Does your town come with an abandoned hospital?
Mine does. Check out this amazing set of photos off flickr, by IanC83. It's a hospital right here in Cambridge, downtown, that has been empty since it shut down in 2003. Just two miles from Cold Antler Farm is this hot mess. Where are the Ghost Hunter shows? This is golden!Think I should put it in Birchthorn?
posted by Jenna at 7:37 PM
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heck yea
You should absolutely put it in Birchthorn! I just love finding those special bits of history in a town.
Hi Jenna,this is a very cool place to go visit if you can get up there. I drove up there last fall with Mom when I found the gate open, very cool and very sad knowing what it use to be and what is turning into. Wouldn't it be fun to spend a day checking everything out and staying all night waiting for whatever comes along. Heck yea bring the Ghost Hunters count me in.
I grew up about half a mile from the ruins of a gold mine in Douglas (Juneau), Alaska. There are all of these old historic mine buildings still standing- tucked into the woods just above a beach. There's an old hospital, swimming pool, etc. All very spooky and surreal. Strange now that it seemed like such a great place to play as a child! Found some cool pictures on Flickr- http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=17389810@N00&q=treadwell%20mine
Hello! What a great element for Birchthorn!
Says it was built in 1917 - a little late for Birchthorn, I think? Still, it is amazing and I'm sure there are stories in there...
Artistic license can put that place in your story. Or, maybe there was an antecedent...an older place of healing, a prison, an Indian camp. This could add layers to your story.
I hate to see places like that go to ruin. It looks like it has good 'bones'. Too bad someone couldn't buy it and turn it into low income housing or something instead of letting it crumble away.
Ooh, I'm jealous! I love old abandoned places, especially if you can snoop around. Very cool! Thanks for sharing!
We've got three graveyards! ;)
I would say tack it on! It would be an exciting setting.
-Autumn
They are on facebook as Former Mary McClellan Hospital, Cambridge, NY
i was born there! i was in there right after it closed (they were trying to sell off random pieces of furniture, so you could show up and wander the place) and even then it was the creepiest thing you could imagine. at least i can say i'm aging better than that old girl!
-kate
Absolutely!
Jason and I noticed the building in October and were imagining new life for it. We were partial to a candy-making facility-if it's haunted the candy will taste better!
So jealous - wish I had had time to visit this place!
I want that administrator's house. It's beautiful. I wish there were some pictures of the farmhouse too. That is a beautiful place but a little spooky too. Sad to see such a beautiful place fall to ruin. The library still has books and looks good. I can see that whole place as condos or low income housing like someone else said. It needs to be used and not let fall apart. Too much history there.
That would make an excellent university or boarding school. Sad knowing such an amazing building isn't being used.
Mine does, too! lol There is an old hospital about 5 miles down the road from my house here but it's not nearly as impressive looking as yours is.
Use it! Spooky, I love it!
Sure! My town comes w/ a creepy old abandoned orphanage...Take some "creative liberty" if it doesn't fit the story exactly!
birchthorn takes place in 1919! year after the Spanish Flu!
Well, then. YES!
Catching up on your blog after a long time away. WOW what a great photo. You're writing a book..? You're spinning wool, Gibson is getting big...I feel like I'm checking in on an old friend (we've never met!)...you are just as inspiring as ever Jenna. Thanks from Canada's West Coast. xoxo
(Prowling back through some of your earlier posts and hit this one) - Mine does! Traverse City State Hospital. It dates back to 1885. It is actually being redeveloped into a really neat combination of housing and boutique businesses and restaurants. It is one of my favorite "haunts" to wander about with my GF when we are in town. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traverse_City_State_Hospital and for it's present incarnation, http://www.thevillagetc.com/
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