They can evoke feelings of sadness and eerie fascination and are popular destinations for urban explorers. Many abandoned hospitals have a rich history and architecture, serving as a testament to the evolution of medicine and healthcare.
Abandoned hospitals often feature complex designs and intricate architecture, reflecting the evolution of medical facilities over time. Some may have been built in the Victorian era, with Gothic features and ornate details, while others may be more modern, with sterile lines and clinical design. Regardless of their style, abandoned hospitals are often a source of fascination for urban explorers, who are drawn to their haunting beauty and rich history.
Despite their once-grand stature, many abandoned hospitals have fallen into disrepair over the years, becoming a haven for vandalism, graffiti, and other forms of destruction. In some cases, these institutions may have simply outgrown their facilities and relocated to newer and more spacious buildings. In others, changes in the healthcare system may have led to the closure of these medical institutions.
Despite their often dilapidated state, abandoned hospitals remain a popular destination for urban explorers, who are drawn to their eerie beauty and rich history. Many urban explorers view these structures as a kind of historical time capsule, offering a glimpse into the past and the evolution of medicine and healthcare. They also appreciate the architectural details, such as stained glass windows and elaborate carvings, that can only be found in these abandoned structures.
In conclusion, abandoned hospitals are unique structures that evoke a sense of sadness and fascination, and are popular destinations for urban explorers. Despite their often run-down condition, they offer a glimpse into the past and the evolution of medicine and healthcare. They are a testament to the rich history and development of our healthcare system, and should be preserved and respected for future generations.
Exploring an Abandoned Diner in New Jersey: What We Found Inside This classic old dairy bar opened in 1956 and it still has the original exterior signage on the roof. Internet research shows that this was a trendy destination for many decades with travellers stopping by regularly as well as locals coming by for their monthly […]
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Chased Out: Scary Experience at Abandoned Nursing Home in New Jersey Somewhere within the United States lies an abandoned nursing home with a rich history. Originally opened in the early 1900s, this three-story red brick building served as a home for Widows and Single Women. Over the years, it transformed into a nursing home, providing
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Share this Page Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Facebook A location I’ve wanted to get to for a long time, note that this one is not abandoned – but it sure looks like it! In its heyday, this once-abandoned institution was a destination for those who needed help and couldn’t take care of themselves. Purchased from the military
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Share this Page Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Facebook This video is an example of what I usually do when scoping out an abandoned building before I get down to business, do my full video tour, and take pictures. I quickly popped in here 3 days before this video and the alarm you hear was already
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Share this Page Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Facebook In the case of this location, Motley Kiwi and I discovered it and we had no intel at all about the facility. The power was cut and it was clearly abandoned, but we had no idea if someone watched over it and came by daily or if the
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In this video, we’re venturing into an unseen abandoned convent to explore its creepy secrets. This abandoned convent is something out of a horror movie, and we’re documenting it for you! If you’re looking for an adrenaline-pumping adventure, then check out this video! We’ll be documenting our journey as we explore this abandoned nursing home
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In 2016 it was announced that this Ontario long term care home would be a part of a 160 Million dollar provincial redevelopment plan to improve the living conditions of this and over 300 other care facilities. The renovations would include more space for specialized programs, new interior design to improve the home like environment
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Flashback Friday – Vacant Children’s Mental Health Centre The province of Ontario has been serving people with developmental disabilities since the late 1800s. Starting with Huronia Regional Centre, Ontario’s first institution, it opened in 1876 and closed in 2009. After the opening of Huronia, a further 15+ additional institutions were opened all over
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St Marys of the Lake Hospital Kingston | Abandoned Hospitals | Urban Exploring This abandoned hospital provided non-acute chronic health care for people living in Ontario Canada. Built in 1946 as a teaching hospital specializing in rehab, geriatric services, complex continuing care and palliative care. This abandoned medical facility had 144 beds: 72 complex continuing
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Exploring the Abandoned Terrence Tower at the Abandoned Rochester Psychiatric Hospital This now abandoned psychiatric hospital known as Terrence Tower at the Rochester Psychiatric Hospital was built in the late 1950s, finally opening its doors in 1959. The facility housed over 1,000 beds, and patients of varying mental disabilities. People with anything from mild to
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Abandoned Rideau Regional Centre Urban Exploring The now Abandoned Rideau Regional Centre, located in Smiths Falls, Ontario, opened in 1951 as the Ontario Hospital School. Along with similar residential institutions throughout Ontario, it was designed to house individuals who were deemed to have cognitive and physical disabilities. Individuals could be admitted by parents and guardians,
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Exploring the Abandoned Parry Sound Hospital | Abandoned St Josephs Hospital St. Joseph’s Hospital was originally a three story wooden house built in the 1890s. The 4 storey South Wing was added in 1938 and the 2 storey East Wing was added in 1951. Both additions were made of concrete and steel. In 1995, St.
