Kirkbride Asylum Meets Evanescence

Photos and history of the Kirkbride System and Building of the early psychiatric care in America during the late 1880's and early to mid 1900's. This is told through google searched photos, history sites, and my nursing pyshc classes and milieu training I have been through. The background music used to be "One" by Metallica but due to the great Youtube Purge, I had to change it. The song is now "Hello" by Evanescence. "One" represented the ominious and dark prescence of the asylum, while "Hello" is a song that deals with a person and their mind/inner struggle. Trust me, this was the best they had. Pictrues are from google, some of them might be from Gray Photography who does photography in abandoned buiidings and hospitals. The information is from my phsyc classes from the university I attend.

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[DaveSlayer]

Nice video! I like the cottage building at 3:15. Where was that?

[yappydog8m]

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.

[Rigial9]

Liked the photos. But, could have benefited from spell check.

[yappydog8m]

With hindsight, I agree.

[greenbrierparanormal]

@slugdownacoke1A

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.

[MSTLOM]

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!

[NNASTYNATE666]

awesome video i like how you researched information about the health care in the early to late 1800's-1900's

[lervin78]

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.

[ka8ykk]

Sorta reminds me of an entrance to Disney Land beautiful architecture. It would be nice to see this turned into something useful. Chuck Kirkbride

[Miamigrl2]

What is that black and white swirl on the wall at 6:34? A porthole?

[Plugga128]

beautiful vid mate, loved every min of it. :)

[arlichar11]

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!

[lostinwisconsin2004]

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

[pinkeye00]

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.

[Rickyrab]

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!