PILGRIM STATE HOSPITAL

1927 the state approved plans for the largest mental hospital in the world 'PILGRIM STATE HOSPITAL'. The first patients arrived in the fall of 1930,in 1949 it would peak at 15,000 patients, Throughout the 1970s and 1980s parts of pilgrim started shutting down due to deinstitutionalization, This is pilgrim today 2009.

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[fipleswitch]

Im sorry but pilgrim state hospital is located in brentwood not central islip ,central islip hospital was in central islip if you would like to find out more about it goto "long island oddities.com" they have all the abandon or closed down hospitals that are on long island (pilgrim state,edgewood,kingspark,centr­al islip, ect). But thank you for watching my slideshow.

[Murrayfamilytree]

@fipleswitch This brings back memories. My mom was a patient at Pilgrim State from 1972 to late 1975. They gave my mom treatments without my dads permission. I remember getting in the car with my 7 siblings very Sunday to visit my mom. We would get off at Exit 56, on the LIE. My mom was released from Pilgrim State about Dec. 1975 and transferred to Bronx Psychiatric Center where she eventually committed suicide on May 28, 1976 at the age of 50 . Memories you never forget.

[fipleswitch]

@Murrayfamilytree , Im so sorry to hear that. It was very different back then, sad times !!!

[fipleswitch]

I have seen some videos of the stuff they did to people . It was all new to them they would try anything, it was out of control. thanks for the input to you and everyone else that has looked at my slidshow !!!

[darkdeadsage]

where is this place

[fipleswitch]

@darkdeadsage LongIsland , NewYork

[Tigea1]

@fipleswitch stuff they did to people?!! Like what r you talkn about? I wanna see

[MrGrevy]

@just4funzees They don't send them to prison. They try to help them transition into a human centered community where they should be. It's not the 1800's anymore.

[MrGrevy]

@MakeupTeen94 Stfu you illiterate molestation victim.

[mecheleteresa]

no, Not Brentwood Long Island. Central islip, Long Island. I live about a five minute drive away and The empty remaining buiildings are still mega creppy.

[SquirrelMasterOne]

My uncle was head of security of pilgrim state...he told me about all the torture they put the patients through, and said some patients just seemed like monsters there was no help for them, especially in that place

[MakeupTeen94]

i livee right near heree, boutt 20 min awayy, i always pass this placee, its MAD CREEPPYYY; my friends & ex bf go heree likee every other weekendd & they say when they go up some stairss, the stairs shakee. likee holyshiiitt. & the morge(where they store the dead bodies) is fuckingg creeppyyyyy.