Yesterday, I showed a portal under part of New Hampshire’s former state psychiatric society. My friend, Teri, asked if I could take her through the portal to see the other side. Luckily, I have those images on file. This is from the part of the hospital building that housed people who had been convicted of a crime but were also in need of mental health care. That part had the same security as a prison of those times. Most of the rest of the former hospital, while dated, is more welcoming with open airy areas, murals and without the barbed wires and high walls.
old concrete and bricks. barbed wire and…..is that an electric chair !?……..Strap hinges halfway across the doors. An ominous place for sure ! ; )
It is late 19th or early 20th century prison architecture. I used to be able to get inside. Equally scary.
How did you get in ? Picking locks ?!
No. I work in another part of the building. They have rehabbed much of it for offices. The passage to this wing used to be open.
I hope it is not haunted ! [ or not ] ; )
I’m not sure how it could not be haunted.
Awesome pics. God gifted talent
Oh, thank you so much. I appreciate that. Cheers
love this series… works great in bw… such a moody place…
Thank you, Alex. “Moody” is an apt description. Cheers!
Wow! Great images and well done in Black and White.
Thank you, Nancy. The BW works well for this. The red/orange of the bricks tends to detract from the form when it is in color. Cheers
I can just sense the spirits of “residents” past and I don’t think they were a happy bunch. Very nice!
Thank you, Teri…No, it is not a happy place.
These are beautiful. I would love to use the first one for a small poem. It has given me some dark thoughts!! 🙂
Please, feel free if you would like and if you want to repost the image, you are most welcome to do so. It will be interesting to see what you write. We all have our attraction to the dark side of life. I like to express mine through photos and you through your writing. Thank you and Cheers!
Thank you so much! It’s coming just…. Now! 🙂 I hope you’ll like it. I really wish I do justice to it!
I’m just back from visiting family and will have to check it out. Cheers 😊
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