Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Harlem Valley State Hospital was built in the 1920's and closed in the 1990's. It was originally supposed to be a prison but after construction had already begun, it was converted into a psychiatric hospital for the insane. This facility practiced both insulin and electro-shock therapy in addition to lobotomies. It is a massive campus and is surprisingly well-secured by the new owners who are slowly renovating parts of it. And they're not too fond of curious trespassers; There were no less than 4 separate security vehicles actively patrolling the site on the day of our visit and they missed us by mere seconds..
This is part three of an epic 7 part, 2,600 mile, road trip.
Click here for video.
Labels: asylum, institutional, mental hospital, morgue, urban ruins
What a creepy "light" and "bathtub."