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UER Forum > US: Great Lakes > This is an intervention (Viewed 1474 times)
Aran 


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This is an intervention
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Last July I got the chance to explore an abandoned drug rehabilitation clinic in Chicago. Converted from a former all- girls boarding school, this inpatient clinic served the most impoverished members of the community until its closure due to budget cuts in 2010.

The front entrance featured an absolutely stunning white marble staircase, though it would have been even nicer without all the debris covering it.

IMG_7156 by Forgotten Interstices, on Flickr

Surprisingly there were a lot of things left behind that probably shouldn't have been, including drugs and thousands of patient records.

IMG_7193 by Forgotten Interstices, on Flickr

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Somebody went through the trouble of hauling the pews from the gymnasium/chapel on the main floor all the way up to one of the dormitory rooms.

IMG_7285 by Forgotten Interstices, on Flickr

IMG_7287 by Forgotten Interstices, on Flickr

IMG_7304 by Forgotten Interstices, on Flickr

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Despite its slowly collapsing state, ease of access, and presence in the heart of the city, there is almost no graffiti inside- making for a picturesque view of natural decay.



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"Sorry, I didn't know I'm not supposed to be here," he said, knowing full well he wasn't supposed to be there.

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Cool! I like the last picture of the chandelier.




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Nice pics! I love the outdoor shot, I always like when we can get a sense of scale of what people are exploring.

Almost a sad place though, with those photographs in #6, and those books which I'm sure will slowly rot. So it goes!




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Nice!! Love the exterior




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This is a neat looking place; I like those long-suffering encyclopedias in #5, and I wonder what the mural in #8 looked like originally...I can just make out the smiley face.
Thanks for sharing!




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Great stuff dude. Really neat spot!




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Stunning find. Amazing that it's as untouched yet decayed as much as it has. Shit doesn't stay clean for a month in this city, let alone 10 years.



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That's an incredible exploration! I'm kind of jelly Aran.




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Wow so cool, thank you for sharing.
Any controlled substances in there (just out of curiosity)?




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Wow so cool, thank you for sharing.
Any controlled substances in there (just out of curiosity)?




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As a recovering addict, this one is especially intense for me, in a good way and an eerie/sad way. That shirt with all the writing on it has people's clean dates on it. I wonder, how many of them are still clean now? I heard that something like 10% of addicts die clean. Odds are not in our favor. Some of the folks who signed that shirt are probably dead now.

Thank you for posting this set. I really like the unique story here.




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Aran 


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Huh. I guess covid made me a trendsetter.

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Stunning find. Amazing that it's as untouched yet decayed as much as it has. Shit doesn't stay clean for a month in this city, let alone 10 years.

Yeah, I was extremely surprised that there was almost no graffiti or signs of vandalism, especially as this was in the very heart of the South Side in the middle of a residential neighborhood.


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Wow so cool, thank you for sharing.
Any controlled substances in there (just out of curiosity)?


Not that I found, aside from whatever those pills were. By and large I was more focused on the thousands of patient files left behind though- they contained a scary amount of HIPAA protected information- names, DOB, addresses, diagnoses, prescriptions, therapy notes, addictions treatments-everything



Posted by corvidcache
As a recovering addict, this one is especially intense for me, in a good way and an eerie/sad way. That shirt with all the writing on it has people's clean dates on it. I wonder, how many of them are still clean now? I heard that something like 10% of addicts die clean. Odds are not in our favor. Some of the folks who signed that shirt are probably dead now.

Thank you for posting this set. I really like the unique story here.


I did not know that about the shirt, thanks for the information. It's been so long since it shut down so I can't imagine the odds were in many of their favors, though I hope they were able to stay clean.





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Posted by Aran

Yeah, I was extremely surprised that there was almost no graffiti or signs of vandalism, especially as this was in the very heart of the South Side in the middle of a residential neighborhood.




Not that I found, aside from whatever those pills were. By and large I was more focused on the thousands of patient files left behind though- they contained a scary amount of HIPAA protected information- names, DOB, addresses, diagnoses, prescriptions, therapy notes, addictions treatments-everything





I did not know that about the shirt, thanks for the information. It's been so long since it shut down so I can't imagine the odds were in many of their favors, though I hope they were able to stay clean.


files of any kind always fascinate me! This looks to be an amazing explore.





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Great pics. I shot here in 2017 and it has pretty much stayed the same, which is impressive despite YouTubers.




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Also, that chandelier shot is amazing. Loved that stairwell.




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So beautiful, nice job! Did they finally fix the sink hole out front? I couldn't go there for months because the construction crews were literally out front lol




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Aran 


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Huh. I guess covid made me a trendsetter.

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So beautiful, nice job! Did they finally fix the sink hole out front? I couldn't go there for months because the construction crews were literally out front lol


They must have, there wasn't a sinkhole when I went so I guess it's fixed.




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I've always loved the atmosphere these places give off, you captured a great set!




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Very cool.




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I am yet to go to a big institutional place like this (A school, asylum, ect) but it definitely one of my dreams. You're really good at what you do man, all your photos are fire.




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