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Autors - Iva Stanley.

Lai atrastu ko fotografējamu, mans vīrs & es nonācām šeit - slēgtajā "Central State Mental Institution". Tā ir bijusi aizvērta desmit gadus, & nolietošanās pēdas nu jau parādījušās. Pat lūkojoties tik no ārpuses vien, pavadīja spokaina sajūta. Slimnīcu aiztaisīja, jo tajā slikti izturējušies pret pacientiem.

Kā arī bijušas problēmas ar azbestu. Mēs izstaigājām cauri & uzņēmām fotogrāfijas. Šo pamesto vietu apciemojām ar maksimālu respektu. Vēlos, kaut tur būtu bijušas personiskākas zīmes par dzīvajiem, kas reiz tur dzīvojuši & miruši. Bet arī šī pieredze bija tā vērta.

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This building was built in the... Autors: Liver State Mental Hospital

This building was built in the mid 1800s. Many people lived here,,,many died here. Notice the buzzard on the left roof gable.

This was the first thing we... Autors: Liver State Mental Hospital

This was the first thing we saw when we pulled up. There was something extra "creepy" about being watched by a buzzard. This is NOT a bird common to this area. Had kind of an Omen feel.

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To our amazement the outer... Autors: Liver State Mental Hospital

To our amazement, the outer door was unlocked. Upon entering, we were faced with this wide open door up the stairs. Was this an invitation to come in? In we went....

When I walked into this room I... Autors: Liver State Mental Hospital

When I walked into this room, I could feel the loneliness and isolation here. I could imagine this chair being occupied and this table being used for various things. Maybe someone took their meals here, maybe they played cards on it or used it for crafts. How many letters were written from this table? Perhaps that is one on the floor underneath,,,never finished,,,never sent,,,never read.

This hallway was one floor up... Autors: Liver State Mental Hospital

This hallway was one floor up from the basement. There still seems to be plenty of light coming from the stairwells. Once in the basement though things were mostly dark, with the exception of two small rooms.

This is part of the basement... Autors: Liver State Mental Hospital

This is part of the basement lit by only a small window. Horrible detestable things were done to people down here in "the pits of hell".

This small workshop was in the... Autors: Liver State Mental Hospital

This small workshop was in the basement. The light above the workbench comes from a small window. I wondered who had worked down here.

Lit only by a flashlight we... Autors: Liver State Mental Hospital

Lit only by a flashlight, we saw this ironing board in a pitch dark room in the basement. I wonder if anyone really cared about the patients having wrinkles in their clothing. It seems ironic (no pun intended) to think that after the abuse the patients endured that they would have their laundry pressed for them. Its doubtful to me that this was used to benefit the patients.

Did this quotmakeshiftquot... Autors: Liver State Mental Hospital

Did this "makeshift" doll with the button eyes and nose belong to one of the patients? Once a comfort to an aching lonely heart, now discarded like a piece of trash.

This is what I imagined to be... Autors: Liver State Mental Hospital

This is what I imagined to be the rec room. All that was left was this one chair and the sofa turned on its side. The painting in the chair my husband thought was perhaps done by one of the patients. In my nervousness and excitement to take it all in, I forgot to get a shot of it. The bulletin board to the right may have been used to post scheduled activities. There was a very small broken tv in the far corner.

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