Vessels

 

Oregon State Hospital Cremains Memorial

2600 Center Street Northeast

Salem, OR  97301

Emptied copper urns corroded from decades of neglect, that held the unclaimed ashes of patients and found in the basement of the State Hospital, are now stacked on shelves, floor to ceiling, at the memorial.

The Return of "Baby Hercules"

Oregon State Hospital 

2600 Center St NE

Salem, OR  97301

New vs Old

Oregon State Hospital

 2600 Center St NE

Salem, OR  97301

Seat to Reflect

Oregon State Hospital

2600 Center St NE

Salem, OR  97310

Bldg 36

Dome Building

Oregon Department of Corrections
Central Office
2575 Center St NE
Salem, OR 97301

Built in 1912, Dome Building houses both the administrative offices of the Oregon Department of Corrections and the Oregon Board of Parole and Post Prison Supervision.

Theme Day: Doorways

Bldg 46, 'J' Building
Oregon State Hospital
(formerly The State Insane Asylum)

2600 Center St NE

Salem, OR 97310

This 126-year old doorway (and building wing) actually doesn't exist any longer. Demolition and efforts to replace the dilapidated facilities began earlier this year.

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Hydrotherapy for the Tortured Soul

Oregon State Hospital

2600 Center St NE

Salem, OR

Retired ice water soak tubs that were used to deter agressive behaviors in psychiatric patients. OSH is more commonly known as the mental institution backdrop for the filming of 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'. The majority of the decrepit building is slated for demolition to make way for a new, state-of-the-art facility.

Below, views of the south wing and main entrance of the the hospital.

Building J, Patient Housing Final Tour

Oregon State Hospital
2600 Center Street NE
Salem OR 97310