1,384 Comments for Gaebler Children's Center

Looks like most of you been back to that place however i never returned after i walked out that door back in 90 or 91. from my research i came across some youtube videos of the place and after seeing everything left behind such as our files i sould of just came back there to get my records.
After all you been through there and being set free what is it that makes everyone go back in there after it being closed just a hang out or what? well for the people that have been there locked up when it was open and then closed has anyone grabed paper work old files my name is jody mcmillan.

Tearing it down doesn't make what happened to us disappear.
John Q Public will forgot about the place, but for those of us who was there, we'll never forget.

Dennis I'm sorry but i only can remember one name and that name is nick. Nick an i seem to always be tossed into tiny locked rooms him in one an i in another my memorrie of everything is photo i see nick laughing and running down the long hall he got out of the jacket again i think he was dubble jointed but he got a kick out of it and remember the staff running after him and sitting ontop of him and all nick did was laugh ah hahahaha the staff again would put the jacket on again and pick him up toss him in the locked room but this time door lock but nick got out of jacket and ponded on the door until staff would come shoot him up with thorzeen. I remember a girl screeming for hours an hours down the hall. the weard thing is i don't remember plying out side on the swings the only thing i remember of being out side is we had to eran outside and there was one night abunch of us went down the st with staff to a stree carnavil and i got a visit from my foster mom and we went up the street to a family restruant after eating they took me back. I remember being able to walk down a main st with a staff member it got busy lots of shops streets got wider I think all this was going on closer to me being release cause i don't recall being out much while there for the year and 4 months being there.

Estepani Lerran,
If you want you can request me on facebook and see my pictures and videos of Gaebler, my name is Michelle Woods Godfroy

Mr Death,
I was a patient there from 5284 and on Ward D, and I live in Waltham, Mass and have since I was 11yrs old when I went there, and I can tell you that yes the building is gone, I have pictures of it on my facebook of you want to see them, the City of Waltham paid Testa Corp to take the building down because of the high levels of asbestos and lead paint, they did want to put it to good use like a childrens center but, it was going to cost way to much, they will eventually build on that property land, and it will most likely be condos. I have 2 girls in the Waltham school system and know everything that just about that goes on in the city. Gaebler was a sad place for us kids to be in, the abuse we endured was unbearable and no kid should have ever had to go thru that kind of abuse, I am appalled that the dept of mental health thought this was a good place for chldren, they actually encouraged the abuse, sick sick sick people. I am on facebook if you want to see the picutes, Michelle Woods-Godfroy and request to be my friend. I also have videos of the place, and I have been at Gaebler with Boiler1220 quite a few times, inside and out and watched he demised of the building be taken down, and somehow I thought if the building was gone, I would have clousure, but, that's not the case, I feel like a part of me is gone with that building and wish they didn't take it down, they should have paid the money and done something good with it for children like they were going to so us kids that were patients there could see that we weren't forgetten and that we did actually matter.

Hey death, who are you??

Mr Jody
You were there when I was. What ward were you on? Do you remember me from ward a?

Wow shauna O sent me some good pictures while the place was still pretty clean. Looking at the one of ward B looking out at the closed doors, makes me really miss the place. I so want to find all my friends that were there with me

Hello everyone! I was there as well back in 1989 the only few things i remember was going to school on the very top floor and the staff restrained me while on those steep steps. also remember i could see boston skyline from the windows on a clear night. there was this kid nick with blond hair i remember he would always get out of his restringht jacket and run. I remember the backet ball room with one hoop along with a stage for behind it. I remember the screems of some girl. i also will never for get one of the dr there the head of all staff etc came and talked to me and said you don't belong here i see nothing wrong with you i told him i was put here cause my foster mother just wanted the money and not me had me put here and other brothers were put else where. 6 months later i was released but i will never forget how those staff memberd were so abuse us. That place was haunted i will never for get the evil in that place that took place of evil Spirits controling even the staff that work there to better us instead mocked us abuse us and put us into small locked rooms and while i was in one of those locked rooms i'll never for get the spirit that tormented me and the rotten egg smell ice cold evertime it appered with a weight of 1000lb couldn't screem for help i try screeming but couldn't i'm 33 now and live in long island ny i preach the word of God and as God gave his word i Give you mine everything i'm telling you is truth about that place i believe God always watched over me and got me outa there where there is darkness let there be light where there is evil let there be good and God is always good. My foster mother wanted too me in one of those places for life i went to a few befor ending up there hmm funy all those other places turn me down and when ended up here the dr said you don't belong here. anyways soon after the place close down along with the rest of em Amen. my email address is joemcmillan93@hotmail.com

Gaebler is now gone...totally demolished by the City of Waltham as of December 30, 2010...at least they didn't sell it to Avalon Bay.

Estepeni Lerran
I sent you a message on face book

At the mental institution I was just as (MHRC) which is no where near this bad, had a mural of the earth on it and various other kid paintings, the walls were dark blue. Seems like all childrens institutions use murals like this.

the lighter spots on the floor kind of look like monster footsteps to me. kind of gives this picture a sad realization-like feeling.... at least to me.

Hi again pookie. I chatted briefly with
City counsilor who basically said they will prioritize Fernalds development before coming to a decision on what to do with Gaebler. The gist I get, and I could be completely wrong, is that Waltham is waiting for commercial real estate to recover before committing to anything.

To, GeablerSchoolGirl, John, Becky, maman01, Chris, was there,keeponsinging, was there 2, boiler1220, Pookie,former patient, shawnfrommaine, and J.G.

GeablerSchoolGirl I set you a request on myspace please add me.
J.G. is there anyway I can get in contact with your brother?
AS for the others I would love to talk to you about what happened to you in The Geabier Children's Center.
Please contact me.

jann22896@yahoo.com

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