One of these institutions, the Athens Lunatic Asylum in Athens, OH is being partially restored by Ohio University, which owns the facility today, and has renamed it "The Ridges". It is a truly amazing place. The main administration building is an art museum today. Check it out by searching "The Ridges" on Google.
its kind of wierd that these buildings ended up empty, as mental health and need for housing of ppl that cannot cope with society has not gone away., these bulidngs could have been used indefinetly!
MAN i was at the kirkbride in fergus falls MN and its huge its all still there and it got shut down like 2 years ago i was one of the last patient at this place for treatment and man these buildings if they could talk they would tell you alot of stuff and we NEED TO SAVE THESE BUILDINGS
At min 3:35 you show a picture of Buffalo's HH Richardson Complex just off Buffalo State's core campus - which is NOT Kirkbride. Just thought I might want to point that out. Easily mistaken though.
I think the Kirkbride Plan was a good idea, though, although I'd recommend it not necessarily for asylums but for such things as transit oriented developments, apartment buildings, vacation resorts, and colleges. Bring back Kirkbride!
These buildings are part of our history, though not pleasant. You cant just tear down these beautiful buildings.they shoulid be preserved.I was at Weston and was blown away at the massive size.
Great video! Mental Hospitals really are an interesting phenomenon that took place. I can't imagine the work it took to design and build these structures. I would really like to explore some of them while they are still around.
what kind of bad things happend in those asylum's? great video, and song fits perfect, but it kinda creeped me out! theres something about thos buildings that looks devil-ish
these buildings may represent a dark moment in history for mankind...... but as far as architecture is concerned a lot of these buildings are sim,ply stunning and should be saved from destruction as a representation of what man can build...... and also of a reminder of what we have managed to leave behind!
This shows how as a society we waste things instead of reuse them. Like these buildings for example they could have been reused but instead theyll end up demolished. Its not good for the enviroment to let these buildings end up being demolished it means more of a waste product. They should be preserved and reused.
Alot of bad stuff did happen at these wards back in the old days. But some of these kirkbridge buildings are some of the most gorges looking buildings ive ever seen they should not be aloud to set and rot. These buildings should be preserved and used again for something postive. I know bad stuff did happen in these buildings but what if these buildings were used again for something postive instead of negtavive.
How can One view these beautiful places negatively?? There were LOTS and LOTS of sincere people that were very serious about helping the "residences". The Doctors and Nurses did the best they could to help them. For this I GREATLY admire them. And God bless the former "residences" and may their Spiritual Journeys be more complete!
Wow! This video gave me goose bumps...it is a very well done video even considering the horrible things that went on in there. The song was perfect too! Great job.
There are four Kirkbride mental facilities in Iowa (more Kirkbride buildings than those in the form of orphanages, schools for the deaf, etc), three of which, in Mt. Pleasant, Cherokee, & Clarinda, are still in operation! The facility in Independence was closed, but it has recently been re-opened in parts for use with abused youth. In many cases there have been cases of further abuse at the hands of these organizations. Clarinda is a small community & thus, conducive to violations of privacy..
Kind of love/hate regarding the buildings. Architecturally, they are masterpieces, and it is a shame to see all that planning, money, and effort rotting and serving absolutely no purpose except to be demonstrative testaments to entropy. The original intent of Kirkbride was humane and it is unfortunate that the state of "care" devolved into flat out abuse in many cases. So much that a facility in New Jersey was found to have a massive, unmarked burial ground where many bodies were found.
I live in gaylord. the traverse city asylum is near and dear to my heart. I am in love with the beauty of the buildings. even the hallways with peeling nasty green paint are still amazing if you look at them for the grandness of their design.
They still don't understand the drugs, that is why doctors spend time evaluating mood changes so often. The entire society is "bipolar now", no they are sick and tired of the bullshit. I don't see many extreme mental cases, I see homeless veterans, children acting as children and I have all the answers to Americas problems, they are simple. The pharm companies are making people feel like outcasts selling hocus pokus. We need a crying session, everyone feels helpless.
