1,244 Comments for Central Islip State Hospital
Trevor Berger wrote:
These wards have been razed. So sad, now just a condo complex.
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JohnBuff wrote:
Ken - the 'soap dispenser' is an 'inside' joke based on this pic:
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JohnBuff wrote:
I felt the same way, Carla.
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JohnBuff wrote:
The pattern of the peeling paint is odd - straight across at the top and straight down the middle of one wall and then no peeling at all on the other wall.
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Megan wrote:
The lighting kinda reminds me of Zorg from Toy Story 2...
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Loviatar wrote:
Simply love this photo.
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saul wrote:
I remeber working ITU on these premices....it was challenging... Very challenging..
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eldokid@aol.com wrote:
I still say. . an hour for TV? That would NEVER work for me. Give me TV four times a day (or all day) and skip the medication!
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JD wrote:
I was looking for information and images in regards to my home town of Central Islip, oldest history, when I found your site. The images are very helpful and interesting. Thank you.
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Motts wrote:
I only know the photo was taken in the Corcoran Building (bldgs 127 and 128 as mentioned in fran's comment), but do not recall what ward or floor it was taken on. Just FYI, Central Islip was a very large hospital, with over then thousand patients residing there during the 1950s.
You may be able to find old records by contacting the NY State Office of Mental Health: https://www.omh.ny.gov/
You may be able to find old records by contacting the NY State Office of Mental Health: https://www.omh.ny.gov/
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Karen Mignano wrote:
Once upon a time, my Mother was taken to that hospital for a psychiatric break. The woman you captured looks almost just like her. When I first saw this, I couldn't help but wonder if it was her and was she in that wing. Do you recall the side of the hospital it was on?
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Motts wrote:
No, the fire house, power plant, and Corcoran buildings have been demolished. The Sunburst Building and other structures do remain however, some have been refurbished and used as a college.
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Stanford Watson wrote:
my next visit to New York will certainly include a visit to this site. Does the fire house still exist should be good for a live in art studio
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Barb wrote:
I worked in a building that kind of looked like this. I think it was Bldg 128. I worked there from 1978-84 I think on Ward 7 and Ward 9. Also worked Ward 5 at times. Worked the 4pm-12am shift. Anyone else out there who worked there during this time? I can remember some of the patients and staff here with fondness. I went from working here with mainly geriatric patients to Kings Park Psych Center Female admissions Bldg 22.
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Mona wrote:
This makes me a little sad too :( Poor little guy/girl.
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