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In 1899 a group of 22 local women from Toronto met for tea and formed themselves into a committee to begin working on a Home for Incurable Children. 18 of these women member later went on to found the Toronto Sick Kids Hospital. This now abandoned hospital actually started out as a Home for Incurable
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Exploring an Abandoned Childrens Hospital Buddhist Temple and Forgotten Playground Originally opened in 1965, this is a former children’s psychiatric hospital, it was originally intended to provide residential supports to children with a developmental disability, however, by the early 1970s, there were more adults than children. The psychiatric hospital closed in 1998 For several years
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Vacant Psychiatric Hospital Urban Exploration 2014 to 2018 Over the years I’ve explored this old psych hospital dozens and dozens of times, even put up hammocks in the forensics unit and spent the night in 2017. My first few visits were done the usual way, we walked the property and found a way in
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Abandoned Freeport Hospital Kitchener This is the Freeport Hospital Abandoned Men’s Residence and was a part of the Freeport Sanitorium and was added to the complex in 1926 as a student residence. It was the first Georgian styled building constructed on the campus. The Freeport Sanitorium originally opened as a military hospital treating tuberculosis patients
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South Western Regional Centre Psychiatric Hospital Opened in 1961, the Southwestern Regional Centre was originally named the “Ontario Hospital School for Retarded Children at Cedar Springs”. The facility provided long-term care for residents with mental disability, providing capacity relief from the overwhelming demand at the Huronia Centre. It was the last massive institution built in
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On my last urban exploration photography road trip with RiddimRyder and Carlo Paolozza, one of the top abandoned locations on our list was an old vacant hospital that dates back to 1893. After a long 6 hour drive and a terrible sleep inside an old abandoned factory Carlo Paolozza, RiddimRyder Photography and I set off
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Rockwood Asylum for the Criminally Insane Kingston Ontario Urban Exploring During the mid 1800’s before the construction of the Rockwood Asylum for the Criminally Insane, Kingston Penitentiary was overrun with mentally ill and criminally insane inmates. To solve this problem, The Rockwood Criminal Lunatic Asylum was built on the shores of Lake Ontario, close to the
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100+ year old Abandoned Chedoke Hospital Hamilton Consisting of several buildings all connected by a system of underground tunnels, the Abandoned Chedoke Hospital in Hamilton dates back to world war 1 and the days of Tuberculosis. While at one point in time there were many other buildings, some have since been demolished and sadly these
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Exploring the Old Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital The former site of the Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH) was part of the town’s overall South Central Public Lands Study (SCPLS) which reviewed a number of key sites owned by the town in south central Oakville (e.g. surplus school sites, Oakville Arena) and made recommendations about their future use, including
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UPDATED PHOTOS & VIDEO AT BOTTOM OF PAGE FROM THIS ABANDONED PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL This location an Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital/Institutional Facility, a portion of the buildings were completely modernized, another portion was somewhat preserved, another was entirely decayed and left to rot while another had been undergoing work. In addition, some of the wings in some
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Exploring the Abandoned St Catharines General Hospital and Autopsy Room Urban Exploring video and gallery inside the Abandoned St Catharines General Hospital and Autopsy Room. In the dark basement level is this autopsy room complete with stainless steel autopsy table, morgue, family viewing/identification room and a fridge full of human specimens taken from bodies during
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Exploring A Creepy Abandoned Nursing Home and Dentists Office Built over 100 years ago as a hospital, this now abandoned nursing home has been left in a vacant state for over 20 years. The building, which takes up a half of a city block had been renovated and expanded over its many years in service
