The hospital first opened its doors in 1904 in Norwich, Connecticut. It was built in an idyllic location chosen for its therapeutic properties overlooking the River Thames.
The Norwich Insane Asylum was built isolated from civilization, which worked to its benefit as it began to grow during its early years sprouting new buildings that accompanied the original construction (see aerial view of the hospital here). These new construction projects included patient wards, staff cottages, laboratories and workshops. All of the structures were interconnected by a large network of underground utility tunnels. These tunnels transported electricity, hot water, and patients to various areas on the grounds. The hospital remained self-sufficient, almost like a small town, with its own power plant, pump house, working farm, kitchen, theater and church.
Over 3,000 patients and 1,000 employees were residents on the asylum grounds in the 1950’s.
Slowly patients began to leave Norwich State Hospital due to deinstitutionalization and it permanently closed its doors in 1996. Since then time has basically stood still on the property with a few exceptions. Currently there is talk about converting the grounds into a theme park, but nothing has been set in stone.
After a long tedious drive we leave the car in a commuter parking lot close to the buildings. Ever the vigilant group of explorers we notice a State Trooper making his rounds and dive into the forest for cover. Luckily we outsmarted the police yet again and after regrouping walk along the Thames River for a few hundred feet. We finally see the abandoned pump house looming in the distance and decide to make this our entryway into the campus.
This site has a reputation for being well guarded, well patrolled, and does not take kindly to trespassers. I am always on edge when exploring across the Atlantic and the numerous “State Property – No Trespassing” signs that litter the grounds did not bode well for my paranoia. Instead of exposing ourselves above ground to security and prying eyes, we decided to take the underground route through the utility tunnels.
Using the tunnels we explored many buildings without ever being forced to go outside. This method of travel was soon confirmed to be the safest. On our first attempt to venture outside we were only a few feet away from a security officer in a black uniform. Fortunately he didn’t look our way and we quickly receded back into the tunnel network. For a while we hid in the abandoned theater so we could look around the campus without being seen.
This encounter with security dampened our spirits and made our visit a whole lot shorter than we would have liked. We made our grande exit through the empty chapel, this allowed us to avoid walking back through the forest. As we were walking back to the commuter lot to pickup our car we noticed the State Trooper had been watching us as we suspiciously walked down the road. I wonder where we went to and were coming back from?!
Archive document introducing a new therapy (click to enlarge):
Special thanks to Dr. Bob for sharing the old postcards.
first i know i would be dead but the thought of being burned really not for me put me in a tomb thank you. for the chance all of us my come back one day so ashes really would not work out to well lol ps doc put four pines in my wrist an a rode in my are i look like some wierd antenna lol but the drugs are GOOD lol
I know WHAT a crematorium is , what I didnt know was that one existed on the NSH site. I hadnt seen any posting before about any one visiting it, or pics, or anything else about it. It surprised me that NSH had one.
It is amazing how little is left following a proper cremation, IE, after the remaining bones are ground to powder. Even a large person will be reduced to little more than a couple cups of ash. Prior to the grinding, the ash is actually "curly" for lack of a better term, with a few bone fragments remaining. Its pretty interesting. Thats what I would like when I die.
hey jpt a creamatoriun is a place you would creamate someone they did this back then to keep cost down lol an the pill are kicking my ass bad but i found the one that work's
Nice pics! Too bad they couldnt do a zombie movie in there. You just cant build sets like that!
Really diggin yerself a hole there, Boy! Naw, just kidding, ooc, I know!
Sparkles: Possessive of Paul? Aw, there ya go, done spoiled it for me! As for the Z, thats one of my favorite subjects, nothing, and I mean NOTHING can beat the original George Romeros "Dead" series, Dawn of the Dead especially. I have a copy of the uncut version, about 20 minutes of extra footage that doenst really add a lot to the stioryline, but ist good for a purist like me to actually own a copy of what I had only seen at conventions in the far flung past. Big fan of Max Brooks Zombie Handbook/WWZ, and a plethoria of other Z novels/stories etc. Even read Pride, Prejudice and Zombies, tough read, but I do love the genere so. As for vidoe games, I'm still a big fan of Resident Evil series. think I am up to 7 runs thru RE4 (Bug infected "ganados', as opposed to dead zombies, but still fun to blow their heads off with the chicago typewriter).
