4 Comments Posted by Eileen

I lived in Glenn Dale for 26 years and the hospital was five minutes from my house on the government farm next door (also abandoned now). I worked at the hospital in the Medical Records Dept. every summer from 1953 to 1963 while in college and teaching. I walked through this doorway every day. It looked a lot different then (: The hospital grounds were beautiful and in the winter were perfect for sledding. I wish they would restore the grounds and put the property to good use.

Does anyone know if this place allows you to film inside it? Like, can you obtain a permit, or do you just have to try your luck?

door is about 9 feet tall, so no good for a house!!

I knew a couple of patients who were 'freed' from this facility when the doors were thrown open. They became confused, despondent, and homeless. The closing of such places was a grave injustice to many of those who needed & depended upon them. I believe the mental institution will have to be re-invented.