Posted by Phobia Wow. This place has been tagged to shit in the few months since I've been. Shame. This place used to be so cool. |
Posted by RickMcDick Every time I've tried to go the security had been lurking around |
Posted by Slavo We hit up the spot at night knowing it would be patrolled, so there aren't many pictures with flash near any windows of the building. |
Posted by siper Get a tripod and you won't need flash at all. |
Posted by Slavo Some cool facts about this place. Prior to 1906, this Asylum, constructed in 1885, was modeled after the Kirkbride Plan. This building was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and became infamous as the site of the regions greatest loss of life resulting from the quake. 117 patients and staff were killed and buried in mass graves on the site and many more insane escaped and ran free around the county. The main building and some others were irreparably damaged. Following this disaster, the asylum was rebuilt in the Mediterranean Revival architecture styles of Mission Revival—Spanish Colonial Revival, in a layout resembling a college campus of two-story buildings. After World War II, new approaches to treatment had an effect on hospital operations and facilities. Among the most important new approaches were the establishment of community clinics, treatment outside of hospitals, and treatment of the developmentally disabled at State Hospitals formerly intended for the mentally ill. A watershed event was the passage of the 1971 Laterman Act, which resulted in closing of several State hospitals and restructuring of the State system. Since that time there has been an increasing move toward closing hospitals and reliance on community treatment programs. In March 2009, the last patient moved out of the east campus and the residential facility was closed. In July 2014, the City purchased the property from the State of California for $80 million with the intent to build a K-8, High School, and city park. |
Posted by Slavo Some cool facts about this place. Prior to 1906, this Asylum, constructed in 1885, was modeled after the Kirkbride Plan. This building was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and became infamous as the site of the regions greatest loss of life resulting from the quake. 117 patients and staff were killed and buried in mass graves on the site and many more insane escaped and ran free around the county. The main building and some others were irreparably damaged. Following this disaster, the asylum was rebuilt in the Mediterranean Revival architecture styles of Mission Revival—Spanish Colonial Revival, in a layout resembling a college campus of two-story buildings. After World War II, new approaches to treatment had an effect on hospital operations and facilities. Among the most important new approaches were the establishment of community clinics, treatment outside of hospitals, and treatment of the developmentally disabled at State Hospitals formerly intended for the mentally ill. A watershed event was the passage of the 1971 Laterman Act, which resulted in closing of several State hospitals and restructuring of the State system. Since that time there has been an increasing move toward closing hospitals and reliance on community treatment programs. In March 2009, the last patient moved out of the east campus and the residential facility was closed. In July 2014, the City purchased the property from the State of California for $80 million with the intent to build a K-8, High School, and city park. |
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Posted by Slavo Some cool facts about this place. Prior to 1906, this Asylum, constructed in 1885, was modeled after the Kirkbride Plan. This building was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, and became infamous as the site of the regions greatest loss of life resulting from the quake. 117 patients and staff were killed and buried in mass graves on the site and many more insane escaped and ran free around the county. The main building and some others were irreparably damaged. Following this disaster, the asylum was rebuilt in the Mediterranean Revival architecture styles of Mission Revival—Spanish Colonial Revival, in a layout resembling a college campus of two-story buildings. After World War II, new approaches to treatment had an effect on hospital operations and facilities. Among the most important new approaches were the establishment of community clinics, treatment outside of hospitals, and treatment of the developmentally disabled at State Hospitals formerly intended for the mentally ill. A watershed event was the passage of the 1971 Laterman Act, which resulted in closing of several State hospitals and restructuring of the State system. Since that time there has been an increasing move toward closing hospitals and reliance on community treatment programs. In March 2009, the last patient moved out of the east campus and the residential facility was closed. In July 2014, the City purchased the property from the State of California for $80 million with the intent to build a K-8, High School, and city park. |
Posted by Slavo The place was massive and I didn't feel like taking a minute per shot on my first run. |
Posted by siper I know what you mean. I've been there a few times. It's worth it though. |
Posted by siper I know what you mean. I've been there a few times. It's worth it though. |
Posted by romainpp Wow, awesome lighting! Look like there are still things I haven't seen in that place. |
Posted by siper Thanks, folks! Didn't mean to hijack the thread. Tripod + light painting is awesome. That is all. That place is such a maze. Finding the bathing tables was such a pain! Don't know how much of this is left as this was a couple years ago. |
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