystone Park Psychiatric Center

I d go in. Id be the kindo f patient that would do the exact OPPOSITE of What all the signs on the doors say

"keep Door closed"...............
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IM GONNA OPEN IT!

it seems like everyone imagines it being horrible, but don't you think it had to be happy sometimes too? I mean the ppl in the photos seem fine

i think the water looks fun :)

Mott, if you're minded, would u tell me what kind of DSLR have u wore? is there any additional accessories u involved too such as fish eye lens or so? thanks

I adore the shot, the mesh is definitely a good idea, but I am at a loss, could someone explain to me what a fever cabinet is exactly? I've never before heard the term.

Looks like you could use the shower head for crowd control

It really does look like it's waiting for someone

Thanks to many highly publisised and mainly negitive investigations into the running of the old "asylum" style hospitals and the subsequent "community care" programmes, all of the good work that took place in these hospitals has been forgotten. They often provided the only home that some of the residents had ever experienced. More often that not the care given was the best the nurses could provide given the lack input mental health services get. Unfortunately there were a lot of people detained in hospitals (somestimes for things like disobeying parents or having children out of wedlock) who didn't need to be there, but there were also just as many people who did need the security and acceptance that came with these facilities. I live near an abandoned victorian institution in England. The grounds are beautiful and tranquil and the perfect place to retreat from the stigma and cruelty of the world. There is a church and graveyard on the grounds which has a section for the "community patients" - being the people who died following discharge to the community and had no family. The number of suicides in the area also increased following the discharges as a result of closure. I find that incredibly telling - these hospitals had a place. Maybe on a smaller scale and monitored more closely to protect the patients, but still necessary.

BTW - these photo's are amongst the most beautiful I have seen. I have spent hours looking at them, and reading the discussions. I just find it sad that people are so facinated and excited by the idea of mistreatment and degradation of the poor souls who lived here.

I can't help but think this would be a really cool living room chair without the funky head gear!

Motts you are hot! Sorry, just sayin

kinda reminds me of war of the worlds

idk...i'm pretty comfy with my steam shower myself lol

wow, thats funny. i thought i was the only person who had weird dreams about abandoned hospitals that i visited!

it looks like they got into an arguement