Uploads from Frank C. Grace (Trig Photography), tagged urbanexploring

The Obligatory Wheel Chair

nobody@flickr.com (Frank C. Grace (Trig Photography)) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:33:53 -0700

Frank C. Grace (Trig Photography) posted a photo:

April 17th, 2013
Belchertown School for the Feeble Minded

Because going to an abandoned "school for the feeble minded" wouldn't be the same without grabbing a shot of a broken down wheel chair.

info: "Blechertown State School was established in 1922 after a long line of large 19th-century institutions had already been built in Massachusetts. It closed in 1992 after a systemwide evaluation of facilities and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

After Fernald and Wrentham, Belchertown State School became the third school in the Commonwealth for "the feeble-minded". It was closely modeled on Wrentham and meant to continue the nationally renowned treatment at Fernald. It became the only school for developmentally disabled children in Western Massachusetts. Chapter 127 of the Acts of 1915 authorized construction of a 'new school for the feeble-minded in the western part of the state' with an appropriation of $50,000 to purchase 700 acres of land. Development of the land was not undertaken until 1918, during which Wrentham State School acted as a parent institution to Belchertown in much the same way that Fernald had given rise to Wrentham in 1906-08.
Chapter 410 of the Acts of 1922 officially established the Belchertown State School, and formal opening ceremonies were held on November 15, 1922. Sixty-five boys were transfered from Fernald that day, 128 more came from Fernald and Wrentham on November 24. "

SOURCE: www.1856.org/belchertown/belchertown.html

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

nobody@flickr.com (Frank C. Grace (Trig Photography)) — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:54:41 -0800

Frank C. Grace (Trig Photography) posted a photo:

January 16th, 2013
The Westborough Insane Asylum
Westborough, MA

Soups on in the Kitchen

nobody@flickr.com (Frank C. Grace (Trig Photography)) — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:35:10 -0800

Frank C. Grace (Trig Photography) posted a photo:

January 16th, 2013
The Westborough Insane Asylum
Westborough, MA

Facing the Outside

nobody@flickr.com (Frank C. Grace (Trig Photography)) — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:21:13 -0800

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Westborough Insane Asylum

Just love these empty rooms where the walls are probably screaming with memories.

Antique Universal Unaflow Steam Engine

nobody@flickr.com (Frank C. Grace (Trig Photography)) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:48:50 -0700

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This is a true beauty. This is located where I work in a part of a building that is no longer used. The company is 101 years old this year. At one time, this old steam engine powered this old textile mill..