1,476 Comments for Letchworth Village

Reminds me of "Neverwhere."

I just want to know if anyone knows why Letchworth was abandoned. Since patients files, chairs, etc. are still there it seems that one day everyone was there & the next day everyone disappeared.

Knock 'em upside the head first. Lol. But nice photo

No, this was lit by my flashlight - the basement was pitch black.

Is the electricity still on in this building too?

thank you Donna :)

looks like a still to me :)

reminds me of the clock they found in Japan after the atomic bomb in W.W.-2 sad :(

a zombie lab monkey last it's hand. how sad :(

Dawn, I believe many probably were raped and abused but in the later years things changed there. As for Geraldo? I worked in that very building he went to and showed on tv. I worked with that resident they showed naked. Her name was Iris and no one could keep any clothes on her as much as we tried. She always stripped her clothes off and would constatnly rock, it wasn't because she was being neglected. We had to go as far as actually tying a jumpsuit from the back on her to keep clothes on her. All the residents wore diapers because they were severely retarded. Geraldo made a name for himself with this whole thing while looking at these residents with disgust. Geraldo is a slimeball!!!

Letchworth was a great place to work when I was there. I started in 75 and was there for years. It probably does have horror stories from the past but when I was there it wasn't like that. I was also there when Geraldo came for a visit and what an act he put on! Talk about a media whore! When one of the residents put their hand out to him you should have seen the look of disgust on his face. We took good care of them, brought them on trips and even to out own homes and I worked in one of the worst buildings where they were severely retarded. We were a family there and really bonded with the residents there. Many miss this place and relationships that were formed and never forgotten!

Wow! This brings back memories! I worked there as a clerk partime when I was in High School! Delivered mail throughout the hospital. Anyone remember Dr. Padial? Walter Brown the X-Ray tech? Those were the days in the hospital especially when it was packed with the new employees getting their physicals!!!!

Hey loinglostinGeorgia, I worked in Letchworth and was one of those therapy aids and I wasn't abusive!!! And you must have had a bad record from working there if you couldn't find a job after working there. Only bad reputations follow the individual employee not the whole crew!

Is this the Storres Building (hospital)? I worked there when I was in HS partime as a clerk. Read all the historys of the patients. Very very interesting. That was back in 75.

I agree Ira. I worked there for years too. Alot of great memories and so many people to remember.