1,384 Comments for Gaebler Children's Center

It almost appears someone used a plasma cutter on it for 'fun'. You can see light scorching on some of the edges. Prob a demolition team seeing how easy it would be to cut the doors.

Yes, I am glad it is closed. I worked there mid 85 - summer '86. I don't remember ever floating to ward D which I believe was down the hall on the same floor as Ward A. Hope you are doing well.

oh, sorry, I do not remember you. You must be as glad as I am thought that it is closed now.

Maureen

momto4, what was your first name? just curious because I was there from 1985 on and maybe you floated to ward D?

I worked there for a year in mid 80's on ward A. It was quite the experience. It left a big impact on my life. I hope all who were patients there are doing well in their lives. I remember many of them!

amazing

I still have to come back to this one now and then just to read the comments

abandonedNH - need to make a quick correction here, not all patients that were there were mentally ill, some were just trouble makers that instead of being shipped off to DYS were sent to Gaebler. Otherwise juvenile probation and therapy would have sufficed. On the other hand, there were quite a few people who were there that needed to be there such as Christina Hill who poisoned her 2 foster brothers or Rod Matthews who beat Sean Oulette from Canton in the head with a baseball bat.

"By: GaeblerSchoolGirl Oh Well let me GUess ,Any one who think this room is a patient room needs clarification it is not it is an administrative office..I would klnow its in the center building .
I sat here more times than not Talking to the oddball qwack that would rub his chin conctantly thoughout the interview of event prev to my last interview i would have on a somwhat monthly basis..I made him swear
and i luved it he was the one that shoulda been ther that nazi!"

Let me guess, what that David Binder?

You are correct it was the cafeteria. there was a door to the right that you cannot see in the picture and that led to the room they had occupational therapy. Does anyone remember Mary Barker I think her name was?. Who else was there? The supervisor Marilyn Litman, the social worker Phyllis Schmidt. As for staff, Mrs. Henderson the overnight fat lard, Debbie Aruda, Doug, Willie and Suzanne, Rick and his brother Brian, Dave who was tall and lanky. Harriet, maria. Contrary to what was above, we were allowed visitors, well most of us anyway, I know I was and other people I knew were. We also were allowed contact with the outside world. If you were behaved and could do well on your own in school, they actually had a separate school across the street that they let us go to. we would take walks to waverly oaks square. Who remembers napolian bonapart the science teacher who took many out to tap the trees and make maple syrup? That was a yearly highlight. Or the fat math teacher Mike Bova? What about Laurie and her exercise class, what the hell was the name of it? I believe it was on ward D. No one who was there can forget the "all available to ward -" when a freight train of people would run to an area for a "child out of control". My god seeing this is bringing up a lot of memories. I was there from the time I was 12 to 15 in 1985 to 1988, and this was certainly not a place to help a child.

was that wilie the one that married Suzanne? what about phyllis schmidt?

I was there 1985-1988 and I do not remember that room. JJMCK and John when were you guys there again?

i was there in 1985 while it was up and running and those rooms were no fun. That place was specifically for children, but some children's needs were made worse being locked up there. It was really not a nice place to be.

hehe....imagine little kids strapped and dragged to there cell while seeing a tiger about to eat a elephant painted on the wall