4,081 Comments for Norwich State Hospital

IF YOU WERN'T NUTS TO BEGIN WITH ,YOU SURLEY WOULD BE AFTER HAVEING TO LISTEN TO EVERYONE AROUND YOU DAY IN AND DAY OUT.WITH NO WAY TO SHUT THEM OUT.

COULD THEY NOT HAVE RESTORED IT TO ITS ORIGINAL LOOK BEFORE ALL THE DECAY?HMM, I WONDER WHAT PEOPLE OTHER THAN ME THINK WHEN THEY SEE A BUILDING THAT HAD SO MUCH POWER REDUCED TO WASTE.

THIS IS BREATH TAKING.
TO PUT SOMETHING SO BEAUTIFUL IN SUCH A SAD PLACE.
DID THEY SAVE ANYTHING FROM IT?
OR DID THEY JUST DESTROY IT AS WELL?

so beautiful...

I like how the room looks like it closed yesterday

Wow it looks so much nicer n the day flashlights jus dont do it justice

these are great shots but, all the shots of final peace, are a taunting reminder of what happened to all those people that may have died there.

Tara,

Motts says "I do not believe in ghosts."

http://www.opacity.us/contact.htm

So I'm thinking not...

Hey Motts,
Durring your stay did it feal very haunted anywhere in there? also did you ever hear about Pearl And Nell Marley? they were said to be the worst ever recorded that pearl was a demented spirit that would torture nell and they did a weird ice pick thing on Nell. did you ever see her padded cell or any padded cells? and is it worth while going there for a tour

i've been to this place 3 times-from ri.all during the nite. the 1st time me n my partner got caught by a very quiet, white security suv. he jus let us go. but dont sleep because they have beefed up their security. bigtime.thanks to idiots n matches. state police roam the campus. there is foot patrol. and even some half assed boobytraps. i spotted all this thanks to the cover of nite n my nifty night vision goggle. this place is huge! no joke. and at nite it seems to tower over u. i do warn...it's haunted. believe what u want but i KNO. or atleast the small auditorium is.thats where i had the experiences. many. it was a bit overwhelming. by the way...great shot. it brings me bak to the 1st time i saw that room.

Dan r u makin stuff up to get some online attention?..sorry..i hate when everyone pretends to be an expert..i by no means am but a simple search of the Connecticut state library online will reveal Dan has some holes in his expertise..i dunno y this sorta thing pisses me off..i think its just because there are enough people online pretending to know something for some attention and running their mouths about stuff they don't really know about thus adding to the ignorance of everyone..sorry for gettin pissed off..but it happened

Charlie, you are very wrong... but good guess. As you stated the Utica Crib was put out of use in 1887. This hospital was opened in 1904. Also... these don't even look like any form of the Utica Crib ever to be used.

I don't know on that one. it looks like it's made of steel or something and lookt at the building, it looks like an outbuilding, and the dirt (?) floor? and lack of spacing? do you really think they'd stack live humans up in 'locked cribs' like this Charlie? It does look like some kind of livestock keeper to me. Just my two cents.

It is a variation of the Utica Crib which is an adult-size restraining bed. This wooden crib was equipped with a lid and was capable of being locked. It was designed in 1845 by Dr. Anabanel of France. In 1846, Dr. Amariah Brigham, the first superintendent of the "New York State Lunatic Asylum" brought the crib to the asylum in Utica, New York. Several modifications were made on the original design and thus the "Utica Crib" was born. The crib was designed in such a way that air could flow freely between the top and sides. The bottom was cushioned with layers of straw. The crib was used in case of "exhaustion" when the physical health of the patient demanded that (s)he be kept in bed. Additionally, the crib could be suspended on chains and rocked to calm the patients. The last remaining Utica Crib was removed from use on January 18, 1887. http://www.mantenostat...tal.com/museum2.html

unbelievable shot like always i love historical buildings keep up the good work:)