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You're welcome. I had to spend nearly a year in that greater area (actually, a nearby town or hamlet) to settle family affairs after a parent's death and stay in my parent's house while doing so. I had previously, in decades past, heard and read of "Pilgrim" in national and academic media as the largest hospital of any type in the world but didn't know that it was located near to where my parents lived. I was rather fascinated with it myself and have seen varied websites showing photographs from varied "explorers" who took it upon themselves to go throughout all the abandoned buildings and grounds of the former Pilgrim State Hospital. Amazing stuff: it is like a virtual "city" unto itself located out in that vast expanse of open land (an almost exurban-to-rural like setting within which there is or used to be a vast "virtual city-unto-itself" . . . a virtual "world-unto-itself"). It is surreal to find such vast and then tall buildings way out in Suffolk County, Long Island and on such a large expansive land area. It really stands out starkly from the overall landscape of Suffolk County . . . and even from much of Nassau County.
And I have a background in psychology by training, so the practice of psychiatric hospitals and institutions at-large is of interest to and is intriguing to me personally. If I could be put back into time to do my life over again and be allowed to be anything I'd want for a livelihood, I'd likely choose to be a neuroscientist (neurobiologist) . . . for the brain is the control center of everything that we are (not just our mental, cognitive, and psychological capacities but also controlling all the autonomic and other physiological functions of our bodies).
I've since learned that the larger brick tower is actually the water tower. Just adds to the impressive aspects of the campus.
Once we get a thaw and a good sunny day, I hope to just hike the old spur, see the power plant one last time and the old rail station. I don't want to endanger myself by climbing inside anything.
I've gone on some walking excursions around there took some nice photos. It's funny - shortly after that I noticed signs go up about no photography. I went out to the water tower. Cool building but nothing inside.
I also drive through the place everyday to go to work (in heartland office park). You guys better check out the place and enjoy the unique-ness while it lasts. I hear its going to eventually be a new town-center type place.
What happened to all the crazy people? Are they just walking around among us now?
Hi, pleased to meet you. I am one of the crazy people. (Only kidding!)
A joke: Two patients are in a mental ward and one of them says to the other "Why are we all here?" and the other one says "Because we're not all there".
A joke: A man goes to a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist says "Before we start, tell me: What do you do for a living" . The man says "I'm an auto mechanic". The psychiatrist says "Alright, get underthe couch!" <-- GET IT? GET UNDER THE COACH?
A joke: A man goes to a psychiatrist. The man says "Doc, I have this problem. I keep thinking I'm a dog." The psychiatrist says "Well, how long have you had this problem?" The man says "Ever since I was a puppy!"
Im over that, kinda like driving up Sweet Hollow Rd at night with the lights off College fun.
looking at the maps, I just realized that what I want to see is pretty easy to find. Just want a few shots of the powerhouse with the elevated rail and the old rail station which appears pretty close to G Rd.
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kinda like driving up Sweet Hollow Rd at night with the lights off 
