A spooky sight to behold! This is what a psychiatric hospital that has been abandoned for years looks like. Complete with bowling alley and a theater, the hospital shows just how much nature has weathered it over time as paint peels from the walls and the mattress gather dust. The shots were captured by Will Ellis, 26, a photographer based in Brooklyn, New York, with a Canon 5D Mark II with a long exposure to get the full range of shadow creeping across the scenes. The photos were taken at the hospital in summer 2015 at a psychiatric hospital in upstate New York. Here: Mattresses pile up in a dayroom. (Photo by Will Ellis/Caters News)
Beer bottle middens pile up in an auditorium. (Photo by Will Ellis/Caters News)
Pink walls distinguish the girls ward of the childrens building. (Photo by Will Ellis/Caters News)
A mural with patriotic themes characterizes the boys wing of the structure. (Photo by Will Ellis/Caters News)
Chipped plaster, masonry, paint, and wallpaper fill a water basin. (Photo by Will Ellis/Caters News)
An abandoned section of the former Rockland State Hospital, now known as Rockland Psychiatric Center. (Photo by Will Ellis/Caters News)
The hospital once housed 9,000 people, including patients and staff. (Photo by Will Ellis/Caters News)
The AMF bowling equipment may date back to the 60s or 70s. (Photo by Will Ellis/Caters News)
Compared to the bowling balls, the pins were scarce. Many had been stolen over the years. (Photo by Will Ellis/Caters News)
A stash of nudie magazines hidden long ago in the basement of a kitchen area. (Photo by Will Ellis/Caters News)
This area of the hospital was last used as a day care center in the early 2000s. (Photo by Will Ellis/Caters News)
A few relics from the state hospital era lie scattered around the halls. (Photo by Will Ellis/Caters News)
Bowling balls pile up at the end of the lanes from previous visitors. (Photo by Will Ellis/Caters News)
A doorway in the boys ward of the childrens building. (Photo by Will Ellis/Caters News)
03 Dec 2015 08:01:00,
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