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My visit to the Old State Mental hospital (pictures)

Corey LynnCorey Lynn Posts: 681
edited October 2008 in The Art Wall
This weekend I took a trip to Traverse City and went to the old Traverse City State Mental hospital. It has been closed down for many years, but the buildings still stand. It was eerie. We walked up to a door in one of the buildings and there was a cold air rushing out of it (about 40 degrees cooler than the air outside.) There is probably an explanation for it...but it was creepy. Here is a link to the pictures that I took.


http://www.flickr.com/photos/25095562@N06/sets/72157608026005114/


If I knew where it was I would take you there. There's much more than this
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  • brokenarrowbrokenarrow Posts: 478
    The bars on the windows are intense...

    Places like that scare the shit out of me, I think about the state of mind people were in and the caregivers that really didn't understand as much as we do now.


    Nice shots, there is one in particular I really like, it's of the gate with the building in the background. The green patina on the metal is really beautiful.
  • justamjustam Posts: 21,410
    Those places scare me too.

    I imagine that there was cruelty as well as chaos in a place like that.
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  • electronblueelectronblue Posts: 3,460
    eerie, dreary and wearisome...but awesome pictures!!...~
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  • Corey LynnCorey Lynn Posts: 681
    Thank you for your comments. This place has really stuck with me. It was built in 1885. I am not sure how much I believe in ghosts, but there was definitely a presence that could be felt there. It was scary..but, mostly calm and sad. The creepiest thing is that I can zoom in on two of the pictures on a different program and it looks like there are people in the windows. Probably shadows, but weird.


    If I knew where it was I would take you there. There's much more than this
  • i like matt.ci like matt.c Posts: 1,122
    Creepy pics... But still cool.
  • Red BurritoRed Burrito Posts: 477
    Somebody call TAPS!

    Seriously though, nice pics. Places like that have always fascinated me in some creepy way.
    the sorrow grows bigger, when the sorrow's denied
  • Rock onRock on Posts: 216
    This website has abandoned and/or creepy pics listed by state. I got a couple sets in there myself, in the Massachusetts one.

    http://www.abandonedbutnotforgotten.com/index.htm
  • brokenarrowbrokenarrow Posts: 478
    Rock on wrote:
    This website has abandoned and/or creepy pics listed by state. I got a couple sets in there myself, in the Massachusetts one.

    http://www.abandonedbutnotforgotten.com/index.htm


    This is a very cool website!
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Those are some awesome pics!

    Jealous as hell that you went there :p I love old creepy places like that :D
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Rock on wrote:
    This website has abandoned and/or creepy pics listed by state. I got a couple sets in there myself, in the Massachusetts one.

    http://www.abandonedbutnotforgotten.com/index.htm

    :eek: That website is AWESOME!!! :D

    I need to visit some of those places when I head Stateside...
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • Sian-of-the-deadSian-of-the-dead Posts: 8,963
    Check this one out too:

    http://www.abandoned-places.com

    It's a site of European abandoned buildings. Some really beautiful yet creepy stuff on there.
    Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...

    ... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
  • brokenarrowbrokenarrow Posts: 478
    Sian-of-the-dead wrote:
    Check this one out too:

    http://www.abandoned-places.com

    It's a site of European abandoned buildings. Some really beautiful yet creepy stuff on there.

    Another cool website, I love this guy's work! wow!
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