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The now demolished South Street Hospital in London, Ontario. I explored this building in 2014 just weeks before the demolition started. After 138 years of patient care, the South Street Hospital in London, Ontario officially closed its doors in January of 2013. This hospital sat vacant and empty for over a year as many explorers
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Freaktography Urban Exploring and Photography Year in Review – 2015 Every year at the end of and beginning of a year of Urban Exploring I look ahead and wonder what unknown locations will present themselves next and what were my highlights of the year that has passed. In 2014 my urban exploring highlights were an
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Exploring the Abandoned London Asylum for the Insane For almost 145 years mental health care had been offered on the grounds of the Insane Asylum known as the London Asylum for the Insane location. It began with the opening of the London Asylum for the Insane in 1870 when the location was considered outside London city limits.
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Index of Psychiatric Symptoms in Abandoned London Psychiatric Hospital Located deep in the tunnels of the abandoned London psychiatric hospital is a library, found in the library was a box full of cards that listed various Psychiatric Symptoms, simply labeled “Symptom Index” Upon further inspection, inside this box were tabs each listing psychiatric
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Exploring the Abandoned London Psychiatric Hospital Since 1870 this property has served as the London Psychiatric Hospital with London Health Sciences, from as far back to the days when alcohol was used to sedate patients, restraints were common and a lack of sensitivity to the mentally ill was captured by the name “Insane Asylum”. Over the years,
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The Abandoned JN Adams Tuberculosis Hospital with the Stained Glass Dome From September 1912 through to 1995 this abandoned tuberculosis hospital location served the North Eastern United states as a Tuberculosis Hospital to help treat the thousands who were infected. Portions of the hospital also served as an educational facility for mentally handicapped children. The presence of
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In business they do a review of first quarter results so they can forecast and plan out the rest of the year, this is my Urban Exploration Photography Review. Businesses review to make cuts where needed or spend more in key areas. Is spending up but profits down? Have gas prices had a negative affect
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The Abandoned Castle in the Hills, more formally known as McFadden’s Physical Culture Hotel, or the Jackson Sanitarium. This castle like building was active from 1883-1971, and since its closure has fallen into advanced decay year over year. At the time of my visit in 2012 an entire wing has collapsed and a home on the
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Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane Videos Part One Video of this explore takes us along the main floor of this old abandoned asylum for the chronic insane. Part TWO Video of this explore takes us to the upper and more dangerous floors of this old abandoned asylum for the chronic insane. The Abandoned Willard
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Abandoned Muskoka Regional Centre Urban Exploring The history of the now abandoned Muskoka Regional Centre spans over 120 years. The intriguing story of the Muskoka Regional Centre began in the last decade of the 1800s during the rampant global spread of tuberculosis. Gravenhurst is firmly entrenched in the history books as being the first site in Canada
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Urban Exploring The Abandoned St Thomas Psychiatric Hospital In August of 1937 construction began on what was then known as the Ontario Hospital, St. Thomas. Built on the land of six area farm families, for the purpose of treating people with psychiatric illness, the hospital accepted its first 32 patients in April of 1939. By
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At the end of the 2013 exploring season I had reached my goal of bigger and better rooftopping, and I had upped the ante in terms of more risky locations. Coming into the 2014 season I had a few goals 1 – Get so know some of my photography “internet friends” in person. 2 – Discover
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In my recent blog about Abandoned Buildings, I talked about the beauty there is to be found inside these unique and intriguing places. The photos and the story spoke generally about the items you may find from letters to bullets to trophies and photos. The personal items within an abandoned house are things you have
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