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Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
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Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
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This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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Greystone Park is a large complex of buildings, all of them abandoned. The focal point of the campus is the large Kirkbride building made of gray stone and arched brick. The administration portion of the building in the center was in use after most of the facility was shut down, but the wings were abandoned at different times before the facility closed.
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Type: Building Complex
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Extremely Difficult
Recommendation: drop everything - must see
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asbestos
rust
unsafe flooring
air quality
power is still on, state troopers
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The campus includes a large stone Kirkbride building that is now abandoned, and a few other abandoned buildings sit on the property.
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fences
barbed wire
24 hour guard
locked gates
welded doors
wooden boarding
state troopers dwelling inside, silent motion activated alarms
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flashlight
long pants / sleeves
bail
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The Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital was established in 1876, and designed by Samuel Sloan. It gets it's name from the grey stone used to build several of the buildings. Until the Pentagon was built the Kirkbride was the largest standing structure on a single foundation in the world. Deinstitutionalization caused the closing of many buildings on the property during the 70's and 80's.
Allen Ginsberg's mother, Naomi, was institutionalized here. Part I of Howl contains a reference to "Greystone's foetid halls".
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A lot of the outbuildings have been demolished and a new 'complex' has been constructed a thousand or so yards behind the Kirkbride. The future of the Kirk is currently uncertain.
2014:
A large fence has been placed around the entire building. Police presence is much heavier. Plans for demolition this year are in place, but many groups are fighting for renovation.
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Demolition complete
Tue, Nov 3rd, 2015
posted by EsseXploreR
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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| Photography |
8 / 10 |
| Coolness |
9 / 10 |
| Content Quality |
9 / 10 |
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 12/19/2020 2:47 PM.
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on Dec 19 20 at 14:47, Emperor Wang validated this location
on Dec 19 20 at 14:45, Emperor Wang changed the following: Future Plans
on Dec 19 20 at 2:35, Kurt updated gallery picture
on Dec 19 20 at 2:35, Kurt updated gallery picture
on Dec 19 20 at 2:35, Kurt updated gallery picture
on Dec 19 20 at 2:35, Kurt updated gallery picture
on Dec 19 20 at 2:35, Kurt updated gallery picture
on Dec 19 20 at 2:35, Kurt updated gallery picture
on Dec 19 20 at 2:35, Kurt updated gallery picture
on Dec 19 20 at 2:35, Kurt updated gallery picture
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