36 Comments Posted by KatYKate

My bad on the wrong name. It was ADVENTURES. Hunters actually do a decent job without use of theatrics, illegitimate testimonies, etc.

Still my opion stands on the Ghost ADVENTURES episode

I would not say that EVERY patient was tortured in every single institution, nor did every patient die in their confinement; Some were put into group homes or were able to be 'rehabiliated' or the like through some point in life.

Though abuse was prevalent in these places, many people who have worked in them ( and also many people on this site can attest as they were nurses or aides) that many truly DID care about those they were taking care of. Some tried to report abuse, many befriended and mothered patients under their supervision.

Most things have two sides, plenty of stories, good and bad. We must learn from BOTH.

Oh Maxwell, I am so happy I'm not the only one who thought that GH episode was bogus and rather distasteful to Letchworth!! Every single place they visit, the GH 'roid rage crew are forced to amp it up with horror stories and bullcrap accounts from weird kids...I mean seriously, why wouldnt they being lying and juicing up stories to just get on tv..never a chance!

I couldn't stand how they acted as if it was a portal to hell with demons and such; and completely ignored and disgraced the fact that REAL ppl suffered here. Maybe try and sourn the souls that are lost and possibly trapped here, try and understand their plight...But no. Instead we had to learn about this 7foot "shadow man with backwards legs and red eyes."

Complete CRAP. GH is wack as hell

Letchworth isn't terrifying at all...its the pure/raw emotions that are left behind

[I wish there was a rule, that in order to post, you had to write COHERENTLY, and with some minimal grammar & punctuation.. It's extremely frustrating trying to read run-on sentences & ideas that are not linked. Just stating the obvious here, I apologize Motts if it looks like I'm trying to start something; I'm truly not. I think it might actually be a multi-name user again as well.. cough cough]

Hey Motts.. how do you choose your 'nicknames' for some of the un-disclosed places?
[Not trying to get to reveal anything, don't worry. Was just curious because I like some of the nicknames, even more than the actual true location/given names.]

why are these things so beautiful to us?

Actually TONI, it has NOT been "opened & active for over 200 years'"seeing as it was only built in the beginning of the twentieth century and closed before the millenium.

I suggest you check your sources more carefully.
Even Motts has the dates posted in the Letchworth section

Sometimes groups like TAPS and others cannot get the approval for using the sites, or cannot find who really 'owns' the property in order to do filming in the location.

There has been movement to try and transform Letchworth into a senior center but within recent years the funding has fell through and maybe for even more sinister reasons as well. The Palisades group who once owned (or rather tried to buy?) the property may not want it to become public that the place is haunted; and could therefore cause the price to drop, or cause unwanted publicity.

I know I would LOVE to see a formal investigation of beloved Letchworth, but not at the dire price of her becoming directly in the eye of the public or worse more teenagers/hoodlums/arsonists who wish to do harm.

In response to you TONI;
I regret to inform you that you have no credibility saying I AM the one destroying the 'experience' for people like you. I did not set fire to any buildings, I do not deface what I consider to be hallowed ground and I sure as hell am not the person you are accusing me to be.

I in fact have worked with preservation groups, protected edifices that deserve a chance to be restored, and have written a documentary piece on abandoned estates/institutions/schools within the Hudson Valley.

If anything at all, I merely agreed to your statement that I believe Letchworth to be a portal to some other world, and that it should be protected and documented. On another note, I also do not need spellcheck in seeing that my ideas are quite a bit more coherent than yours.

Thank you and have a nice day. [and P.S. that WAS sarcasm.]

Geraldo Rivera did a piece called 'Willowbrook;The Last Disgrace' which featured Willowbrook [obviously], although Letchworth was referenced and depicted as well I believe.
There is also a documentary, "Christmas in Purgatory" which may have featured Letchworth along with Willowbrook.

damn dude. it's called the enter button, and some puncuation. sheeesh.

out of that whole ramble i will agree ReVille is quite interesting and causes stirring of all the 5 senses. sometimes even six ;]
and the graves aren't hard to find. theyre right down the road a bit

Of course it would be wonderful wouldn't it Sara? I agree :]
Unfortunately those who have the final say [contractors, landowners, etc] could not imagine though, to spend double or triple the amount of money to restore and refurbish an exquisite edifice, and Kirkbride, nonetheless. No no, when the price of a wrecking ball and dynamite comes much cheaper and on swift wings. These poor phoenix's of our past thus must suffer the consequences of our ill humanity. Makes me ashamed to be part of it...

(Wow, I was deeply enthralled in my own thoughts there, hah!)

whoa i take back the hydro therapy comment... brick tubs?? def made by someone more recently..