{"id":910,"date":"2006-04-02T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2006-04-02T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/?p=910"},"modified":"2026-03-28T18:40:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T18:40:39","slug":"northampton-state-hospital-april-2-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/architecture-and-abandoned\/northampton-state-hospital-april-2-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"Northampton State Hospital &#8211; April 2, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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 up at 3 AM and drive 2 hours to explore the hospital pre-dawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was amazing to see the hospital with the morning light coming from new directions, and hear the birds chirping in the trees from the roof of the administrative section.  I never did see any sign of increased security, though, which was fine by me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-0 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/sunrise-ward\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/img_3947-f2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Northampton State Hospital ward at sunrise.\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/760\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/img_3976.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Northampton State Hospital windows in the morning.\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/677\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/img_3983-hdr.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Northampton State Hospital hallway and windows.\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wake-up-call\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/img_3992.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Northampton State Hospital patient bed.\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/762\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/img_4006.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Northampton State Hospital interior.\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/old-main\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/img_4015.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Northampton State Hospital administrative section also known as Old Main.\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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