Abandoned Asylum Decaying for 25 Years - Found Morgue and Theater!

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In this episode we're exploring an abandoned asylum that originally opened in the early 1900s and has been decaying for nearly two decades.

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[blipblopride]

Please be careful flipping old breakers. The top cause of Arc Flash is dust - which will cause an electric arc through the air causing a violent explosion... it will end you very quickly. Also, you are suppose to THROW a breaker. Stand to the side and flip it quickly - throw it! If you move the breaker slowly, you are more likely to encourage an arc. Stand to the side - do NOT stand directly in front of it.

Posting this for your safety. Source - I am an industrial electrical panel designer.

[jacobdean]

The absolute most professional adventurist for abandoned locations... Everything from the theme, to the history, to even the way you two carry yourselves during the videos.
I've been watching a very long time with zero complaints. You guys are awesome!! Thanks for all the adventures and hard work!!!

[Kimboyd]

"pizza oven style on top" was NOT a comment I was expecting when regarding a morgue 😂

[Hoggs]

This asylum has an unusually... happy vibe to it? Most of the other ones you've visited give a real creepy vibe - but I get the feeling that this place looked after their patients well.

[TheWaxworker]

The buildings are in very good condition considering being abandoned for over 25 years. And with the other watchers here, I am amazed at the relative lack of vandalism and graffiti.

[AlexanderCrump]

How refreshing to see a place like this not completely covered in asinine graffiti. You can actually appreciate the structure and process of decay.

[MidwestTechAndGaming]

I'm an older man of 57 yo. I think you guys have done the abandon genre very well! You really take your time when it matters and more on to better things all the time.

[kmed]

The Smithcot sheet was used as a transfer device to move patients from bed to bath. Something like a draw sheet with handles.

[Bostonedge]

I love how you guys give history/info on different things you encounter over VO like the projector. Great video once again.

[dernudel]

11:20 You guys need to carry a non-contact voltage tester (otherwise known as a widget, ) for when you come across scary wiring like that. All you do is hold the end of the tester near the wires and it will beep and light up if the wires are energized.

[robanah]

I remember going to kindergarten at a school like that. It was the late 80's and they had schools for those who were diagnosed with mental and learning disabilities... I think they called them childhood development centers... I was diagnosed with ADHD, and since they didn't know much about learning disabilities at the time, I was told to go there for Luckily, they shut them down a few years upon discovering more about learning I remember the viewing windows for observations. They used to scare me a lot because I'd see people watching from behind a glass wall at the back of the classroom, when I used to stare back at them, they'd wave and that scared me even further lol

[meditationmusicbyalexjackson]

Those projectors belong in a museum. I hope someone saves them.

[ocsrc]

These facilities were typically owned by the state and were converted to be fallout shelters and usually there would be an emergency operations center with two-way radios to connect to the state and government agencies

Look for the building with the antennas on top of it and go to the lowest sub basement that's where the emergency operations Center would be located

Usually they still keep these centers operational and you'll find old 1960s or 1970s two-way radio equipment that's still operational and they're usually not solid state they usually are tube radios with crystals

[UrbexConnection]

One of the few exploration channel in which we come back regularly and still amazed every time. Your videos are mesmerizing. Huge source of inspiration. Thanks for taking us on your journey

[Sunsetdrivein]

Auditorium looks like it had a seating capacity of about 1, 000. The screen is a modern widescreen one so they were definitely setup for CinemaScope movies. The projection booth is definitely fire proof so they were originally equipped to run 35mm nitrate prints. Projection equipment looks to be Brenkert model "Enarc" carbon arc lamphouses (the light source), RCA MI-9030 "PhotoPhone" soundheads, and Super Simplex 35mm projector head. These are all made around 1938. In general, Brenkert and RCA equipment were often sold together as a package deal and likely there would have been a free standing audio rack with an RCA sound system (amplifiers and pre-amplifiers) in there. They could have already had the Super Simplex projector from a previous installation.
They probably ran 35mm movies twice a week for the residents since they were "confined" there. The dimmer panel behind stage also appears to be around 1938 vintage. The curtain motor would have had two switches controlling it: one located behind stage and one located up in the projection booth next to the projectors. Lots of times there was a switch on the dimmer panel to transfer all curtain controls to the projection booth only when desired. I assume since this location is away from the city, there may have been a union projectionist assigned to operate and maintain this projection booth.

[ProudDad]

In the basketball room, the old ceiling tiles that have fallen look like Asbestos I would not be surprised because most all ceiling tiles and pipe insulation were in the years before Fiberglass which is still very dangerous to breathe. An N95 mask with two straps would be good enough to protect your lunges from this fish hook-like material, stay safe guys, and thanks for another great location.

[MrPNutt]

It’s good to know that such an incredible facility could possibly have a new beginning. Glad you guys kept this one so confidential because the lack of vandalism is refreshing and allows the beauty of the natural decay to remain dominant.

[eliseosterbrink]

The little turtle at the beginning hooked me right in.

[dizee]

A quick google shows, regarding the audio rooms and word lists:

The PBK-50, also known as PBK, tests word recognition ability of lower grade school age children. The articulation function is approximately 4%/dB. There are three lists of 50 words (150 words total) available in four different randomizations.

[oryxland]

Although I'm sure some of these institutes weren't delivering the best care and should have been shut down it's important to remember that the move to "deinstitutionalize" was all about saving the government money and not because they wanted to help people with mental issues in a different or better way, they simply closed them and didn't care where they ended up.