If we can stop treating our neighbors like shit and start trying to understand each other, the mental illness in this country will fade. It's a nasty cycle, the meds, what this country needs is a crying session. A big one, for the thousands of years of murder in the name of land accumulation
It is not the people who are insane, it is the government that has diagnosed them. Too many years of using people as gunia pigs. I don't believe our society is really going insane, I think we are all, as a whole, sick and friggen tired of the history of murder of all of our ancestors in the name of freedom. That's what it boils down to, too much violence will rot the brain.
jesus fuck the buildings, many people were subjected to disgraceful antics here and many other asylms, medically understood or not, to do things like that to another person just feels wrong inside, no exuses, the building and the doctors nurses and anyone else that could ever justify these places ever existing needs to rot in hell
A lot of the "insane" were men coming home from war. It is actually just trauma. Many were used to test new drugs out on, just like today. There is no pharm answer, the answer is addressing the problem instead of hiding it from the world. The problem is people are hurting.
If I had to give you my best guess, I would say the building is on the ground of Danvers or Tranverse City Hospital. It is part of the Gray Photography collection so it may be able to found on one of their many websites. If you have interest in these kind of pictures and history of abandoned anything, Gray Photography specializes in it.
awesome video i like how you researched information about the health care in the early to late 1800's-1900's
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One of these institutions, the Athens Lunatic Asylum in Athens, OH is being partially restored by Ohio University, which owns the facility today, and has renamed it "The Ridges". It is a truly amazing place. The main administration building is an art museum today. Check it out by searching "The Ridges" on Google.
lervin78 4 months ago
Sorta reminds me of an entrance to Disney Land beautiful architecture. It would be nice to see this turned into something useful. Chuck Kirkbride
ka8ykk 1 year ago
What is that black and white swirl on the wall at 6:34? A porthole?
Miamigrl2 1 year ago
beautiful vid mate, loved every min of it. :)
Plugga128 1 year ago
its kind of wierd that these buildings ended up empty, as mental health and need for housing of ppl that cannot cope with society has not gone away., these bulidngs could have been used indefinetly!
arlichar11 1 year ago
MAN i was at the kirkbride in fergus falls MN and its huge its all still there and it got shut down like 2 years ago i was one of the last patient at this place for treatment and man these buildings if they could talk they would tell you alot of stuff and we NEED TO SAVE THESE BUILDINGS
lostinwisconsin2004 1 year ago
At min 3:35 you show a picture of Buffalo's HH Richardson Complex just off Buffalo State's core campus - which is NOT Kirkbride. Just thought I might want to point that out. Easily mistaken though.
pinkeye00 2 years ago
I think the Kirkbride Plan was a good idea, though, although I'd recommend it not necessarily for asylums but for such things as transit oriented developments, apartment buildings, vacation resorts, and colleges. Bring back Kirkbride!
Rickyrab 2 years ago
These buildings need to be torn down...period!! get rid of them and use the land for a good pupose.
slugdownacoke1A 2 years ago
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These buildings are part of our history, though not pleasant. You cant just tear down these beautiful buildings.they shoulid be preserved.I was at Weston and was blown away at the massive size.
greenbrierparanormal 2 years ago 4
awesome vid, love it
jaycorbin0071 2 years ago
Great video! Mental Hospitals really are an interesting phenomenon that took place. I can't imagine the work it took to design and build these structures. I would really like to explore some of them while they are still around.
chazfensk 2 years ago
There's a Kirkbride in Pendleton Oregon USA that is now a prison. wonderful film. I am a mental health nurse.
peace candy
mermaidcandy 2 years ago
You did such a great job witth this video xoxo helped me undestand how it looked then and now
sashanj848 2 years ago
very nice video....it is too bad that most of these sick old builings are either being demolished or turned into condos for yuppies
slumcitysounds 2 years ago
what kind of bad things happend in those asylum's? great video, and song fits perfect, but it kinda creeped me out! theres something about thos buildings that looks devil-ish
megalord299 2 years ago
neglect mistreatment such as labotimies, electroshock treatment and abuse by the staff
YoukoKuwabara 2 years ago
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slugdownacoke1A 2 years ago
if they are to be torn down and forgotten one day it will all happen again, history repeats itself
YoukoKuwabara 2 years ago
these buildings may represent a dark moment in history for mankind...... but as far as architecture is concerned a lot of these buildings are sim,ply stunning and should be saved from destruction as a representation of what man can build...... and also of a reminder of what we have managed to leave behind!
hmltnangel2002 2 years ago 2
This shows how as a society we waste things instead of reuse them. Like these buildings for example they could have been reused but instead theyll end up demolished. Its not good for the enviroment to let these buildings end up being demolished it means more of a waste product. They should be preserved and reused.
burntvalve86 2 years ago 3
Alot of bad stuff did happen at these wards back in the old days. But some of these kirkbridge buildings are some of the most gorges looking buildings ive ever seen they should not be aloud to set and rot. These buildings should be preserved and used again for something postive. I know bad stuff did happen in these buildings but what if these buildings were used again for something postive instead of negtavive.
burntvalve86 2 years ago 2
I just visited the Hudson River state Hospital today spent the entire day touring the masive and beautiful complex
joeymackaroni 2 years ago 3
6:37 creepy.
