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April 21st, 2010, 08:09 AM
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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Scary Places: Abandoned Asylums And Hospitals
Scary Places: Abandoned Asylums And Hospitals
For over a hundred years, the mentally ill were housed together in alms houses and converted jails, then later in the 19th century, huge sprawling self-contained asylums with their own farms and small industies, and then finally, in overcrowded psychiatric hospitals where patients were abused and subjected to cruel "treatments" before the dawn of psychopharmacology allowed them to be medicated and released to live among us once more. The old Kirkbride asylums and cottages are now abandoned and the newer hospitals stand like ghosts amid encroaching suburbs and redevelopment schemes. Many of these 19th and 20th Century wonders are already gone forever, cleared for golf courses, luxury condos and Poltergeist housing developments. But their memory lives on thanks to intrepid souls (still living) that sneak in for a good peek. Wards, dingy basements, stairwells, crumbling walls, and don't forget the morgue! ~I'll start off with a tour of Norwich State Hospital: image hosted on flickr  THPHTG@Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/thphtg/ image hosted on flickr  statlerhotel@Flickr image hosted on flickr  Future Impaired @Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/futureimpaired/ image hosted on flickr  Future Impaired@Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/futureimpaired/ image hosted on flickr  Future Impaired@Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/futureimpaired/ image hosted on flickr  Skinsey Bateman @Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/skinseybman/ image hosted on flickr  Skinsey Bateman@Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/skinseybman/ image hosted on flickr  Norwich by skinseybateman, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Dylancashman@Flickr image hosted on flickr  rustyjaw@Flickr image hosted on flickr  rustyjaw@Flickr image hosted on flickr  rustyjaw@Flickr image hosted on flickr  rustyjaw@Flickr image hosted on flickr  rustyjaw@Flickr image hosted on flickr  Norwich State Hospital by diskodawn, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Norwich State Hospital by diskodawn, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Norwich State Hospital by qs9999, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  robdobi@Flickr image hosted on flickr  rustyjaw@Flickr image hosted on flickr  robdobi@Flickr image hosted on flickr  Norwich State Hospital by skinseybateman, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  earthmagnified@Flickr image hosted on flickr  BooSSted07cobalt@flickr image hosted on flickr  BooSSted07cobalt@Flickr image hosted on flickr  earthmagnified@Flickr image hosted on flickr  system admin@Flickr image hosted on flickr  HowardFenter@Flickr image hosted on flickr  HowardFenter@Flickr image hosted on flickr  Norwich State Hospital by qs9999, on Flickr Last edited by desertpunk; May 9th, 2012 at 10:31 AM. |
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April 22nd, 2010, 03:19 AM
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I love the urban-ex style of photography! I wish I had the guts to do this sort of stuff. Great pictures
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April 22nd, 2010, 03:23 AM
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April 22nd, 2010, 06:42 AM
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Philadelphia State Hospital "Byberry"
One of the most notorious asylums in the US, Byberry is now completely gone, replaced by a housing development. On its many acres was a hospital that became infamous for overcrowding and abuse. image hosted on flickr  Bird's Eye View of Byberry Mental Hospital by sonofgawddog, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/ranax/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/ranax/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/ranax/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/7612588@N02/ image hosted on flickr  son of gawddog@Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/7612588@N02/ image hosted on flickr  sonofgawddog@Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/7612588@N02/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinhooa/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinhooa/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinhooa/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinhooa/ image hosted on flickr  http://www.flickr.com/photos/kevinhooa/ image hosted on flickr  zygoat@Flickr image hosted on flickr  gac@Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gac/ image hosted on flickr  gac@Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gac/ image hosted on flickr  Rana X@Flickr image hosted on flickr  sonofgawddog@Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/7612588@N02/ image hosted on flickr  sonofgawddog@Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/7612588@N02/ image hosted on flickr  sonofgawddog@Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/7612588@N02/ image hosted on flickr  sucharebel21@Flickr  opacity.us  opacity.us  opacity.us image hosted on flickr  Byberry in 35mm by Rana X., on Flickr image hosted on flickr  sonofgawddog@Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/7612588@N02/ image hosted on flickr  got.paisley@Flickr image hosted on flickr  vinmarshall@Flickr.com image hosted on flickr  vinmarshall@Flickr Last edited by desertpunk; May 9th, 2012 at 09:47 AM. |
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April 22nd, 2010, 07:28 AM
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Iron Lung Bonus!
From Linton State Hospital, a now abandoned hospital for TB patients and polio cases:  http://www.opacity.us/image2691_iron_lungs.htm  opacity.us image hosted on flickr  Rana X.@Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ranax/ image hosted on flickr  Linton TB by Rana X., on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Linton TB by Rana X., on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Linton TB by Rana X., on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Linton TB by Rana X., on Flickr image hosted on flickr  RanaX.@Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ranax/ image hosted on flickr  Rana X.@Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/ranax/  opacity.us  opacity.us Last edited by desertpunk; May 9th, 2012 at 09:52 AM. |
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April 23rd, 2010, 12:34 AM
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Voice of Reason (usually)
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Creeeeeeeppppyyyyy. I love it! I wish I could explore a place like these.
