Jackson Sanatorium - Dansville, NY

ADWheeler · Mon May 02, 2011 11:24 pm

Cool beans! It's a date!

Tue May 03, 2011 8:48 am

wait wait wait... count me in

Chris · Tue May 03, 2011 8:53 am

My parents and some family friends took us as kids in there and we loved exploring the huge eerie space. Isn't there an inground pool on the roof? I always look for it in the hill when I drive past Dansville. I'd love to go as well if there wouldn't be too many people going at once.

hobkyl · Wed May 04, 2011 3:26 pm

Perhaps we can plan an outing sometime in June?

ADWheeler · Fri May 06, 2011 2:31 pm

Sure, I have been getting a lot of requests for more photos since the collapse..

hobkyl · Sun May 08, 2011 10:09 pm

Sweet! Sometime in June work for you?

ADWheeler · Sun May 08, 2011 11:10 pm

Well as an impromptu Birthday gift I took a fellow photog friend of mine to Jackson Sanatorium yesterday and filmed the collapse and a few other sites that I had not seen before while there. These are not documentary shots, they are highly stylized as I was going for a dark and eerie feel with some of them. The building I am happy to say is still intact. We did a perimeter sweep and an little investigation of the power plant, pool, and outlying houses. What I am not happy to report is that I believe that it is more dangerous than ever on the inside now. The floor seem much more squishier than before. Not good when steel and bricks are "squishy". So while a Jun trip to do exterior exploring is great for me, I do not feel comfortable leading anyone inside at this point. Other than just inside the front door to see that. The warning signs for a major collapse are there. And I am afraid that the developer has sat on his hands far to long on this one. Tying up NY grant money that could have been more effectively used somewhere else. This building will not be saved and will soon fall. Here are the shots. Still willing to lead a team for further exterior shots in June if you are interested.

Come out and Play by A.D.Wheeler, on Flickr

There's a Killer on the Road by A.D.Wheeler, on Flickr

Powerless Station by A.D.Wheeler, on Flickr

Castle on the Hill by A.D.Wheeler, on Flickr

Castle on the Hill by A.D.Wheeler, on Flickr

And here is the collapse. The 2 attached 2 story buildings just came down..

By The Hand of God by A.D.Wheeler, on Flickr

hobkyl · Mon May 09, 2011 12:01 am

Happy Belated Birthday Andy! Those photos are great!

It doesnt have to necessarily be Jackson we explore...but I would be interested in visiting there if only to check out the outside.