TOOL2288 2 years ago
How can One view these beautiful places negatively?? There were LOTS and LOTS of sincere people that were very serious about helping the "residences". The Doctors and Nurses did the best they could to help them. For this I GREATLY admire them. And God bless the former "residences" and may their Spiritual Journeys be more complete!
MSTLOM 2 years ago 4
unfortunatly its easy.cuse its more cost efficent di medicate them away than to treat them
leiefilm 2 years ago
Wow! This video gave me goose bumps...it is a very well done video even considering the horrible things that went on in there. The song was perfect too! Great job.
Savannahd486 2 years ago 2
There are four Kirkbride mental facilities in Iowa (more Kirkbride buildings than those in the form of orphanages, schools for the deaf, etc), three of which, in Mt. Pleasant, Cherokee, & Clarinda, are still in operation! The facility in Independence was closed, but it has recently been re-opened in parts for use with abused youth. In many cases there have been cases of further abuse at the hands of these organizations. Clarinda is a small community & thus, conducive to violations of privacy..
kipptumor 2 years ago
there is a few here in mass. foxborro state but being converted into appartments.
TOOL2288 2 years ago
Kind of love/hate regarding the buildings. Architecturally, they are masterpieces, and it is a shame to see all that planning, money, and effort rotting and serving absolutely no purpose except to be demonstrative testaments to entropy. The original intent of Kirkbride was humane and it is unfortunate that the state of "care" devolved into flat out abuse in many cases. So much that a facility in New Jersey was found to have a massive, unmarked burial ground where many bodies were found.
kipptumor 2 years ago
I live in gaylord. the traverse city asylum is near and dear to my heart. I am in love with the beauty of the buildings. even the hallways with peeling nasty green paint are still amazing if you look at them for the grandness of their design.
drummergirl49735 2 years ago
They still don't understand the drugs, that is why doctors spend time evaluating mood changes so often. The entire society is "bipolar now", no they are sick and tired of the bullshit. I don't see many extreme mental cases, I see homeless veterans, children acting as children and I have all the answers to Americas problems, they are simple. The pharm companies are making people feel like outcasts selling hocus pokus. We need a crying session, everyone feels helpless.
PsychoTrophyWifey 2 years ago
If we can stop treating our neighbors like shit and start trying to understand each other, the mental illness in this country will fade. It's a nasty cycle, the meds, what this country needs is a crying session. A big one, for the thousands of years of murder in the name of land accumulation
PsychoTrophyWifey 2 years ago
It is not the people who are insane, it is the government that has diagnosed them. Too many years of using people as gunia pigs. I don't believe our society is really going insane, I think we are all, as a whole, sick and friggen tired of the history of murder of all of our ancestors in the name of freedom. That's what it boils down to, too much violence will rot the brain.
PsychoTrophyWifey 2 years ago
I am insane, and would much rather live in a Kirkbride than what kind of steel and glass we build now.
87cadillachearse 2 years ago
jesus fuck the buildings, many people were subjected to disgraceful antics here and many other asylms, medically understood or not, to do things like that to another person just feels wrong inside, no exuses, the building and the doctors nurses and anyone else that could ever justify these places ever existing needs to rot in hell
michellehandley1977 2 years ago
A lot of the "insane" were men coming home from war. It is actually just trauma. Many were used to test new drugs out on, just like today. There is no pharm answer, the answer is addressing the problem instead of hiding it from the world. The problem is people are hurting.
PsychoTrophyWifey 2 years ago
Nice video! I like the cottage building at 3:15. Where was that?
DaveSlayer 2 years ago
If I had to give you my best guess, I would say the building is on the ground of Danvers or Tranverse City Hospital. It is part of the Gray Photography collection so it may be able to found on one of their many websites. If you have interest in these kind of pictures and history of abandoned anything, Gray Photography specializes in it.
yappydog8m 2 years ago
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DaveSlayer 2 years ago
Liked the photos. But, could have benefited from spell check.
Rigial9 3 years ago
With hindsight, I agree.
yappydog8m 3 years ago
Great vid
cofhades 3 years ago