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 Tofer
Location: Washington or Oregon
Gender: Male
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< on 12/8/2007 11:55 PM >
|  | | | 56k turn around now....
spent some time today walking around the ruins of the old Western States Mental Hospital in Lakewood WA. from what i remember the history of This mental hospital it build in 1870s and was self sustaining for over a 100 years. raising cattle and gardens for food. the patients worked together on the farm. The area is now a public park the ruins are fenced off but only about 1/2 the fence is there. all the barns are still used and/or very well boarded up with power and telephone lines running to them. great place to check out if your in the area. I ran across some kids getting stoned and scared the hell out of them. they said the place is pretty popular with kids for parties.
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i wonder how many people that threshold has seen....
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its hard to see but the ground of the cemetery was wavy where the ground has settled after the coffins break down.... the leaves are collecting in the lower areas.... its
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no names on most... just a 3 digit number.... there was a few new ones with not only the number but a name as well.
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don cornelius
   
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Location: Your asshole.
Proud Parent
| | | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 1 on 12/8/2007 11:57 PM >
| | | | 3 looks kinda interesting.
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NickSan
  
RIP
Location: Portland Or.
Gender: Male
UER newbie
| | | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 2 on 12/9/2007 12:00 AM >
| | | | Cool!
I took my wife back there in 05 because it was always a special place for her.
It was the first place she ever explored. Back in about 1978 with here dad.
We might have some photos from when it was still standing, I have to look around
http://www.darkviews.com/
http://www.myspace.com/nicksan62
“Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.� |
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everybodyknows
Location: Ithaca, NY
bacon is meat candy
| | | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 3 on 12/9/2007 1:35 AM >
| | | | i think the 3rd picture is my favorite. it seems almost impossible the way the ruins are standing.
"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." ~James Dean
"People break so easily, and so do dreams and hearts." ~Neil Gaiman |
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aaronni
Location: South Puget Sound
| | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 4 on 12/9/2007 4:46 AM >
| | | | Just a note, this is actually the Hill Ward of Western State Hospital. The still standing and operating Western State Hospital is just north of these ruins.
P.S. Hill Ward was partially demoed in 1989 by the county. There's a rumour that it was used for target practice by nearby Fort Lewis but I doubt there's any truth to it.
never know until you go |
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Soldat
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Gender: Male
The Mayor of Noobtown
| | | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 5 on 12/9/2007 7:07 AM >
| | | | Those are some cool ruins, they look like they are right out of Bosnia or something.
Can anybody tell me why they shut down and demoed this part of the hospital? Im curious?
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Tofer
Location: Washington or Oregon
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 6 on 12/9/2007 8:54 AM >
| | | | from what i remember hearing was that the hospital was self contained, the patients worked the fields and tended the cattle, and the whole place ran like a well oiled machine until other mental hospitals were using their patients as slave labor and test dummies for experiments. the state then said that if a patient worked they had to get paid a minimum wage.. Western States wasnt able to do that so the program got cut, ultimately shutting down the farm and going to a more typical mental hospital... they built a new western states hospital across the street that was better suited for the "new" way of patient care
(like i said thats 90% from what i remember 10% from outta my ass..... so i may be wrong)
heres a link to the group that keeps it running... lots of history and pics. http://communities...n.wsi?group_id=522
[last edit 12/9/2007 8:59 AM by Tofer - edited 1 times]
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joeyofnepal
Location: Memphis
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 7 on 12/12/2007 10:41 PM >
| | | | It looks like a scene from urban warfare, I'm surprised nobody's complained about it being a 'danger' to people, prompting a demolition
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UE TWF
Location: Mass
Gender: Male
| | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 8 on 12/13/2007 12:28 AM >
| | | | its sad that some of the graves just had numbers
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JeepXJ
Location: San Jose, CA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 9 on 12/13/2007 1:22 AM >
| | | | Now I see why you couldn't talk when i called you... That looks like it would be a PITA to navigate while blabing on the phone!
