Got the book for Christmas.....I'm enjoying it. What did you think Matt? Is having blank pages a common practice in this type of book?Matt wrote:
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The book is spectacular, I have it. I've been about 5 or 6 places featured in it.Matt wrote:
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Asylums are beautiful places, some in a haunting kind of way. They are often difficult to access, and risky, and the hobby (known as urban exploration) is basically illegal lol. I've been a bunch of places, but I'm not like most explorers and I don't make it my main #1 hobby. I split time equally between 4 different things I love to do. There are several locations I have not posted any pictures of publicly, just to protect the location if it's one that's in pristine condition. Here are some I've been to:
Pennhurst (Pennsylvania) was a state school and hospital for the retarded and insane. The places was overcrowded and underfunded, leading to horrible patient conditions. It was shut down in 1987. The video on http://www.elpeecho.com/pennhurst/video.htm shows an investigative report from the 1960's called Suffer the Little Children and what things were like for patients:
Greystone, was a Kirkbride style mental hospital for the insane in New Jersey, closed in 2007 I think:
Medfield, don't know much about this ones history (Massachusetts):
Forest Haven, was the "Pennhurst" of Maryland specifically for black kids:
And finally just one from other assorted places from around the northeast:
Pennhurst (Pennsylvania) was a state school and hospital for the retarded and insane. The places was overcrowded and underfunded, leading to horrible patient conditions. It was shut down in 1987. The video on http://www.elpeecho.com/pennhurst/video.htm shows an investigative report from the 1960's called Suffer the Little Children and what things were like for patients:
Greystone, was a Kirkbride style mental hospital for the insane in New Jersey, closed in 2007 I think:
Medfield, don't know much about this ones history (Massachusetts):
Forest Haven, was the "Pennhurst" of Maryland specifically for black kids:
And finally just one from other assorted places from around the northeast:
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I guess my horizontals are too big and get cut off lol
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Excellent photography, eerie topic.
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Indeed, amazing Daimon! Thank you for sharing your photos!!
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wow! Great pics. Really creepy!
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Awesome photos!!!
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