319 Comments for Barlow State Hospital

Does not look comfy to me.

Sounds, kinda Frankenstienian. Perhaps they are waiting for a good old electrical storm?

I really, REALLY want that!

Dang, I'm late to the party - Hope there are zombies. . .

I hate pink

I don't think I'd want to know!

I believe it, Flushed! I've been working with computers since the late 70's and remember all the talk about a "paperless" world. Now I work in an office where basically all they do is push paperwork around. Yes, some of it is stored digitally, but probably 90% of it is still paper.

Come to think of it, I think one or two of her chairs had the ashtrays. They used to smoke like chimneys in her beauty shop (as I did too). Now when I think of it I think how lucky we were that the whole place didn't blow up between the lit cigarettes and the fumes from the hairspray!

I didn't notice that flowered stuff on the windows, thanks Freespirit! I couldn't look at that either, it's so 70's Brady Bunch ugly!

I understand why these characters are put up on the walls and God bless the little ones who went through this place but somehow they all look almost profane, maybe I'm connecting the characters to the abandonment of the buildings.

Awesome to see the Medical Equipment featured in this gallery. Thanks So Much Mr. Motts. Been Loving your work for years...and continue to do so! :)

WOW! This brings back some memories. They actually had these at my elementary school to test our eyes. No one could fake eye problems for not being able to read the blackboard

Isn't that a heat lamp?

Funny, but, the old paper covering the window looks like some kind of brick work pattern too. But, I'm on a small lap-top. The fireplace is homey looking ...I like it! Poor Santa must of had a BAD case of PF. He lost both of this braces trying to exit the fireplace. lol.

LOL eldokid...My mothers friend also had a beauty shop... I would sweep up the hair for a free coke when i was like 5 yrs old. and watch the old ladies sit and sweat too. :)
These chairs are relatively new. The old ones had little compartments on the arm for their cigarette ashes. The old days... when smoking was tolerated.