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You know Felicity, maybe it's those things. People speak casually of hauntings, but I have never heard anything real about that here. But who knows. It may be just that the entire campus has been an uncertainty and an eyesore for so long. Besides the condo complex, it has been a real estate no man's land, and maybe its provenance has been affected by all the twists and turns and proposals that floated and never happened. In that time, several of the houses surrounding went abandoned as well. And a very historic house called The Pines, right at the southwest corner of campus, disappeared entireley in the 2000's?
So things have been unstable down there for awhile. It is understandable that all neighbors are tired of how long its all dragged out.
There are tremendous sewer/ water, power issues that converge there underground in a VERY complex and overlapped ganglia-like mess, really. The fact that there is no residential component of the upcoming park design makes all that easier to deal with.
The other thing is the complexity of easements on the campus is going to require that there will be access for demolition, remediation, and conversion to a park. It's going to be messy for awhile, and will likely be phased over months, even years.
For Exmoore the upside is I believe it is fully zoned for business as well as residential? A bed and breakfast would be a natural fit for some enterprising entrepeneur. In any event, it seems like it'd be a nice place to live-in about 3 years!

Wow , thanks for this photo journey.
To imagine this woman would have been 10 years old when the Wright brothers first flew and in later years the Apollo moon landing ,
not to mention telegraph, radio and television.
All in her lifetime.
Amazing.

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I've made my peace with it. I still wish that it didn't have to end this way, but it does, and it's for the best. It's time for Halcyon to have her "days of halcyon rest". From her sacrifice, the town will get a brand new park, as well as a restored Thorne Building. I think that after I've seen the park completed, I won't be back to Millbrook. It's a shame, because it's such a nice town, but I have a lot to work out. Maybe time will prove me wrong. Speaking of the park, that public meeting that Pat mentioned will be tonight at 6. Hopefully someone will have a video of it, because I have to miss it for work.

You're right, Pat, that you're not supposed to take things from haunted houses, because they might have spirits attached to them. I'm not sure that Halcyon is as haunted as people say though. I think it's more a case of people telling stories to give it a reputation that fits its appearance. If there are any ghosts there, they'd probably be the spirits of upper class teenage girls. I could think of much worse things to have haunting your house than that.

As for Exmoore, thanks for pointing out that it was for sale. After taking a look at the listing, I can't really understand why it changes hands as frequently as you say it does. It's really a beautiful place, especially with the park that's being put in. I could only think of a few reasons why people might not be happy with it. The first is, I could see Halcyon through one of the windows in the photos, but that "problem" will be gone soon. Maybe it's haunted? After her death, Miss Bennett's body and funeral were held there. But again, I could think of worse. The last thing I could think of, is that being on the old Bennett campus gives me some intense feelings. I don't know if that happens to everyone, or if it's just me being a little odd. If it does happen to everyone, maybe they get overwhelmed living there long term? Those are my guesses.

My grandmother was there from 1932 until her death in the 1960s. It was very pristine in that timeframe and patients were well cared for. My Uncle, her son, tried to bring her home with him, but she couldn’t stand the noise away from the hospital grounds. My Dad was five when she was placed there. There was a financial connection between the old B&O Railroad and the hospital. My family worked for the B&O RR from the 1840s until my nephew switched from CSXT to the passenger line from DC to Baltimore.

WHY DON'T THEY USE OLDER PHOTOS OF NEWINGTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, HOW THEY LOOKED WHEN BEING USED. I HAVE TO HEAR THAT PPL SAY IT'S HAUNTED. IT WAS JUST A HOSPITAL.

Millbrook will not be the same with the curiosity torn down- where will i go ????????

So sad to here that her time is getting near. So many mixed feelings about the whole saga. Such a strong and Beautiful old girl aye.
She has put up a good fight for So long that ya know it should be her choice to just lay down and go on her own terms. I hear the pain in your voices my friends as you reflect what she means to you all. We don't want it to be this way.
My thoughts are with you all.
Stax V8

From July 16, 2021 NYT https://www.nytimes.co...nned-demolition.html

"Hart Island’s Last Stand

After years of study, the city has declared an emergency to bulldoze most of the buildings on the city’s potter’s field, without following the usual environmental review process."

We used to play paintball on weekends there in the 90s. Somebody had illegally dumped 1000s of tires in the yard and in the buildings it was a lot of fun

Thanks for posting these pictures. I was born in this hospital in 1963 and did a search and found your site. Must admit I have a fascination with history, photography and decay so it was cool to see what happened to this building - and the surrounding community. I grew up in Detroit so watching a city decline is something I got used to, but it's cool that at least The D seems to be on a rebound.

its not steam, its a grease pump

I was also a patient here in the 90s

I was here in the 90s. I'd be interested to see who else was here in the 90s.