Abandoned Asylum - Middletown State Hospital

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This asylum once existed on a 250 acre parcel of farmland in Middletown, New York. Upon opening in 1874, against the original plans, it was decided that the facility would treat women as well as men. Sixty-nine patients were treated at the hospital during its first year of operation. In 1902, the asylum had a population of over 1,200, and by 1909 several other structures had been built and the patient population expanded to 2,250. By the 50th Anniversary of the asylum's opening in 1924, a total of 12,957 patients had passed through its doors.
Up until the anniversary, Middletown's history was more-or-less identical to many other such institutions of the day, save for the morning of October 8, 1921. In the early hours, around 1am, a fire started in the attic of the main building. A night watchman was alerted by the sound of an automatic sprinkler, and arrived upstairs to find the roof already ablaze. The fire proceeded quickly, and nearly the entire asylum was lost to the flames. Fortunately, the building was evacuated successfully, and no one was harmed. The origin of the fire was never discovered - no visitors had been on that floor the previous day, and the attic was not home to electrical wiring that might have served as an ignition. A new, fireproof structure was erected on the site of the original, and became occupied in 1927...
The full story can be found here -
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Music - "The Great Dreaming Swan" by Abandoned Toys

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@lisagaudiosi7889 Жыл бұрын

I grew up in Middletown NY myself, I moved in the middle of my sophomore year of high school & went upstate-I remember this place & was always told that it was the crazy house where if you completely lost your mind or were psychotic this was the place!

@AntiquityEchoes Жыл бұрын

The place had a long and storied history.

@lisagaudiosi7889 Жыл бұрын

@@AntiquityEchoes Yes it does-I only wish I knew more about it, other than it not being the best of places, it housed the craziest of the crazy, criminally insane, psychotic, I was fascinated yet crept out by this place, yet I understood why!

@AntiquityEchoes Жыл бұрын

@@lisagaudiosi7889 Featured in this video was the lone standing wing of the once- massive hospital, which was indeed the violent and severe ward. At one time the hospital stretched across the whole property, and served many people with varying degrees of ailments. It was beautiful. Now it's all a grassy field.

@itz-haruki1405 Жыл бұрын

My daughters and Myself just walked here and my one daughter kept seeing spirits outside and in the windows my great grandma worked here in the 60s as a nurse she use to tell my mother stories about the patients here and the things the doctors did to them it was terrible

@adamkowalczik8830 Жыл бұрын

I still live right next door, Middletown state hospital, New York, tall Oaks

@michaelboyce9373 2 жыл бұрын

They shut down the Kids ward for Children in 1970,and completely down 4 Years later.

@James_Cy 3 жыл бұрын

These videos are visceral

@qhines9272 8 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Middletown NY, and this place is a whole campus of atleast 9 buildings just abandoned, I always wanted to see this place and find out history on it, My mom always told me Middletown went crazy when they let the crazies out.this place was open for 100 yrs. no history on it......makes u wonder what exactly went on here

@mrmjb1960 5 жыл бұрын

Believe me some of those stories are pretty creepy as I lived there for 4 years and have recurring Nightmares about it Today.Some of those will make your hair turn white with the fright!

@tiffanywaring6154 3 жыл бұрын

@@mrmjb1960 I went in that building myself back in 2011 and boy oh boy. I seen somethings in the basement. I really want to know the history of the campus.

@lisagaudiosi7889 Жыл бұрын

I grew up in Middletown myself, I never really knew the full story on this place but was told those that resided there were crazy beyond repair & would never get out, mostly because they were the worst of the worst-criminally insane, psychotic, or completely lost their mind-but whenever I passed by it I just felt it had that vibe that it wasn't a place anyone in their right mind wanted to be at!

@anthonycerami5170 4 жыл бұрын

Me and my friends went in here a few times when we were kids, spooky place, the coffins in the basement freaked us out. If I remember correctly there was also a coffin for a baby somewhere down there.

@BklynOutdoors 3 жыл бұрын

I recently drove around that area, would love to go inside but too afraid of getting busted for trespassing. I think they might be renovating it now, as well.

@Violetsmilexo 12 жыл бұрын

Awesome footage. I love everything about this. Very nicely done. I'd be interested in more history of this place.

@LDDavis911 12 жыл бұрын

Incredible video. What did those walls witness over the decades? Love your work. Thank you for posting these. I've become a fan.

@mrmjb1960 5 жыл бұрын

Lots of Child Torture Abuse and Death.

@tiffaneeprice9456 5 жыл бұрын

It’s not all abandoned there is a rehab center and homeless shelter on the campus a half way house I stayed at the shelter years ago and worked for them. And a few buildings are office space and doctors offices. So it’s still in use and some houses in use on the campus. One building in the back got knocked down because kids breaking in because it was on some most haunted list. It’s not haunted and Middletown police use one or two buildings to train police dogs. So it’s not “ALL” abandon!

@tiffanywaring6154 3 жыл бұрын

It's haunted though. I lived in the Shelter for 6 weeks back in 2011 and Mannnn NEVER again

@mrmjb1960 5 жыл бұрын

I remember these scenes and it is chilling.

@88_TROUBLE_88 2 жыл бұрын

How long ago were you there and in what capacity were you residing there? Elaborate please

@yvonnebrackman1729 5 жыл бұрын

There is a cemetery there identified with a small plaque. A relative is buried there. However no markers can be found. He lived there almost 40 years.