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S&J Explore 


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For this exploration I finally explored the main reason for me getting into Urbex. Seeing this massive place while on the road was what gave me the passion to visit these kinds of places. After months of preparation and practice with other locations, I finally tackled most of the giant. This massive place is over 100 acres, making it the biggest and best exploration I've had yet. I hope you can enjoy the photos.

I entered with the cover of early morning to aid in my entrance. It appears as it is day due to my cameras light sensitivity.






The first buildings I approached were multiple small cottages organized into a cul-de-sac. The cottages had a garage, a living room, and even power in one case. Unfortunately, there was no point of access to these that I could find.






Next, we found what seemed to be classrooms and offices.
































After this, we enter a famous building from this location, the round building(I know, so clever right).
















There was not much left so we proceeded to our next destination. Sadly, we couldn't access it and had to move on. Here is where things get interesting. The next building contained a medical hospital and laboratories. We actually almost left without seeing this place thinking it was sealed tight, but I managed to find a way to enter.










There was actually some medical waste left behind.


And I just have no idea what this was or why it was here.....


Now we finally reach the labs, there were plenty of chemicals left behind.







These target signs are present since the property was used as an urban training grounds for police and military personnel for some time after its closure.














Leaving the lab we were able to find other treatment methods besides medication, including hydrotherapy.






There was also a radiology room with amazing machines, however, my idiot self-was in too much awe to photograph any of it, I'll get it next time. Leaving this building, we found a recreation and housing structure down a wooded path off of the parking lot to this building. The next photo is of stacks of food trays for reference.








As we left, I got a shot of the lab and its surrounding buildings.


Now we are approaching the industrial section of this massive property(This place was basically a miniature city.) We could not get in most of these, but there were some cool structures, such as a retro-looking gas station.










Finally, we reached our last two buildings to explore for the day, a scaled power plant and pump house adjacent to a water filtration plant(I wasn't kidding when I said it was like a mini-city).
































Unfortunately, the filtration plant was welded shut. Feeling the overbearing weight of exhaustion and a re-occurring spotting of a patrol truck inching its way closer to us we decided to head out, without witnessing the entire property.






With the area left partially unexplored, we will definitely be returning to see the rest, and hopefully, find a way to enter the locked areas. The site does have a tunnel system that sprawls over the entire property, however, it was flooded during our expedition. With any luck, this will not be the case during our next visit, which will give us full undetectable access to most if not all of the facility. What do you think about this massive and beautiful mental hospital? Also, I'm curious to know if you've ever been here before, if so did you get to enter areas we could not? Thank you for your time. This place was surprisingly well preserved, despite natural decay and the occassional vandal, which added to its amazment.

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Rather excellent place, the power plant especially.




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Rather excellent place, the power plant especially.


It really was. The power plant was one of my favorite parts as well.




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I'm incredibly jealous that there is not something like this near me.




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When you find the morgue here, you'll be surprised. It was definitely once well hidden!




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wow, that is a nice location. great set.




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This looks like a great place to explore. Hopefully they don't knock it down too soon.




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wow, that is a nice location. great set.


Thanks! It's really nice to find a decently preserved spot. It's really cool to see a semi-modern mental hospital that's abandoned.




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This looks like a great place to explore. Hopefully they don't knock it down too soon.


Hopefully they don't. However, the state has vigorously been trying to sell the property with hopes that the entire place is leveled and transformed into something more useful. PM me if you want to discuss this further. I did a lot of research.




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That place is massive!




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That place is massive!


And I only saw a bit more than half of it!




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really nice photos of the place! I definitely need to revisit here...




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When you find the morgue here, you'll be surprised. It was definitely once well hidden!


theres a morgue?!




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theres a morgue?!


why wouldn't there be




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Nice work! did anyone get video?

Pic #20 looks like Wolverine carved the outside-of-the-door.




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why wouldn't there be

Some of the videos and photos I've seen from the inside I've never seen the morgue or even heard about it. So I didnt know there was one inside. And I've been to other mental health centers before that do not have them.




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Some of the videos and photos I've seen from the inside I've never seen the morgue or even heard about it. So I didn't know there was one inside. And I've been to other mental health centers before that do not have them.


I wasn't able to find the morgue, but I do know there is in fact one.




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Nice set and write up!




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Nice set and write up!


Thanks!




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That medical building looks pretty cool.




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