This stairwell in the Wingdale Wards at Harlem Valley State Hospital, like many asylum stairwells, has a metal fence to protect patients from intentional injuries by throwing themselves over the railing to the floor below.
This stairwell in the Wingdale Wards at Harlem Valley State Hospital, like many asylum stairwells, has a metal fence to protect patients from intentional injuries by throwing themselves over the railing to the floor below.