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 Lalani
    
Location: Louisiana
Gender: Female
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< on 1/28/2014 5:00 AM >
|  | | | Spur of the moment trip yesterday. Mental hospital that closed down in mid 2012 due to a budget cut. Searching for information about it turned up stories about how horribly patients were treated, no surprise there. It was pure luck that we were able to get into the place. There's a fence surrounding the entire campus and a security guard out front. We spoke to the guard and she wouldn't let us in for fear of getting in trouble, but said it was alright to walk around the outside.
Found a couple of barns, one in which many boxes of expired Kodak developer/fixer were discarded. Also found an old house and an incinerator. Thought the trip was going to be a bust until we literally found the keys to the place just lying around. The keys let us through the fence and into the main building, and apparently the guard wasn't all the concerned because when we were leaving 3.5 hours later she smiled and waved.
75% of the air conditioners were running full blast so the place was freezing.
The whole set can be viewed here. (82 images)
IMG_3611 by Ugiesnugums, on Flickr
IMG_3633 by Ugiesnugums, on Flickr
IMG_3671 by Ugiesnugums, on Flickr
IMG_3701__1__2 by Ugiesnugums, on Flickr
IMG_3722__1__2 by Ugiesnugums, on Flickr
IMG_3753__1__2 by Ugiesnugums, on Flickr
IMG_3785 by Ugiesnugums, on Flickr
IMG_3792 by Ugiesnugums, on Flickr
IMG_3807 by Ugiesnugums, on Flickr
IMG_3810 by Ugiesnugums, on Flickr
IMG_3819__1__2 by Ugiesnugums, on Flickr
IMG_3827 by Ugiesnugums, on Flickr
IMG_3835__1__2 by Ugiesnugums, on Flickr
IMG_3843__1__2 by Ugiesnugums, on Flickr
IMG_3878__1__2 by Ugiesnugums, on Flickr
IMG_3882__1__2 by Ugiesnugums, on Flickr
IMG_3891__1__2 by Ugiesnugums, on Flickr
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Weirdlig
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 2 on 1/28/2014 3:12 PM >
| | | | Nice set, and what a funny story. Do you think you find the discarded keys from when the place was open or did some lousy guard lose their security keys on campus?
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Lalani
Location: Louisiana
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 3 on 1/28/2014 4:02 PM >
| | | | Posted by Weirdlig
Nice set, and what a funny story. Do you think you find the discarded keys from when the place was open or did some lousy guard lose their security keys on campus?
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When I glanced down and saw the key ring sitting there I looked at my friend and said "No fucking way..." Didn't think any of them would actually work, but tried it on one of the padlocks nearby and it popped open. Hellz yeah! Tried it on the fence padlock, open. Opened a couple of the main building doors and stairwell doors to let us up through the whole thing. Some of the doors were unlocked already! When we were leaving I put the key ring back where I found it.
I have a feeling the key ring was either lost or placed there deliberately so the guard or whoever wouldn't have to carry them around. Probably lost though, because it looked like there were some personal keys on there as well.
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Million Dollar Man
Location: Massachusetts
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 4 on 1/28/2014 9:31 PM >
| | | | Really cool set and story. It always cracks me up when they turn operating suites into storage rooms.
Before a big explore I like to work with leather. The Native Americans always said that working with hides and pelts releases the soul. |
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relik
 
Location: 44.26126°,-88.41502° (Appleton, WI)
Gender: Male
There is no truth, Only a perspective.
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<Reply # 5 on 1/28/2014 10:38 PM >
| | | | Nice set, and what luck! Should've at least hid 'em in a different spot, for a return trip! Hell, they might still be there. Who knows.
"When it rains, just find bigger drains." |
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Lalani
Location: Louisiana
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 6 on 1/29/2014 12:59 AM >
| | | | Thanks guys! Since I wasn't sure if someone placed the keys there on purpose I didn't want to move them and risk security/maintenance changing all the locks. And it just didn't feel right moving or taking them.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimclark |
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Skye_Ann
Location: Kitchener, Ontario
Gender: Female
I seem to have Irritable Owl Syndrome...
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<Reply # 7 on 1/29/2014 2:57 AM >
| | | | Very cool! 
My Blog; https://historyindecay.blogspot.com/ |
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Sceptic
Location: In the Dreams of a City that Never Sleeps
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 8 on 1/29/2014 3:17 PM >
| | | | Nice find! Especially with the film developers haha
"Instinctive forces influence the activity of consciousness. Whether that influence is for better or for worse depends upon the actual contents of the unconscious." |
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Lalani
Location: Louisiana
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 10 on 1/30/2014 12:54 AM >
| | | | Thanks!
Yeah, there were probably 10-15 boxes full of film developer and fixer, all expired in 2012. I'm guessing it was for developing x-rays because there was a medical section of the building with a lightbox on the wall.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimclark |
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Punchy
 
Location: NC
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<Reply # 11 on 1/30/2014 2:18 AM >
| | | | Wonderful set, wonderful story, and kudos to you for leaving the keys right where you found them.
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Lalani
Location: Louisiana
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 12 on 1/30/2014 3:58 PM >
| | | | Thanks, I can only hope the keys stay where they are for a revisit down the road! Or I could have copies made of them, hmm..
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimclark |
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cdevon
Location: west county
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 13 on 1/30/2014 4:05 PM >
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well done!
When I say I'm 'clean and sober', it means I've showered and I'm headed to the liquor store. |
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macgruder
Location: Northern NJ
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 15 on 1/31/2014 8:20 PM >
| | | | The meme says it all. Great story, cool location.
Canon 5D Mark III, Canon 50mm 1.2, Canon 28mm 1.8, Canon 16-35 f2.8L
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Lalani
Location: Louisiana
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 16 on 2/1/2014 10:59 PM >
| | | | Haha, love the meme! The doors were mostly self-locking but we made sure to lock up behind us; don't want any stupid kids or vandals getting in too easily. I'll be keeping an eye on this location.. we didn't have time to get into any of the out-buildings, including the chapel. Hell, I'm surprised they haven't demolished it all yet.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimclark |
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kenfagerdotcom
Location: Madison, WI
Gender: Male
American Urbex... yeah. That was me.
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<Reply # 17 on 2/2/2014 5:04 PM >
| | | | I checked out the full set on Flickr. Awesome collection Lalani! Also, keys on the ground? Amaaaazing!
Flickr: http://www.flickr....os/kenfagerdotcom/ |
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Lalani
Location: Louisiana
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 18 on 2/4/2014 7:32 PM >
| | | | Posted by kenfagerdotcom
I checked out the full set on Flickr. Awesome collection Lalani! Also, keys on the ground? Amaaaazing!
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Thank you! 
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kimclark |
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Sevtai
Location: Greece
Gender: Male
28:06:42:16
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<Reply # 19 on 2/4/2014 8:04 PM >
| | | | Lovely share!
I agree with this. ^^
Posted by Lalani
Or I could have copies made of them, hmm..
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