1,244 Comments for Central Islip State Hospital

Incredibly evocative series of photographs - brilliant work. My great-aunt was a nurse there in the 1930s. The place may not have been as dilapidated, but I bet it was every bit as eerie, and maybe moreso, as it wouldn't have been silent...

lol a contact from the grave

Does anyone know if this place allows you to film inside it? Like, can you obtain a permit, or do you just have to try your luck?

There is an aerial photo of the building on the main page for reference:
http://www.opacity.us/..._corcoran_aerial.jpg

I like how the paint stops peeling in a straight line

Just imagine If that raccoon could talk. He provided comfort for someone who was frightened...

If that's half and the building was symmetrical...wouldn't it resemble a swastika? I could be wrong, I didn't quite understand what motts meant here...

The whole time I've been looking through this gallery, I've noted the artwork on the walls and thought that I recognized it from somewhere, but couldn't remember where. I just realized that all of the paintings here were the same as the ones that were on the walls in my great-grandparents' retirement home. That's a bit depressing.

this is like something out of a horror movie scene.

*lock doors*
whew!! we should be safe in here!
*pant for about 30 seconds from all that running*
*lean up against door*
*zombie hand hits door*
*everybody dies*

the lonely chair seems to have found some other lonely objects. they're not chairs, but they'll have to do. :]

i agree with evilavatar.
also, you have to keep in mind that the building has been abandoned for years, and i'm sure the bars weren't quite as pronounced, for lack of a better word. there most likely would have been other things in the room that would keep the bars from being so much of a focus but more of just an aspect of the room.

Just recently finding out about my fathers side of the family's history. Turns out that my Grandfather's brother was hospitalized there and died there in 1926. Looking at his death certificate it listed this hospital as place of death. Got curious and looked this up, wow what a scarey place.

this room must be gross

This is such a beautiful shot!

This place was a house of depression and dispair. I spent many years in the Childrens Unit in Bldg 127 on the third floor, before we were transferred to Sagamore Childrens Center. This place has a lot of Ghosts walking in the halls.