1,244 Comments for Central Islip State Hospital

I don't see any "soap dispensers". These were mentioned about other photos, also. There would never be a soap dispenser anywhere without a sink right next to it and I did not see any sinks.

It appears to be a sea gull to me. There were always many gulls on the grounds. That is why the golf course club house was named Gull Haven.

Hi, I just discovered this site and it has brought back lots of memories. I worked in the Corcoran Building (127) with Tom Unverzagt in Kitchen 8 during 1965-1966. At the time I was a Kitchen Helper and he was the Ingredient Man. I was a Grade 1 , which was as low as you could get. I mad $140 every 2 weeks. I left when drafted into the Army in September of 1966. Tom spent his days setting up all the ingredients based on the recipes so the cooks could make the foods for the patients. We served 800 patients, 2400 meals a day plus the employees and nursing school dining rooms. I remember the cooks made everything from scratch. They took great pride in the quality of their food and all the vegetables were fresh, many grown right on the grounds of the state hospitals including CI, Kings Park, and Pilgrim. I had a good friend who worked at the hospital vegetable plant where they processed all the farm grown produce. John Brown was his name and he was well known for being the best at pounding down the barrels of sourkraut. I could go on for a long time but I've written enough. Thank you for the photos.

creeeeepy....but soooo cool!!!

Icewall,

Yes! Me to. A place to go for crisis counseling to take care of and nurture yourself and arts to express yourself with. Way better than a hospital and cheaper.

I would be more inclined to support the idea of a "retreat" that those who need to get away while under treatment could make use of. Not precisely a mental institution, but more of a relaxing place to stay for a week or two for personalized care and a change of scenery. Anyhow, I really love the color and atmosphere in this photo.

Such warm, golden light. I love it. So quiet and peaceful.

I'm not too sure what happens in regards of giving birth in a psychiatric hospital - my guess is that the patient would be transferred to a general hospital, as the state institution probably didn't have the optimal facilities to help a woman give birth or to take care of newborns.

Where is the maternity and where was the newborns kept?

looks like smoking was hazardous to this room!

The different colors are for several reasons; to brighten the room, and because some patients had a tendency to prefer one color over others and so on.

Looks good for a movie scene... sort of speak.

The Wing of the hospital had been demolished as if of 2010-2011.
They should have constructed a Museum or a Historical Landmark for the community.

In late late 2012 the main building of the Central Islip State Hospital has been remodified to a Mini Luxorious Community called islip Landings.

Central islip had that powerplant demolished around mid 2006.