1,244 Comments for Central Islip State Hospital

I agree with Claude as well. I briefly worked at a place for the severly mentally ill and some of the consumers as they called them, the PEOPLE there were from Willowbrook. It was very sad to see the traits they had picked up from a place like that however it was good to know that where they are now residing they were taken care of properly. If ever sent to fend on their own I dont think any of them would survive.

Nice soap dispensers and tiled ceiling. Is that a sofa at the end of the hall. Waiting.

Wow, that face on the right really freaked me out. It looks really real. It did not take me long to see it. I am not so sure about the other faces, etc. previously mentioned. I also thought some of the smaller marks looked like lip marks smooching the glass.

Welll said, Claude.

Marilyn's comment is a wonderful testimony to the true intent of these magnificent buildings. They should have tried to save the system through reform, not closure. The buildings were built to last and surely could have been updated again and again. So sad.

240 solitary room wow

wow thats crazy

lets see stuff that isnt allowed bec i have went to skool there and i can tell u ppl that it is wat it seid it is i would lik to know what type of treaments did they do there and where are the padded room at

I'll be looking forward to your Sunburst Set. :-)

I'm glad you're enjoying the photos - thank you for recounting your experiences here! Parts of the hospital had been demolished quite some time ago (the "String of Pearls" on the West side of Carleton Ave), and other buildings were rehabilitated to become part of the NYIT college campus. I've really only been able to explore the Corcoran Building (these photos) and the Sunburst Building (upcoming sets).

It would be interesting if you could find your two buildings on a map, and see if they still stand...

http://msrmaps.com/ima...5&Y=5643&W=3

My grandmother Mary c. Tiffany worked here for many years. she has told me many stories about her days working in the wards. seeing these pictures bring back memories. thank you for taking these pictures :)

Thank you for these wonderful pictures, my grandmother use to work there. I can remember driving through the grounds when I was younger. my grandmother worked there for 35 years. she would appreciate these pictures as well. she lived them.

I graduated high school in 1967 and worked here as a secretary for Dr. Allison in the mens 18-65 building. I had also worked in the Geriatric bldg for Dr. Zapata. I remember well the bldgs in which I worked, the smells and, most of all, the patients, especially the geriatric ones. Ally was a wonderful, outgoing and friendly lady who had lived at the hospital for many years. She had suffered from encephalitis. She worked in the office filing for us and was a joy to be around. Then there was Margaret, an elderly lady who, because of a stroke, could not speak but when she turned the corner in the hallway on her way to the small lunch room, she would yell out, raise her arms and walk as quickly as she could toward me wanting her daily hug from me. The doctor I worked for had told me I had missed my calling; I should have been a nurse. Then I was transferred to the mens unit. I remember a young man who walked around yelling at the top of his voice on the grounds. When he reached the hallway the lead to Dr. Allison's office, he would stop yelling. When he walked into our office to have a word with the doctor, he was always so polite, friendly and made small talk about the weather. He would visit with the doctor then come back into my area of the room, bid his farewells and told me to have a great day, then he'd start yelling at the top of his lungs as soon as he walked back outside. One day he stopped coming around and I asked Dr. Allison what happened to him, that I missed his daily visits. He let me know that the young man had died the night before. I was shocked and saddened. The 3 years I worked there were filled with many wonderful days of working with my co-workers and visiting with several of the residents (patients). I was always fascinated by the buildings with their tall windows and beautiful architecture and never in a million years expected the hospital to close down. I'm saddened by the closure but am enjoying the pictures on this website. I'm looking for the 2 bldgs I worked in and have not discovered them in pics here yet.

Tu as de la cnahce de pouvoir bosser à la maison ... théoriquement, je pourrais le faire car j'ai mon pc portable et comme je ponds pas mal de documents , je peux aussi bien le faire à la maison qu'à mon bureau. Mais je bosse dans une grosse boite et ce type de comportement n'est pas forcement encore dans l'air du temps !!

I worked in ci for 19 years and was laid off before they closed but as cruel as it sounds the patients were much better off there, than when they were released, they were put on the streets of ny city to fend for themselves many that were living there for years were not able to exist on the streets of the city and suffered from cold and hunger the money they got from social security was stolen and there medicin was either taken away or they were not able to receive it as they were taken care of for so many yearsby the state. If you were institutionalised for a long time it is impossible to exist on your own in a strange place