Abandoned Asylums

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Matt wrote:
Kelly wrote:http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/asylum/

This sort of thing fascinates me....

Me too, [amazon=0262013495]just bought the book.[/amazon]
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?
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Matt wrote:
Kelly wrote:http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/asylum/

This sort of thing fascinates me....

Me too, [amazon=0262013495]just bought the book.[/amazon]
The book is spectacular, I have it. I've been about 5 or 6 places featured in it.
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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:

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Greystone, was a Kirkbride style mental hospital for the insane in New Jersey, closed in 2007 I think:

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Medfield, don't know much about this ones history (Massachusetts):

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Forest Haven, was the "Pennhurst" of Maryland specifically for black kids:

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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!!
I am strong, because I've been weak.
I am fearless, because I've been afraid.
I am wise, because I've been foolish.

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wow! Great pics. Really creepy! :shock:
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Awesome photos!!!
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