In the early 1800’s, Alabama established a psychiatric hospital in Tuscaloosa, but this facility did not open until 1861. Later it became known as Bryce Hospital and remained in operation until the early 2000’s.
Photo: "Dragonfly"
Ten years ago, I photographed the abandoned Norwich State Hospital in Connecticut. At the time, the property was over one hundred years old. Five years after that first visit, this historic property, that once housed over 3,000 patients, was demolished.
Photo: "Iron Sky"
This location was once the home of a large Steel Corporation and a town with a population of 4.000. The property contained dorms, an auditorium and a swimming pool, among other amenities. Also located on this property was what became one of the largest California iron mines. In 1983, this mine ceased operation and the mining town was abandoned.
Photo: "Rockland Halls"
Inside the former Rockland Psychiatric Hospital in New York.
Established in 1927, this facility was constructed following the cottage style plan. By the hospital's peak, there were approximately 9,000 patients filling even the hospital halls.
Photo: "Reclaim"
Abandoned Mine - San Juan Mountains, Colorado
I still believe there is beauty in decay. It may not always be kind or fair, but there is something peculiarly peaceful about the earth reclaiming something natural or man-made.
Photo: "Coolants"
Tools remaining inside the Knight's Foundry in Sutter Creek, California.
Photo: "The Fall"
Inside a now demolished state hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Photo: "No Metal Objects"
Ward Rules posted inside a patient ward at the now demolished Bryce State Hospital in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Photo: "Peering Into"
The 16th Street Station in Oakland opened in 1912.
The building was designed by architect Jarvis Hunt and constructed for the Southern Pacific Railway.
Photo: "Knight Tools"
Tools found inside the Knight's Foundry in Sutter Creek, California.
Photo: "Coca"
In the 1960s, two of Coca Test Stands, Coca I and Coca IV were used to support the Apollo program, which sent astronauts to the Moon.
Coca I was completed in 1956, but was replaced in the 1960's it was replaced by a larger stand, to support larger engines.
Photo: "Floating Quietly"
It's been quite a few months since I have set foot inside an abandoned asylum.
This particular one was beautiful. Loved the way the blue-green tiles let the color bounce around inside this medical ward.
Photo: "A Wreck Among Trees"
The San Juan Mountains in Colorado are speckled with hundreds of mines. I wish I had the time to photograph and explore them all...
Photo: "Backroad Gold"
The backroads of Colorado unturned a number of old, abandoned mines, most in a state of natural decay without much human influence.
Photo: "Patient Wing at Sunrise"
Inside one of the patient wings of a former Alabama State Hospital, at sunrise.
This asylum opened in 1861 and remained in operation for over 100 years. In 2010, the University of Alabama purchased the property and demolished most of the hospital's wings, keeping only the administration section of this historic relic.