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April 23rd, 2010, 07:20 AM
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Danvers State Hospital
One of the finest examples of 19th Century Kirkbride architecture in the US. Danvers, in Massachusetts, has been redeveloped for condos but much of the original site has been lost. image hosted on flickr  bowtoo@Flickr image hosted on flickr  Russ Fischer@Flickr image hosted on flickr  Russ Fischer@Flickr image hosted on flickr  Russ Fischer@Flickr image hosted on flickr  Rana X.@Flickr image hosted on flickr  Russ Fischer@Flickr image hosted on flickr  Rana X.@Flickr image hosted on flickr  Rana X.@Flickr image hosted on flickr  R/D@Flickr image hosted on flickr  R/D@Flickr image hosted on flickr  Brandon475@Flickr  opacity.us  opacity.us image hosted on flickr  Russ Fischer@Flickr   opacity.us image hosted on flickr  Rick DeCosta@Flickr Last edited by desertpunk; May 9th, 2012 at 10:36 AM. |
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April 23rd, 2010, 01:06 PM
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The Ladd School - Exeter Rhode Island
A school for developmentally disabled children, this facility was closed down and abondoned for years. It was said to be haunted. It has now been largely demolished. image hosted on flickr  [114/365] Ladd School by stacy kissel, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Joseph P. Ladd School - Hospital by WatsonXD, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Ladd School by stacy kissel, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  desks .Ladd School. by jimjamz T.I.A, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  chairs .Ladd School. by jimjamz T.I.A, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  210 NWich Hos. by jimjamz T.I.A, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  14 NWich Hos. by jimjamz T.I.A, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  the walk. by abandoned.nh, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  weripcrowds@Flickr image hosted on flickr  weripcrowds@Flickr image hosted on flickr  weripcrowds@Flickr image hosted on flickr  weripcrowds@Flickr  opacity.us image hosted on flickr  Ladd School by WatsonXD, on Flickr  opacity,us image hosted on flickr  Joseph P. Ladd School - Back Exit by WatsonXD, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  Ladd School by WatsonXD, on Flickr Last edited by desertpunk; May 9th, 2012 at 10:52 AM. |
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April 23rd, 2010, 05:42 PM
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Buffalo State Hospital
One of the most architecturally significant hospital structures of any kind in the US. Designed by Romanesque Revivalist Henry Hobson Richardson, this facility served in the heart of Buffalo NY for about 100 years before it was gradually closed. It awaits redevelopment.  Paul Freeman photography image hosted on flickr  vagabond au chapeau@Flickr image hosted on flickr  futureimpaired@flickr  sympathetic compass  schmidlineage.com [img]http://media.dwell.com/images/643*502/asylum-book-SpringGrove-Boxes.jpg[/img] Dwell.com  gearone.com image hosted on flickr  futureimpaired@Flickr image hosted on flickr  futureimpaired@Flickr image hosted on flickr  derek neuland@Flickr Last edited by desertpunk; May 9th, 2012 at 10:52 AM. |
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April 23rd, 2010, 05:50 PM
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Usually I'd consider abandoned places in photos too be eerie, but this is actually really scary.
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April 24th, 2010, 02:42 AM
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April 24th, 2010, 03:34 AM
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Padova City in Kamloops British Columbia.
Was a town west of the city where Tuberculosis patients were Quarantined. Before that it was an insane asylum. This place has always reminded me of the hills have eyes, due to the fact that the hills are desert behind and its a town, with schools, hospitals, houses, apartments, churches etc. I have done it at night a few times, scared the SHIT out of me. There are also underground tunnels that connect every building in the town. I dont know what they were used for, but friends of mine have gone in them and said that they lasted about 15 seconds before the stench and just plain fear got to them. First is the elementary school - by mimi martini @ flickr  Uploaded with ImageShack.usThe Grieves building - by mimi martini @ flickr  Uploaded with ImageShack.us by wl_doug @ flickr  Uploaded with ImageShack.us by mimi martini @ flickr  Uploaded with ImageShack.us by mimi martini @ flickr  Uploaded with ImageShack.us by wl_doug @ flickr  Uploaded with ImageShack.us by mimi martini @ flickr  Uploaded with ImageShack.us the firehall by mimi martini @ flickr  Uploaded with ImageShack.us the abbatoir (slaughterhouse) by xekes @ flickr  Uploaded with ImageShack.us gates by xekes @ flickr  Uploaded with ImageShack.us |
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April 24th, 2010, 04:19 AM
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i didn't realize this was in the US section until now :P
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April 25th, 2010, 03:30 AM
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 Eerie. An entire tubercular colony abandoned. It's very common to have tunnels that connect every building. In most US asylums, even the massive ones like Pilgrim State Hospital and Byberry, underground tunnels connected the buildings. Often they were laced with asbestos coated pipes that are tough to remediate. People interested in exploring these places need to wear masks. The abbatoir is interesting. Did they mostly slaughter pigs or cows there? A lot of early Kirkbride Plan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkbride_Plan asylums were designed as self-sustaining communities with their own farms and dairys. Hence the term "funny farm". Inmates (or patients) were assigned those tasks in hopes that they could function outside when released. When the facilities became overcrowded after WW1, the farms were left to rot and the hospitals became dehumanizing warehouses.
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April 25th, 2010, 04:21 AM
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Traverse City State Hospital -Building 50
In Michigan this hospital was one of the early Kirkbride asylums in the state and has been partially restored and reused. image hosted on flickr  joseph a@flickr image hosted on flickr  joseph a@Flickr image hosted on flickr  mstephens7@flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/ image hosted on flickr  Shawn Roach@flickr image hosted on flickr  Tour of Building 50 2004, Men's Ward & Attics by mstephens7, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  mstephens7@flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/ image hosted on flickr  mstephens7@flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelsphotos/ image hosted on flickr  State Hospital by Grizzly Helwig, on Flickr image hosted on flickr  suswhit@flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/suswhit/ Last edited by desertpunk; May 9th, 2012 at 11:34 AM. |
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