3,664 Comments for Greystone Park Psychiatric Center

must have practically needed a carbon arc system.

Rusted bed frames are much creepier.

@Claudia-I think you're right. I remember seeing some of those old pattern books in Windsor Button Shop when I was very young. You wonder what was going on with the patients when these were put up; what their feelings were....now all that's left are "remnants" (not pun intended!) of that sad time.

Looks to me to be a page from a knitting publication. I have several old knitting patterns that were given to me and this resembles pages from them. Usually they show the completed articles on models all on one page and direct you to the page in the booklet with the knitting instructions.. This may have been a specific yarn makers item. Perhaps they used yarn in the facility as arts and crafts. This could have been wrapped in the skein of that yarn.

After some more detective work, I have found a few more places mentioning, presumably, our good doctor.
Most interesting is a paper that he co-authored in 1933, Nitrous Oxid for Major Oral Surgery: http://www.anesthesia-...8a-beb2-249df1e4311b
It's a shame that it takes $15 or a subscription to 'Anesthesia and Analgesia' to read it, and perhaps find out more about him.

There is a small blurp about him staying at the Ocean Hotel in 1909 in the New York Times: http://query.nytimes.c...56C2A9619C946897D6CF

It also seems that he invented, or otherwise played a significant role in devicing, a type of dental tool called a Walter F. Barry root elevator.

Given his death in 1951, though not natural, and him being a doctor in 1909, I would guess that he would have been born around the 1880s give or take a decade or two.


Wow, at this point I start to question why I went out of my way to find out about this man. Guess I just found it interesting, and if any one of you guys do to, then all the better.

Oh cool, I tried googling his name, though it was a lackluster attempt and I didn't find anything. Thanks Just another building!

Love this.

That's more than a little creepy.

As I said before in the previous photo, this looks like an early-model Reeves Stretcher. Could be used to carry patients without using gurneys, with enough straps you can pretty much tie people down tight. Very popular on today's ambulances, though obviously much more modern.

Agree with EMT557. Definitely looks like an early-model Reeves Stretcher. Small wooden beams reinforced with nylon outer coating. Very durable and tough to crack. Most likely used to carry patients up and down staircases, transporting from room to room when stretchers weren't available. I've even seen them used to carry deceased persons. Unfortunately, in Manhattan, they're not in protocol. Though they should be, considering some of the walk-ups we have. Great find, Motts.

or maybee they felt inprisoned in their thoughts and in realty, which would be understandable. because they was,

also, the bunny is in a cirlce, a circle usually represents protection, maybee they didnt feel safe and scaired witht hehuge teeth

sublliminal messaging!

I think it either said "Beth" or "Merideth," i don't think it says "deth"

It looks like a hand made copy. Is it possible that a patient painted it from another copy in a book or magazine ?