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My grandmother was only 36 years old when she died at Pilgrim State Hospital, leaving behind three very small children (the youngest being my mother). I was able to get copies of her transcripts from the hospital many years back. This place has always held a fascination for me and these photographs are hauntingly beautiful.

Anyone been here lately? The first 3 or 4 buildings you see as soon as you get off the SAG S/B have been torn down. It's sad to see all that beautiful architecture destroyed.

The darkness that is at the end of this hallway makes it even more sinister & a little unsettling, the archways would feel like they would be closing in on you as you walked down the hallway. Creepy indeed.

The third floor in this pic was used for people caught with any kind of drugs in the sixties. By agreeing to go here for ninety days your record was expunged. This was in the days prior to any recognized drug treatment. No kind of therapy at all was given just playing cards and ping pong to pass the time.

I was a student nurse from SUNY Farmingdale and spent 6weeks rotating through Pilgrim . My experiences there made me the person and nurse I am today! What a place of history intrigue & education!

This is a lovely moving gallery, with the panorama as the "grand finale" Thoroughly enjoyed! All this hard work, and sometimes danger for you, and you share generously; am ever so grateful. Thank you! Yer the bestest! Be well and stay safe!

I was just here today and my friend speculated this was a powerplant... it's pretty eerie back there.

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i was there today picking up a patient for a medical appointment and i was totally consumed mentally by the remaining buildings i would love to go in there with 1 other person and try and discover some of the dark secrets that linger there any takers :)

I REPEAT Seymour, the State does NOT own the property. NYS sold the property in 2002 to a private party who will build whatever he wants to (subject to permits and approvals) when he wants to. THIS PROPERTY IS NOT OWNED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY. Is that clear?

To say the state has nothing to do with this makes no sense at all. Who do you think owns the place? Only a government would waste money on a project like this. Private organizations don't waste money on destroying structures without a plan to rebuild or utilize the land for a profitable purpose. The abandoned structures should remain because it makes no economic sense to tear them down to only leave an eyesore of rubble like they did with the last buildings they tore down.

It's a shame that they've started to take it all down . Like , it's a historical site . not many people know the history on pilgrim state , but I do . I was honestly addicted to pilgrim state history a few years back . i printed out articals from all over , just to learn more about the sad history . it's a terrible idea to tear it down . they should just rebuild it . or at least renevate it .

I am looking for more information on this place. Supposidly my grandmother was a patient here but we are not certain. I am trying to find out if she was for sure a patient. this would have been back in the early 80's, does anyone has any idea how i can find this out, patient records, etc.

Seymour you are dumber than rocks! The state has nothing to do with the property that has been or is being torn down. Maybe the abandoned structures should remain to give you a home like your parents provided you. The rubble was left to hide your lifeless form.

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I drive past these structures quite often, and it is sad to see them being torn down. What a waste of money taking these buildings down. The job was never finished with the other sets of buildings that were taken down years ago. The sites are piles of rubble, the job never completed. They would be better off leaving the structures as they stand rather than leaving a pile of rubble. At least the ghost buildings have great beauty to them. The state complains they have no money and they waste it on a project that adds no value at all. A complete money pit and waste of resources.