1,927 Comments for Pilgrim State Hospital

"The Farm Colonies" by Leo Polanski has a wealth of information about the hospital and the others on Long Island, and Pilgrim also has a great museum; visits can be arranged by appointment.

I lived in Brentwood, NY until I was 12 yrs old. That was in the 1960's-early 70's. I can remember the school bus driving through the grounds of Pilrgrim State hosp on my way to NorthWest Elementry school. Whenever we drove through on the bus, my memory of patients screaming through the iron bars on the windows, and some very lost people sleeping on the bench seats throughout the grounds. That memory stays with me today, some 40 years later. Love to have a book on the whole history, and pictures of Pilgrim State Hosp. Does anyone know where I could find that? Pls let me know.

it is nessesory to give due care and interest on the autopsy work as well as facilities for autopsy then only personale for attopsy will do justice for the purpose of autopsy, other wise crime rate will be increased

This house is strangely identical to the director's house at KPPC. Since the buildings at PS are more ornate, as are the other mansions, this one sticks out like a sore thumb. Are you sure it's Pilgrim?

in feb 2008 soda machine was still near the ouyside of the powerhouse

i have been in all yhe empty buildings and found photos of all the suisides email me elainer821@aol.com

i have photos of alot of suisides there from 1943-1970 i have explored all the empty buildings feb 2008

im gointg there tonighhttt. too see what its likeee.i heard it scarryy butt i guess im gonna have to find out for myselff righht ? haha

I'm guessing that they used a type of gurnery with a hydraulic system in order to get bodies in/out of the top cubbies....at least, that's what makes sense to me.

Gosh, it's beautiful. I'd love to visit there and I do think that there must be someone haunting the place. I mean with forced lobotomies and what not, there's bound to be a pissed off apparition.

Did any of you who visited the building after it was closed down, have any run-in's with police?

i love you mom. this was a scary place.we are ok. i will find bernadette. i love you.

i love you mom.we are ok. i will find bernadette.now i understand.

people i talk to say it is haunted

thanks Motts, you dont see nearly enough of this on tv. I live in flat old kansas nothin exists like that here

You know the right guy i bet you could make a killing off that thing awsome