#ruined places
…the first silk processing occurred in this building as well and in the 1840’s when the demand for silk grew the mill expanded adding 3 new buildings to the lot. The factory expenses began to grow and soon became too much to handle and in 1842 the property was seized for back mortgages…
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The halls of the Whittingham Asylum, established in 1873 abandoned in 1995. Serious accounts and complaints of abuse, fraud, cruelty and mis-treatment arose in 1967. By 1968, the largest complaints were addressed to the Hospital Management Committee including accounts of patients being locked outside, in cupboards or washrooms, patients being left untreated, patients being dragged by their hair when not obeying, patients being hit, patients only receiving bread and jam or slop to eat, that some wards were infested with vermin and some wards were too hot, too cold or damp. Embezzlement and petty theft were also occurring in the hospital and it was noticed in 1968 that £91,000 were issued as spent for patients yet only £42,000 had been on record by the hospital. After this the Matron and Head Male Nurse retired early, two male nurses were convicted of theft and another nurse was imprisoned for assaulting an elderly patient who died after the attack.
Full story –> http://www.abandonedplaygrounds.com/whittingham-mental-asylum-abandoned-and-possibly-headed-for-full-demolition/
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In 1930 the Ouerbacker house was used as the base of operations of a tax business, the Holland Tax Service. It was in use until around the late 1990′s. Afterwards it seems that the home began to deteriorate and slowly become completely uninhabitable.
Full story —> http://www.abandonedplaygrounds.com/the-abandoned-kentucky-ouerbacker-mansion-crumbling-in-style/
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Dusty, dirty, old and worn the Belchertown State School for the Feeble-Minded in Massachusetts. These walls have seen neglect, abuse and overcrowding since 1922.
Full story —> http://www.abandonedplaygrounds.com/belchertown-state-school-for-the-feeble-minded-inhumane-and-abandoned/
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The place where Angels and Devils Nest - The Devils Nest abandoned ski lifts and almost mega resort in Nebraska.
Full story –> http://www.abandonedplaygrounds.com/the-abandoned-ski-lifts-at-the-place-where-angels-and-devils-nest/
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The immense graffiti of the abandoned Miami Marine Stadium in Florida. Abandoned after Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
More —> http://www.abandonedplaygrounds.com/the-abandoned-giant-graffiti-paradise-of-miami-marine-stadium/
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