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A CT asylum that was used in part as a kind of college annex before being abandoned.
These are some of the images - the rest are on my Flickr and on my website.
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Natural Light by Jon Washburn, on Flickr
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Pendulum by Jon Washburn, on Flickr
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My Room by Jon Washburn, on Flickr
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So Far Away by Jon Washburn, on Flickr
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Neo Classical Institutional by Jon Washburn, on Flickr
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Contraption by Jon Washburn, on Flickr
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Hate Speech by Jon Washburn, on Flickr
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Check the Taps by Jon Washburn, on Flickr
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Want to go Outside by Jon Washburn, on Flickr
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Class of One by Jon Washburn, on Flickr
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Half and Half by Jon Washburn, on Flickr
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Dropping Tiles by Jon Washburn, on Flickr
If you like these, the rest are available on my Flickr.
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You did well making this place look this good Nice set man.
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Posted by Million Dollar Man
You did well making this place look this good Nice set man.
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Thank you very much!
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Very nice! I've heard a lot about this place. I'm glad that a lot of the old buildings were preserved to form a new portion of the college's campus, but it's clear there's still a lot of work to do.
Incredible shots. Really good use of perspective in the last three, especially #12! The colors flow so nicely together! Keep up the good work.
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Posted by Equinox523
Very nice! I've heard a lot about this place. I'm glad that a lot of the old buildings were preserved to form a new portion of the college's campus, but it's clear there's still a lot of work to do.
Incredible shots. Really good use of perspective in the last three, especially #12! The colors flow so nicely together! Keep up the good work.
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Hey, thanks a lot.
Yeah, it's an interesting setup - the exteriors at least are pretty well-preserved but the interiors are another story, as you can see.
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Looks pretty intact compared to a lot of stuff out here in RI. I'm always amazed when things like light fixtures haven't been scrapped. I've yet to check out any asylums here in New England.
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Just to clarify, this was never an asylum nor did the college repurpose any of the buildings that are disused - aside from using them as storage/dumping ground.
That aside, nice photos, pissed about the stupid graffiti that finally made its way to my favorite building on site.
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Nice photos. And that is a lot of decay! Any idea of when this place was abandoned?
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Posted by TheWeaver
Nice photos. And that is a lot of decay! Any idea of when this place was abandoned?
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Thanks - I think it was abandoned in 1993.
Posted by anatonic
Just to clarify, this was never an asylum nor did the college repurpose any of the buildings that are disused - aside from using them as storage/dumping ground.
That aside, nice photos, pissed about the stupid graffiti that finally made its way to my favorite building on site.
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Maybe "repurposed" is a bit strong of a word - yeah, my understanding was that they were just using the buildings as storage.
What exactly was it? My understanding is that it was a mental health facility but not exactly an asylum - more of a training facility for those with mental and developmental issues.
I guess maybe "group home" would be closer to the truth. I think I'll update my descriptions accordingly, thanks for the heads-up.
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Posted by Forgotten Beauty Photography
What exactly was it? My understanding is that it was a mental health facility but not exactly an asylum - more of a training facility for those with mental and developmental issues.
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It was a "training school", which was a popular thing back in the early 1900's. It was basically a place for those with developmental disabilities to get vocational training. Residents would do things like farm, learn sowing and cooking, that sort of stuff. It was apparently a common thought at the time that "defectives", as they were referred to, should be segregated from the general population of American schools. We have several in New Jersey, and they had a distinctly different purpose than our Developmental Centers, which are closer to "asylums" than a training school would be.
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Thanks for the clarification, I wasn't sure exactly what the distinction was.
Now I am have edumacation!
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