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everything about this place is true! and worst!

There is more here than anyone knows.

The "star of David" was adopted as a symbol of the Jewish faith in the 17th century...Used in India WAYY prior.

I was thinking the exact same thing when I saw this photo--I really hope no one vandalizes this window. It would be a loss beyond words if it broke because of some kid's idiocy...

What a fantastic room! I hope someday it is put to some use again--seems too beautiful to simply leave to decay (though I'm guessing it would make an equally beautiful ruin).

it would still put that perfect diamond shape on a ice 16 oz steak

June 1979,

I was 2 months old & I guess enjoying life, what I knew of life at that age. Lots of carefree days & nights at that time. ^_^

Love the simple photo & how it has spoke to us all, thanks Motts.

you should update your site to reflect the fact that the main building was demolished. Im not sure when but my wife & i passed by about two weeks ago, the building was nothing more than a huge pile of rubble still surrounded by a chain link fence. It looks like they didn't bother to abate & destroyed it in place

wanderer, we will find something, another great relic of a time gone by to get into long chats on & hear insight by people close to them. However, it'll be nothing like Bennett, nor will it have pat ratchet or Celeste to give such wonderful commentary on the place.

pat, I have enjoyed your posts on this place, you I believe, have become the heartbeat of Bennett & keep her alive. Keep up the good work & I look forward to your next post. They are a joy to read.

This picture was taken on the ground level of the Power Plant. A group of friends and I went through the Letchworth Complex this past weekend to check it out. We all live within 30 minutes from this location and have always wondered just how it looked in person. The Coal Bins suspended in the air are now filled 10-12 feet deep with excess water from the leaky roof. In the picture, you can only see one Bin. In fact, there is two bins (The one in the picture, along with a twin on the far left). Due to the fact that the majority of the Letchworth property has been abandoned since '96, the entire infrastructure has fallen into disrepair. Hopefully in the near future there will come a viable solution as to what will be done with the Village and it's contents.

nice place. I can remember just needing to get away and vacationing there.

No, astral project, it never had any links to a nunnery of any sort. This was not family house, but a prestigious women's college. It went bankrupt in the late 1970's and closed.

Sorry to burst your bubble, Trevor, but the place is not haunted. Never was. Since no one ever died there. What you heard was the building collapsing on itself and bits falling down. As buildings deteriorate, they make noises. Read Celeste's post of 11/05/12

That was a great story behind the deer! And a great shot Motts.

I went with a patient who had requested shock therapy (he had been before and believed it helped a bit). It was not done in the psychiatric facility, but off site. He was sedated while lying on a stretcher. When the shock was applied, his right arm raised up momentarily, and so did his leg. After the shock, while the sedative wore off, he had to have assistance breathing. I don't recall the name of the device, but it was similar in function to a siphon bulb like you might use to transfer fluid from one container to another. Squeezing the "bulb" forced air into the lungs until he was able to breathe on his own, maybe 15 minutes or so later. I don't think the whole procedure took more than an hour or so, It was nothing like Hollywood movies show of someone being executed by electrocution. That was 1981, and I'm told "they" use less current for shock therapy now, and when it is used, the number of sessions are limited.