Archive for 2006

The Memorial Complex at Northampton State Hospital managed to outlast the demolition of the Kirkbride…for a while at least. In 2008, I returned to the hospital to take more photos of the complex. This is a short gallery, but you can find other photos of the Memorial Complex in my June 17, 2006 trip and…

Some friends of mine had never been to Northampton and, with demolition looming, I offered to make another pre-dawn assault on the place with them. Naturally, they didn’t wake up in time but I am not complaining. During this trip, I took a turn around the outside of the Kirkbride and then decided to try…

As the inevitable demolition of Northampton State Hospital drew closer, rumors began to circulate about increased security. I remember people saying on the forums that there was a Massachusetts State Police Officer who sat on the campus and turned people looking to explore the buildings away. Not to be deterred, I decided I would wake…

My 5th trip to Northampton State Hospital finally led me to the morgue. It was located in a dark corridor in the basement underneath the main cafeteria which you could only get to through the theater, and I had never been able to find it despite knowing the general location. One of my regrets about…

Urban Exploration was definitely beginning to take over my free time by the time of my fourth visit to Northampton State Hospital. I was heading out to abandoned places essentially every chance I could get. Northampton was a common destination because it was a Kirkbride, it was very photogenic, and because Northampton is a great…

On my third trip to Northampton State Hospital I tried a few surreal photographic techniques…not all of which I am that happy with 20 years later. I have included my original edits as well as a few re-edits I made using modern tools. Lightroom’s AI features, including de-noise and remove, are amazing. Removing graffiti from…

We arrived at NoHo to find the campus shrouded in fog. We worked our way through the North Infirmary before entering the main part of the Kirkbride for the first time. I remember very clearly opening the door and the building “breathing” out on us. This happened most of the times I visited, and made…