61 Comments Posted by JIM

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It is surprisingly to see the that star-spangled banner does yet wave.
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I very much remember Royal Land, such as it was. Growing up in Meridian, the Royal name was pretty familiar. There were two Royal theaters in addition to Royal Land.
Ephemera: Royal Land
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What a fascinating gallery! I can see how not knowing the history of this location could lead to all sorts of wild speculation as to its uses. It just seems very out of place.
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I can just picture the line of teenage girls now...
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Great Pics. I audited this facility inside that administration building. Cool building but totally unkept. The acreage for this facility was huge and was prime land. At one time ALL MR patients for the state of Maryland were
patients until other facilities were built around MD.
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I agree 100% with Zorb. Behaviour like dropping cement block off the rtoof purely for the sake of destruction is reprehensible.
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It's a shame that these beautiful building are left to decay, vandals, and destruction. I suppose people who lived on campus have as many wonderful memories as patients committed there had horrible memories. Some ghastly things were done there, like lobotomies and electroshock therapy.

All-in-all, it's a really cool place rich in history and mystery. I wish I went there when I was growing up on Long Island (Smithtown - only 10 miles away, and clsoe to Kings Park, which I drove through on a regular basis).
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The mansions have been leveled since these photo's were taken. There is nothing left of them except rubble. You can see it on Google Earth.
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I was just there taking pictures last week and it is completely overgrown with low brush and vines growing up the building now. I posted my pictures on flickr and will add then to the flickr Opacity group.
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See these engines working on youtube. Truly amazing
http://www.youtube.com...&feature=related
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I lived in philly for the first 18 years of my life. I really disliked that city, but I must say this picture makes it look beautiful.
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This looks like the costumes for the film Coneheads with Dan Akroyd.
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I live nearby. Trust me, there are coyotes in the park as the police officer told someone.
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I don't this place stands any more does it?
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This building is actually currently owned by the city of buffalo even though it is a tremendous distance from buffalo. A couple years ago they tried to sell it to a logging company for the acreage for pennies but luckily preservationists stepped in and prevented this landmark from being raized.