Yes this is the Redemtion Center! This is where I worked as a child in the 70's. I was the last in the family to work at the park-we lived through the parking lot--through a path--then through the beach houses. I have three older brothers. I was only allowed to work at the park because of the Redemtion Center. This was the home of Mama Leake & Uncle Charlie! They ran the show! She called me foxy lady and I was the one behind the counter handing out toys to all the screaming kids! So wish I could do it again :(
My father, back maybe in the 60's and 70's worked in the park. He fixed many games in the arcade. I remember having something wrong with my foot as a little girl, my mom taking me to see my dad at the park and we have a pic outside the arcarde together. I haven't remembered that for years! My dad has passed away now, but so many memories have come back, it's awesome!
Thanks
Lynne,
"The Elephant Man", I'm sure you would agree, an excellent movie. Even better books written that go much more into his personality, intelligence, and talent.
Lynne,the stigma is still a big problem.Much of it being generated by people who know very little about the subject.Can you imagine what it was like 50 or 100 years ago?
Pictures like this are the kind to me that brings to mind the hypocrisy that plagues religion. A grand and ornate exterior, but decaying and decrepit on the inside.
It's just that a lot of people (including myself at one point) come under the delusion that a bum occupying an abandoned asylum must be pretty mentally whacked and thus, homicidal. Obviously, I've come to my senses, but I still feel tense sometimes when urban exploring