there's a fantastic old sanatorium (not sanitarium) here in louisville that has been discussed in the past as a renovated residential project. problem is that the bldg carries too much baggage: considered one of the most haunted places in america, i think. 'ghost chasers' just did an episode there.
it's beautiful enough that i think it still has possibilities, but it would have to be occupied by people that don't care too much about living in a facility that has a 'body tunnel' (>used to be used to take away the dead without other patients knowing and becoming disillusioned. so, what, they just disappear and no one notices?!)
I studied my 5 years in a turn-of-the-century asylum in Auckland (unitec). Even had my own cell in 5th year. Sadly it had originally been the lobotomy ceel and so it had no heater. Sad times.
If you knew where to look there were big scratches on the walls and in the brickwork.
Under the library was apparently where they used to keep the real nutters who screamed all day every day.
Late nights in the cells wasn't for the faint hearted.
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The Sydney College of the Arts is located in an old insane asylum. The perfect breeding ground for the arts...
there's a fantastic old sanatorium (not sanitarium) here in louisville that has been discussed in the past as a renovated residential project. problem is that the bldg carries too much baggage: considered one of the most haunted places in america, i think. 'ghost chasers' just did an episode there.
it's beautiful enough that i think it still has possibilities, but it would have to be occupied by people that don't care too much about living in a facility that has a 'body tunnel' (>used to be used to take away the dead without other patients knowing and becoming disillusioned. so, what, they just disappear and no one notices?!)
i can see it now ... "bipolar suite"
I studied my 5 years in a turn-of-the-century asylum in Auckland (unitec). Even had my own cell in 5th year. Sadly it had originally been the lobotomy ceel and so it had no heater. Sad times.
If you knew where to look there were big scratches on the walls and in the brickwork.
Under the library was apparently where they used to keep the real nutters who screamed all day every day.
Late nights in the cells wasn't for the faint hearted.
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