605 Comments for Marlboro State Hospital

I have wondered about that to, EricaM, why the doors are always opened...hmm, can somebody answer that:-)

Outstanding photo, Motts!!!

Nuthin like a bucket of KFC in a grave yard.
My Bad!

ooooh. I like this one.

Here's an alternat POV, inspired by someone close to me; we can't hold onto dead people forever.

First impression: It makes me want to cry- what if I was just #184? Know what I mean?
Now that you mention it, I get the patient privacy thing.

May they RIP. What a shot. What a place.

Neat chair! Yay new stuff!!

It makes you want to run your hand along the surface. Such amazing coloring.

That had to be an eerie find for you Motts.

Good capture of depth. It really does make the place look bigger.

That one looks like it was made from cement. It's speckled with so many shades of black and white.

Right you are, Alex. Although not all cemeteries put the concrete slabs down under the markers as they can often make digging of graves and regular maintenance difficult. Raising and leveling markers was a pretty common task when I worked in a cemetery. But back to the picture...I'm curious if Motts used a filter on this or if he played with the color channels...or both.

High quality stainless steel is expensive, but I'm betting that it's cheaper than marble or granite. But even stainless steel will corrode given time and the elements. In this picture though, it really looks like the marker is made of stone. It's so sad to see a cemetery that neglected.

If they were looking to save money and keep the anonymity, I wonder why they didn't make arrangements to have the decedents cremated.