1,476 Comments for Letchworth Village

I was in the powerplant building just a few days ago. It certainly feels like you are being watched. My boyfriend and I heard a few noises. At one point we heard a bang like someone kicked one of the file cabinets. I definatley want to go back soon! Does anyone know of building with alot of activity?

This picture was taken on the ground level of the Power Plant. A group of friends and I went through the Letchworth Complex this past weekend to check it out. We all live within 30 minutes from this location and have always wondered just how it looked in person. The Coal Bins suspended in the air are now filled 10-12 feet deep with excess water from the leaky roof. In the picture, you can only see one Bin. In fact, there is two bins (The one in the picture, along with a twin on the far left). Due to the fact that the majority of the Letchworth property has been abandoned since '96, the entire infrastructure has fallen into disrepair. Hopefully in the near future there will come a viable solution as to what will be done with the Village and it's contents.

haha at least someone attempted to scare.

I have never been anywhere near Letchworth and saw it on one of those ghost hunter shows. Ever since seeing that show, for some odd reason I feel drawn to the place. Not because of the ghost thing but something much different. Maybe I just feel the sadness that was endured there.

I grew up in an apt., w/ my mom ,who worked @ Letchworth.We lived in an apt.,right across the st. from the lake.On Sundays,when people were riding around,Bruno would be on the corner of the lake,steering wheel in hand,put that down,the "tourists" would pull over,and pay him a quarter to sing Hank Williams songs.I was mesmerized by an extrodinary voice,being belted out so heart felt by this"patient".I listened through the whole day to his entertaining magic,till he would go to eat his supper.The most magic that is still in my heart is when some one would request Bruno to sing "The Deck of Cards"-Even as a young child,I was not only amazed by Brunos singing/voice,But how he could remember the words to the "Deck of Cards".Now being as old as dirt myself, I own a 45 of that song,& in my heart,Bruno will always have a very special place .

My mom and grandmother were patients here from 1939 till 1955
i have the original medica records for my family members who were there from 1939 docs.
my email is brenblv@hotmail.com

I found out that my grandmother may have had a brother there and my parents received a phone call asking if she could come visit him before he died but she was blind and was not able to make the trip even if my Dad took her. My Dad never knew anything about him until this and now my Mom doesn't remember his name. My grandmother never discussed these things with anyone. If anyone has a list or a way to get records it would be appreciated. ladynurse_13662@yahoo.com

those are metal pieces used to hang curtains ... years ago they were used more .

I think this was called a Hubard tub. I remember them being used only on patient's that had extensive burns or wounds. The tub allowed multiple staff members to work on the patient at once. This allowed the patient to only need one large dose of pain medication instead of several doses. There is a whirlpool function to clean the wounds.

@local 79 - he didn't fry his fool self in the process?

Question for the resident comment-leavers who've worked on/with this stuff - if you saw that needle pegged so hard it was bending, would it be time for emergency shutdowns, venting pressure, or just plain running away as fast as you could go?

Seriously, what would likely be the problem in that scenario and WTF would you do?

@ Modmadmike - that is the exact reason for modern "lockout/tagout". Some idiot comes by and goes "hey, why isn't X running?" or "hey, who turned that off?". Honest mistakes, but tell that to the wife of the guy who had to be washed off the machine and buried in a plastic bag.

And THEN you have the real prizes who will look at a tag labelled "do not use!" (or similar) and flip the breaker anyway! They are the reason for the "lockout" part of the equation.

You wouldn't need a warning sign to make me keep my hands in my pockets around THOSE gears!

@ E - what was the purpose of using heating oil in the first place as opposed to some other fraction of oil?

@ E - thank you for sharing! Love to hear people's stories about these places!