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johnny from ward e ????????

I would give ANYTHING to read these. these people are (sadly) long and forgotten. i want to see how these people were treated. how they made files back then and wondering.. why werent they destroyed?

I remember Danny from Ward D, he had curly hair and wicked feet. That's about all I remember of him.

This looks like it could be the layout of a video game level. Motts, you take some very neat & interesting photos.

It looks like a three tier cake with icing on top of each layer, what a neat view this is.

"Der Feind sieht dein Licht - Verdunkeln!"
means: "Enemy see your lights - eclipse!"

Whats in foreground? An old book?

Correction, November 2011. =X

I've been in this building, November 2010. We actually made it to a lot of them. I think now that demolition has been scheduled, the security is much more lax. There was another group of people exploring the grounds at the same time. This is by far my favored abandoned institution. I hope to make it back before demolition actually takes place. Beautiful pictures, by the way. You do an excellent job embracing this hospital's compostion.

Very very nice journey. But, how did you get into? Belong there turns the main route to next town, I know, so ... you had to seen from some people?!

Dont forget that studebakers also made like red cross carriages back in the old days..., a great webpage to read is as follows,
http://www.stude100.com/stu/Pg1/pg1.php , enjoy. I remember Studebaker very well as both my grandfathers worked there, as well as my wifes grandfather. Growing up my, bedroom faced part of the old studebaker plants, i would wakeup on the weekends and watch the police train their dogs in the big open fields, also i am a sheetmetal worker and I had done all the metalwork on the studie museum. including fabrication and installation of coping and clip etc. on the exterior.
http://en.wikipedia.or...baker-museum-new.jpg
cheers to this webpage creater and you fine folks that visit.

Motts, they knew you were coming & didn't want to be in your famous lone chair shot.

seeing the photos brings back memories of when l worked there

Someone should have saved that -

My Uncle used an Iron Lung for over 40 years, he just past in May 2012. My cousin's has his iron lung and is looking for someone that is still using one. So if anyone is looking for a back up iron lung please let me know.

This building was to renovated into offices and restaurants, but the York City council vetoed the idea, keeping the area blighted, so they could apply for federal funds. The city and county would have torn down the structure years ago, but the building is on the Federal Historic Register of Historic Buildings, so they can't. However true to form, the city and county won't allow it to be sold, and refuses any maintenance on the building. When someone burns it down, or it falls down from neglect, the Historic Register will allow them to demolish the old prison, which is how York deals with anything old or historic.