404 Comments for Jackson Sanatorium

Dansville is a beautiful little town, I spent a summer there around the time the sanatorium was abandoned. The town hasn't changed much in 40 years. I never knew this place was here until I saw it on your site.

Beautiful photos, it's a shame time and vandals have taken their toll.

As of a week ago, the building was still standing, but it's crumbling.

Hopefully nobody purposely set fire to this building. What would be the purpose of that? Ruining something so beautiful, good job.

The Travel Channel has shot this location for a show called "Off Limits". The episode is supposed to air in June of 2011. Info on this program can be seen on the TTC web site, and it is set to premier in May of 2011. The production of such a series makes me question the impact that widely publicizing these locations will have.

Another wonderful set of shots. My eyebrows went up when I came upon this location, and read that it was known as the Physical Culture Hotel, owned and operated by the same man who headed PC magazine. Instant recognition to an antiques dealer/ hopeless collector such as myself! I ran to my old mag collection, dug out a Sept. 1937 issue of said mag, and flipped through hoping to find an ad for this place. Sure enough, near the back is a half-page ad almost completely devoid of graphics detailing two happy clients' accounts of their stays here and why they promised to return: "A Physical Culture vacation is the best I can imagine for a business woman. I will return home feeling on top of the world and not in need of a vacation to 'rest up'- as is needed after a vacation wherein one must rush, rush, rush, eat wrong food, and generally tear down one's health. I expect to spend many more vacations at P.C.H."...says a Miss Dorothy Sloan. And, apparently, a Mr. Frank M. Kenney "agrees 100%"! Hehe... just an interesting extra tidbit for whoever's wanting more:)

Wow. Nice finds.

Ther are those narrow doorways again.

@prancer
definitely not spelling skills for $1000 for you.

Great gallery. Beautiful shot, looks almost like a barn with stalls. Thanks Mr. Motts.

I agree with Natalie, it's beautiful.

Amazing brick ceiling, and a fantastic shot of the column details.

Fabulous perspective showing the balcony in all its beauty.

It's so playful looking!

Would have been a room with such a beautiful view...