18 Comments Posted by JD

I went to school there in the 90's. It was creepy then. The school was ghetto. Everybody was sleeping with each other, drinking, and smoking weed. There was nothing else to do. The area was vacant.

it appears to be a Ford-Ferguson 9N, made late-30's into the 1940's, has a snowplow frame under it

In recent decades, hard rubber is bolted to steel wheels of any type of tractor for parading and show...keeps the steel wheels and cleats from wearing out, and likewise from causing damage to pavement

there clearly is hard rubber bolted onto the wheels,, this means this particular unit is NOT set up for farming..
This one operated on concrete, pavement, and other hard surfaces. Such were used for towing wagon trains of lumber and other commodities, and heavy equipment. Non-farming use of the belt pulley would be pumps, compressors, rock crushers, conveyors, etc.

I've looked at alot of the stuff on this website, i like it! But what comes to mind is the vanity of it all....people spend mega money building things to make more mega money, and in 30 years or more it's left to rot and decay. Is there a point to it all? Only God knows.

Trippy's a good word for it. Someone must have been tripping on weed when they picked that carpet, lol!

For public hangings maybe?

Don't drop the soap, lol!

Question:is that 2nd picture really a walker? Looks more to me like some kind of portable toilet....

The eagle like object is part of the suspension, you are correct. Theylre called leaf springs, your vehicle likely has them.

Something for hearing impaired guests maybe?

That appears to be an old mechanical alarm, similar to the old police sirens, but rather it would've been bolted to the wall, maybe a fire alarm.

I was looking for information and images in regards to my home town of Central Islip, oldest history, when I found your site. The images are very helpful and interesting. Thank you.

I’ve lived just off Letchworth property almost 10 years now, and have been on the property numerous times though only in reoccupied buildings. Since I am in my thirties now and married with children, my days of venturing off into abandoned mental institutions are over (and I did do this as a teenager, though not here). I have been aware of the reputation this place has for being haunted for a few years now, and must agree the buildings do seem creepy, especially at night. My son attended school at both the middle and secondary schools on site, and I just recently noticed the power plant that looms eerily down the road from the school’s parking lot. It indeed looks spooky even in broad daylight. I must admit, the adventurous teenager inside me yearns to explore the insides of these buildings. I am happy to have found this site, so those of you want to risk arrest among other things can do it for me.

what areas are safe to explore on the psychiatric hospitals ground i want to do a project on the place and i want to check out so neat things like what they did there and destroy all those weird rumors like what is a good building to visit thats safe and has cool things to check out and what wings to aviod