Totally haunted. Wonderful shot! Love the historicity. anne

It does look haunted. Wow if only the walls could talk. I bet they would have some stories to tell. Tracey

As you already know, I love the subject matter. Someone needs to go to every one of these places and photograph them before they all rot away into nothing and/or are sold off to build big sprawling neighborhoods. They are a very important piece of a somewhat ignored history due to their use.

The composition here invites the eye to continue around the corner to view whatever might be...

Thanks for the image, it is truly a peice of history captured forever. Next time you go there it may be completely different in some way, good or bad.

-haymoose

Thank you for sharing this one with us. Great history and interesting angles chosen.

You captured mood of this building exselently....
I always wandered way places coonected with mental illnes have some specific mood..is mood is real or we created this moode in our heads based on stereotypes?...

A masterful capture indeed!! Wonderful curves and lines with superb light play!!

A Brilliant Capture in all Aspects..High Tops..

This extraordinary photo does express the endless and angry monotony of the mentally ill. When haymoose, above, writes that such places should be photocgraphed " before they all rot away into nothing and/or are sold off to build big sprawling neighborhoods," I like to imagine that one day mental illness will be eradicated and all the facilities are gone. In any event, you are a gifted photographer who has told a large story with this image. Thank you for sharing it.

Wonderful, haunting image.

Haunting and disturbing but I love the angle, colors, and textures of this...great shot and thanks for sharing.:Pat.

This reminds me of that song Hotel California 'you may come inside but you may never leave'. Very haunting. A good one for ancient architecture. Very clear and the lighting is just right.

Reminds me of Pripyat. I would love to go there one day.