06:01:50] <Chris> i mean im retarded and im not that awkward
"You mean over saturated photos and macro shots of pealing paint isn’t historically relevant?" -TDK1000 [00:12:02] <yota94> he just called us bitches [00:12:04] *** JeepXJ has joined #general [00:12:15] <JeepXJ> you guys are bitches! [00:12:16] *** JeepXJ has quit AvChat (connection closed by user) [00:12:23] <Deuterium> that w |
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Tofer
Location: Washington or Oregon
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 10 on 12/13/2007 5:52 AM >
| | | | ya its was lot of fun running around in it... but i kept hoping there wasnt going to be an earthquake while i was in the basements. lol
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eidolon
Location: Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen
| | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 11 on 12/13/2007 7:14 PM >
| | | | Did it just naturally fall apart? Or was there a half hearted demolition effort that was aborted?
How old is that place?
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RGS20INOPHIR
Location: California/Colorado/in the West
Gender: Male
Western Explorer
| | | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 12 on 12/13/2007 7:52 PM >
| | | | You will henceforth be known as 047.
Im coming up to Seattle tonight. You down for some chillage? I arrive tomorrow at 20:00 and leave Monday. Youve got my cell no, give me a call.
Sweet photos btw.
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broaddaylight
Location: new joisey
Gender: Female
thats me on the left, notice how im eye level with his man meat
| | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 13 on 12/13/2007 8:01 PM >
| | | | You should have tried doing a roundhouse kick to one of those walls and see if it would fall over
Steal only whatever you can run with comfortably and leave no footprints
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JeepXJ
Location: San Jose, CA
Gender: Male
| | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 14 on 12/14/2007 6:09 AM >
| | | | Yeah, chuck noris would have...
(sorry I had to)
06:01:50] <Chris> i mean im retarded and im not that awkward
"You mean over saturated photos and macro shots of pealing paint isn’t historically relevant?" -TDK1000 [00:12:02] <yota94> he just called us bitches [00:12:04] *** JeepXJ has joined #general [00:12:15] <JeepXJ> you guys are bitches! [00:12:16] *** JeepXJ has quit AvChat (connection closed by user) [00:12:23] <Deuterium> that w |
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Tofer
Location: Washington or Oregon
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 15 on 1/17/2008 5:29 AM >
| | | | good thing i went when i did..... they are tearing it down.  http://www.thenews.../story/255039.html its really sad to see a piece of history like that get destroyed.
if anyone in Washington wants to go check it out before its completely gone let me know.
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Todd D.
Location: Maryland
Gender: Male
| | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 16 on 1/17/2008 3:56 PM >
| | | | I Guess I'm Not The Only One That Thought 3 Was Rather Funny Its A Good Pic Just Oddly Balanced Buildings. its Also Insane How Much graffiti (If I Spelt It Right) There Is
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eidolon
Location: Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen
| | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 17 on 1/18/2008 2:31 AM >
| | | | Posted by Todd D.
I Guess I'm Not The Only One That Thought 3 Was Rather Funny Its A Good Pic Just Oddly Balanced Buildings. its Also Insane How Much graffiti (If I Spelt It Right) There Is
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knickers
Location: Scotland/London.
Gender: Female
| | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 18 on 1/18/2008 1:34 PM >
| | | | im not normally a fan of tag-type graffiti but this place has been taken over and transformed with all the colours, its cool.
B' fheàrr Gàidhlig briste na Beurla cliste "O Teannaibh Dlùth 's Togaibh Fonn" |
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knickers
Location: Scotland/London.
Gender: Female
| | Re: Western States Hospital Ruins
<Reply # 19 on 1/18/2008 1:35 PM >
| | | | its a bit like Return to Ozz!
B' fheàrr Gàidhlig briste na Beurla cliste "O Teannaibh Dlùth 's Togaibh Fonn" |
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