Pilgrim Psychiatric Centre NYC 1938

[pirate]

a selection of photos from the Pilgrim Psychiatric Centre that i found on the web.

Seems they used the straight jacket a fair bit.

http://acidcow.com/pics/38415-pilgrim-psychiatric-center-25-pics.html


wiki link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilgrim_Psychiatric_Center

 

[END-PROC]

Doesn't look like a nice place to be ... reminds of one of my favorite films ..

wonder if this guy worked there?

 

[Oxygen Thief]

Some exploring pictures here...

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/sebastian-photography/sets/72157624008612366/

Massive place...

 

[The Kwan]

Fking hell..I am 2 hrs away from this place by train....wonder how can I get out of shopping and sightseeing

 

[Oxygen Thief]

Pretend you're lost ?

 

[The Kwan]

Pretend you're lost ?

Ha..my Mrs said "your not going off exploring here on your own they have guns you know" I wish I had done some prep after seeing this place.

 

[Oxygen Thief]

Governors Island is quite appealing, saw it from a boat and thought "must... explore..."

http://goo.gl/maps/cAzOZ

http://kensinger.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/governors-island-manhattans-ghost-town.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ew-York-City-military-base-limits-public.html

 

[The Kwan]

Governors island looks fantastic and interesting.

 

[Leeds(Ex)plorer]

Wow! No wonder many people went even more mental in these places, what an awful atmosphere those pictures portray!

 

[dangerous dave]

Fking hell..I am 2 hrs away from this place by train....wonder how can I get out of shopping and sightseeing

throw a wedge at her and say go shop then leg it off and explore

 

[ASOM]

Largest mental hospital in the world - 16,000 patients at peak!

As horrible as that looks, it was probably better than it was in the 50's-70's - the peak of misery and neglect in US "State Hospitals" and "State Schools" (what the UK would call mental hospitals and mental defective colonies (like Harperbury, Little Plumstead, Meanwood Park etc) respectively).
Check out the documentary "Titiuct Follies" (filmed in the 50's - I don't think you can buy it but it does exist on bit-torrent) and/or the documentary on Willowbrook (in the 70's!) which you can find on Youtube amongst other places. Grim almost beyond comprehension, and not very long ago really!
There are a few equivalent British documentaries including one on Rampton that sounds interesting but unfortunately can only be seen at the BFI or costs £120 on DVD!

 

[The Guard Dog]

What a horrible place.

Danvers was an awesome explore when it was open apparently.