176 Comments for Heptner State Hospital

I love this photo, Motts. Since it hasn't been vandalized, we can see the damage nature and age have done to the building. You captured it beautifully with the contrast of the stairs, wall with peeling paint and the windows.

wow, history is a big thing for me. i love it. its cool. kowning why!, or what happend!

ROFL t last picture

That one little boy on the right looks terrified ;o

Well Danvers had the nickname of the Hathorn Hilton, later the Waldorf Hysteria.

I'm waiting for the giant graffiti to start. Then you'll hear about some redneck falling off in an attempt to preserve his sister/wife's honor.

i like, is very creepy, make remember a location in Mexico, la posada del sol, is great, i hope you visit this places in the center of the town

i think the baby is too little to know what's going on, so of course he's happy.

I'd be really neat to airbrush a giant eye on it.

Really creepy but neat.

Hey Lynne all those Intellectual Disabilities describe Gorge Bush!... At least that what most of us in Canada think.

didn't those people know words hurt??!!

likely not as much as the leather straps the interns used, but still...

Actually minktail, the ads change everyime you load the page. Right now, it's Fire Escape Window Gates and Exit Signs. Last time it was OTC sleeping aides for me.

Jackieb,

It makes it difficult to do a search for historical items on eBay or anywhere on the web because of the changes in terms over the years. It also makes it difficult to understand what other people are talking about because many of the categories overlap or are mutually exclusive. I find it is always helpful to go over vocabulary before I talk to anyone because there are plenty of misconceptions from words and terms we used to use and because our concepts change every few years and we learn more.

Here are some of the many old terms, all of which were "official" terminology sometime in the past 250 years:

Psychiatric Illness:
lunatic hospital
lunatic asylum
insane hospital
insane asylum
state hospital
psychiatric hospital
mental institution
mental hospital
mental asylum
asylum
sanitarium
sanitorium
inpatient hospital
psychiatric ward
forensic hospital/ward
residential psychiatric facility
mental home
mental health institution
madhouse
psych ward

Intellectual Disabilities:
asylum for idiots
feeble-minded
amentia
mental deficiency
mental subnormality
mental retardation
idiot
imbecile
moron
trainable
educable
low-grade
high-grade
mentally challenged
mentally defective

COOL! Love the lighting and depth of field...

Interesting look back... very interesting...