1,845 Comments Posted by Joe

I was 18 my first time , wasn't as bad as others, looks bad ,because of decay, plus I lived down the street in n Caldwell.as a kid I used to sneak on the grounds through the woods and go fishing in the pond , true story!

This was the gym. There was a permanent basket on one end and movable basket attached to the stage. There was also a movie screen on the stage along with free weights.

This is where the student body would assemble for a weekly meeting.

Hate to repeat myself but it's like looking at the Titanic at the bottom of the ocean. This is just a terrible thing to see.

Jim Foley, I was the only other guy that came over from Eymard when it closed. Those grounds are still maintained. This is an incredible shame. The school was not for me but it was a proud institution at one time.

My room was the door at the end of the hall on the left.

Sinks adjacent to the dorm showers.

At the end of the hall to the left was the library. That's where Father Dick gave etiquette classes. to the right was the student lounge. classrooms to the right and left before that.

I lived there for three months in 1977. Heard rumblings but I though it was just talk. When I left it was a clean and proud building. This is chilling to me. Like seeing the Titanic at the bottom of the ocean.

isn't that candy?

Is there anything left there now? Buildings or tunnels? Where is the best place to park?

The centrifugal "flyball" governor does work as you explained . When the steam engine was producing it's maximum power and the governor had lifted the balls on the governor to their maximum , it gave birth to the phrase " running balls out ". " Running balls out had nothing to do with sex.

I spent 18 months in this building, in 1962-64. Thank you for these photos! These walls held many young lives, gave us hope, as "incurables" and "crippled children."

I think my dad knew that guy, lol. He also was in that prison when it was still running. I remember sneaking in there when I was a kid. Me and my brothers lived right down the street. I just remember It was creepy looking, and hearing some voice saying mine and my brothers names! We ran out ASAP, LOL!

Those wood strips in the wall look cool. I love the smell of horse hair plaster.