4,081 Comments for Norwich State Hospital

Personally, I would love to have the space to collect this stuff and preserve it rather than have it rot away, but that's only because I'm also a pack rat.

(being a tech person I have to put my two cents in) Also with technology always advancing, you know that soon after you purchase something yourself (like a phone, computer, fax or printer) it becomes obsolete because something newer, better and cheaper has come out. So if all this equipment has been used for awhile and then just left, it's probably because newer, more advanced models have come out and it's cheaper to buy new than to pay to have the old stuff moved or stored.

soon to be a gaping hole

nothing like a little privacy

Hate to be redundant but I really like the "before and after" photos esp this auditorium. Where do you find the old pix Mr. Motts?

LOL ferdy

The pictures in the historical photograph looks like patient artwork, I wonder what became of it all.

quick cleaning and yet no soap dispensers? (sorry but i''ve been dying to hop on that train for a long time)

Hey Vince, I'm not sure there's a clear cut answer... some hospitals push stuff into storage then leave it all when they finally shut down or relocate. Some facilities will auction off the leftover equipment, but not everything gets sold and so it sits in the building.

Some equipment might contain dangerous materials and could be more costly to remove than to just leave behind - for example, these x-ray machines might be painful to properly dispose of due to radioactive contaminants inside. Other nasty contaminants that can be found in old equipment are lead and asbestos.

It might all boil down to a poor overseeing of the hospital's closure, illegal cost cutting by leaving it behind, or just being wasteful.

ooops, I meant least.

Thanks Mr. Motts for another great gallery!

My mother in law painted her kitchen this color. I need to go get my sunglasses....I am squinting just thinking about it.

62special, I live near a duckpin bowling alley. Thought I'd share, I live in CT. :)

*rubs eyes*

OK, I'm good now, no need for the puke bucket. Cool angle. The poor lonely hallway...it needs it's pictures back.

Wow, it looks like there really could be a show starting shortly! It's in great condition!