GS Psychiatric Hospital by jeremy marshall on Flickr.
Urbex Photography by Karakuji on DeviantArt
Alexian Brothers Novitiate Monastery. Gresham, Wisconsin.
By Heather Reizner
New Life (by jamescharlick)
This military hospital dates back to 1879, built on a hill since the theory at the time was that a fresh breeze would blow away infection. Eventually closing in 1996, many reasons were given for the closure, including maintenance costs, efficiency, and asbestos.
I rolled up at first light before making a less than stealthy approach through underground I could barely see and eventually finding that the handy hole in the fence I was expecting to make an easy entrance had been well and truly fixed. Climbing a 6 ft fence topped with multiple lines of barbed wire at 6 in the morning isn’t exactly the perfect way to wake yourself up, but after a wobbly ascent I was over and in.
Once I’d finished the maternity ward the CBA hit and I decided I’d had enough of peeling paint in otherwise empty rooms and skipped the main building. Heading instead for the morgue I found it firmly screwed shut and instead had the unenviable task of climbing that bloody fence again. Still, at least I made it back to the B&B in time for breakfast!