46 Comments Posted by jennifer

Thanks so much for these photos. My 3rd g-grandmother was committed here in the late 1850s for "religious fervor." She was deemed "sane for many months" when she died there in 1862. She was buried in the cemetery, and I'm so grateful to see photos of where she lived/was lain to rest.

This pic made me jump! I grew up about 15 minutes from this hospital. I’ve always been intrigued by it and wondered what it looked like inside. Thanks for the great photos, even though this one gave me quite a shock at first. :)

I have a green Picker x ray transformer tank. Can anyone help me with how I can get rid of it? It is filled with an oil substance and extremely heavy. Is the oil hazardous? Thanks!

Back when forensics were still there the balconies were used as the smoking porches after the large dayrooms were opened. Before they opened the front dayrooms all the units used a small unventalated smoking room with no outside air coming in

that is a big building once your face to face its located in brentwood

I live in the area of the hotel (see it daily) and it's truley a sad story that our history is being ripped away from us. The original part of the Hotel still stands, but parts of the road and sidewalks all around the place are blocked off, supposedly because the place is so unsafe. However when u drive by the boarded windows look as if tho they have been tappered with. Probably from urban explorers and the homless still looking for somewhere to stay. Anyways CityVest is actually (from what I heard owned by a group of local millionaires and politicans), are former congressman is one the owners. Anyone familiar to this area knows that the last few years have been filled with public scandals. Judges, our former county commissioner and numerous others have been accused, some tried and convicted now sitting in federal prison. Most of the crimes.....bottom line money... just google, kids of cash scandal, Luzerne County. Yes, are judges putting kids in detenton centers and getting kickbacks. My guess ...that $6M they obtained almost a decade ago went into their pockets as this beatiful hotel and this county goes to shit!!!! There have been pro-testers out there to save the hotel but at this point most residents just want something done. The hotel Sterling at this point is the perfect example of this community, years ago it was beatiful and filled with so much promise, now its just a crumbling mess!

Used to hike up here all the time when I attended college at STAC. Still love to visit whenever I'm in Rockland County. Last visit, when those early winter storms went through in October/November 2011, the marked trails were hard to follow with all the downed trees. Got lost in the woods on the way back, and baashed the shit out of my shin on some rebar sticking out of the concrete wall. Good times!

Very captivating...could look at your pictures for hours

Love this one!

i would love to go visit some day we have a place here where i live that is almost like this place it would be neat for them to come check it out the name is pressmans home in rogersville tn look it up

ricardo,just got done watchin the rerun.omg its just so sad the people who put their family members in that place should be made to stay all nite but than again if the had a heart or cared at all they would have went to check on their family members makes me sick i would love to have five mins with some of those asses would love to know more about the place i also went to the web site please email me at dinky_alvis71@yahoo.com thanks

another great one, another wallpaper...

One of my faves, wallpaper please!

Beautiful!