Trenton Psychiatric Hospital (originally known as the New Jersey State Lunatic Asylum) was founded by Dorothea Dix in 1848 and is still operational today. Parts of it are abandoned, hence these photos, but out of respect for the current patients and staff, I highly discourage exploring there. Trenton’s unfortunate claim to fame is being the asylum where Dr. Henry Cotton (medical director from 1907-1930) removed patients’ teeth and organs, believing mental illness was caused by […read more…]
2021: Large parts of the campus have been demolished and/or remodeled and are now part of a shopping plaza. As far as I know, the Kirkbride still stands, although it’s boarded up and severely damaged by fire. 2018 update: In April 2018, the main building suffered a massive fire. Arson is suspected. The current property owners had recently announced they were reneging on their promise to try to save the Kirkbride. Demolition would have been costly, and the owners may […read more…]
Bodie is a ghost town open to the public, so I’m not going to write a history of it since you can just google it. Here’s a gallery of my photos of the town in 2016. See more photos of Bodie on Flickr. Disclaimer: If any information is incorrect, if you have more info, or if you’d just like to tell me something, feel free to […read more…]
The White Lake Mansion House is very easy to find, it’s right on CR 117 in Bethel, NY. It is supposedly the oldest still standing hotel in the Catskills. It was built in 1848, as is noted on the front of the house. Below is the mansion during its heyday. The Mansion was a premier destination for New York City residents, along with a number of other opulent Catskills hotels and resorts. But in the 1970s, destination […read more…]