4,081 Comments for Norwich State Hospital

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Interesting stuff! Great pic!
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cool picture!
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Didn't these things use carbon-arc rods for light?
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Greyscale really makes this shot!
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strange place for a tub.............
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Looks like this room had rows of beds down each side, with the individual
light for each bed. It IS amazing that the glass bulbs are still intact.
They look like 30's or 40's. What style the old stuff had!
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Yes!! Excellent wallpaper!
How gorgeous is the patina paint, and the red & green leaves through the dingy windows! Top-notch work Senior Motts!
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The majority of these buildings were extremely solid; lots of stone and concrete were used in construction.
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Too bad we don't see today the craftsmanship on those old doors
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I think I have a photo of a skate in one of the return trips...
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I believe these are vents used in forced air heating / ventilation. Many rooms have openings near the top and bottom of the wall to facilitate ventilation using air pressure instead of fans and blowers. I've seen these in many old hospital buildings, but not positive that I have the correct explanation...
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No privacy. It just shows how society felt (feels) about mental illness.
Whatever dignity these folks had when they checked in was left outside
these walls.
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There was so much to see both in the huge campus and all that was crammed into these basement rooms, not leaving much time for anything else.
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I was wondering that, too, LucieLou.
And I'll betcha those floor tiles are asbestos! Be careful, Motts!
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Yes, looking up at the boiler.