Never heard of the crematorium before. Anyone else know about this?
Bomb- What were you riding at the time? Did you bust up the ATV? Percaset or percadan? Hydrocodone and Oxycodone arwe a dangerous mix when they kick in, can make you sick as hell too.
dude i will know monday if my doctor has to put a rode in i broke the wrist an the fourarm i was doing a 100ft jump but the cool thing is i landed it then i crashed but i got the hole thing on video they got me on vick cotten an perk
Here's some creepy Jpt:
Shows in Hartford. after party is ???! although I did not buy the items That sounds like a fair deal. Pain killers rule! be careful tho! good job on doin right by Sparkles...shows ya got character... I appreciate that.
were are they playing an so were cool now hey i just need to know how much is 45 sound about right
i would but just got back from the er broke my arm ridding my atv fuckin hurt's dude thank god i got the weekend off but on bright side they gave me some great pain pill's an there all mine lol
Bomb...good job payin her back...also that video on Seaside is awful! ohhhhh dead birds! bunch of stupid kids and dumb comments...sweet video of other stupid kids asses....wow big Pearl Jam show tonite...hit me up if ya wanna hit the after party...
hey sparkles i really hop your not sick an check out youtube there is a new two part video on seaside asylum check it out it's not that bad
does 45 dollars sound fair to you if not let me know ok
Bomb- Sounds good to me.
hey i hope your not feeling BLUE lol but really i told you what happen to your stuff an i really sorry but i would be happy to pay for them ok let me know
Baby you suck... I wanna play Zombies with you. Instead I'm sitting here feeling like crap. Boo. But I love you!
And Bomb, I will let it go once I get my things back. Until then I am going to be in your face and up your ass about it. (You like that anyways, no?) Look, maybe we could even be straight with each other. I just want what is mine. I'm very possessive about my things. (Especially Paul. Let that be a warning to any little skank who tries anything! Not that there are many girls on here, but still. You can never be to careful. I can totally kick some ass if it needs to be done. I enjoy it a little bit too much. haha)
McSticky- I def wanna hit up ss. Talk to the bf. And that Zombie shit is addicting. I could blow apart creepy crawlies for hours!
There they are... Been having a hard time posting today, the interwebs are acting up! And I'll hit you on xbox live...
hey theres the crematorium thats not on the main part of the grounds but not far from it. ive been there several times and no problems with security or anyone for that matter. if you have a truck no one would ever know you were there becasue you can drive out to it and park. ofcourse i didnt see anything and nothing in the control room worked but shit its something to do besides go to the casino and see all the idiots you hated from highschool. if you want directions(as best as i can give) get ahold of me on facebook my email is deadtoasteroven@aol.com
That hallway reminds me of the Tower of Terror ride at Disney/MGM!
Hit me up my gamertag is InjuringSAINT77...ZOMBIES on Asylum is freakin sweet....
Yea, mw2 is still crack for me to, you should check out metro 2033 though it's very ue! Bad co.2 is nasty also. The two looms are back together now (look for my next pics tomorrow, I can't get to em now). I'm not trying to be nosy about the drama, I just have to know... You guys still wanna do up ss?
IM a COD2 junkie! lately its Nazi Zombies from CoD W@W tho...cant kill enough of em! Sparkles aint bad either... one last trip to nsh comin up soon too...find the loom with the tapestry still in it....good swag!! Sparky can fill in the drama parts...i get upset and that aint good man!! haha...
Things get more interesting here......
Duuuudes! Email me or somethin'...
Paul-what's on the xbox menu? Have you played metro 2033?= sikness.
i know were to begin
Where to begin???
Alright so WTF's the story here? I was just leaving it alone but it keeps coming up- I have to know now... What happened with you guys?
just relax first i did go to nsh but i did not say for what second this thing is getting old unless you watch my every move wich i know you do not you have no right to call me a lier. look life is to damn short let this thing go i have
My ass you did.... Unless you were A) Covering someone's shift or B) You went to see one of your gay buddies that works there. I doubt either of those scenarios is the case. So straight up, You Lie.
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