324 Comments for Vineland Training School's Menantico Colony

The look as though they're connected.

Yeah, these shots do look like they are from different buildings from the difference in decay... it's possible I ran back into another one for some reason. Unfortunately my memory of this place is pretty vague.

I want this room!

That is a nice find, and it lets beautiful light to fill that space!

Beautiful!

Mr. Motts, This is the first time I have commented even though I have enjoyed your photos since I first found this site. I honestly have to say that your work is bar none, there is no other site I have found that can match this one in historical information and beauty of the photographs. I just wanted to say thank you for the taking us along on your explorations! Although all of your pic are amazing, I enjoy the hospitals and state schools the most. Growing up in the shadow of Harrisburg State Hospital and having access to most of their buildings through my parents working for different state agencies on the grounds and working there myself as an adult, these places have always held a special place in my heart, along with the people that called them home.

Rural, indeed. Very. And no stress from the world of the city dwellers.

Hideous taste in wallpaper decor. Creative use of samples, however.

Amazing gallery, Motts! Looking forward to the next (maybe with more wallpaper of your own!).

Chair looks like it was caught in a ticker-tape parade... about 14 years ago.

Oh, if I could design my own home, I'd have a private library with shelves as abundant as this. This is gorgeous craftsmanship, I wonder if it's solid oak?

Is this the same building as that in the previous shot? The difference between the condition of the walls, floors, etc., is pretty stark.

I was gonna say, this building doesn't look nearly as decrepit as the others.

Hey, yeah... I can see the fire escape possibility.

It looks like a duplex.

Okay... referring back to my comment on the previous page... I love that woodwork. Who thinks to aesthetically enhance the sides of risers anymore?