The Abandoned Westborough Asylum - A Century of History Forgotten

In today's video we go back to Summer of 2018 when I visited the historic Westborough Psychiatric Center. Now set for demolition ,barely anything remains on the property while watching this video. The intro footage was shot and edited by Jason Allard all credit goes to him. If you enjoy the video leave a thumbs up and subscribe for more historic videos.
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History of Westborough Psychiatric Center :
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westb...
Link to Jason Allard :
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[@DarkExploration]

Its sad that historical places like these get just torn down. Hundreds of years of history and medical use just gone (for better or worse. ) hopefully you enjoyed the video as Westborough State Hospital is now almost at the last phase of demolition :( big shout out to Jason Allard for allowing me to use his video. Link in my bio for his channel as well as a Wikipedia link for the hospitals history! Enjoy your day !

[@kevinloving3141]

This dis-industrialization of this country with robots becoming more and more humaniod with the right government funding a person using humaniod robots could start a factory in one of this old buildings.

[@JasonAllard]

Hey great video and glad I was able to help with the project. This is probably the most comprehensive view of Westborough between the aerial shots, interior explore, history, and commentary. A shame this place is almost completely demolished now. Nice work, Devin! For anyone interested in more drone shots of abandoned places, the opening sequence is from my Abandoned from Above series. You can see the rest of the series at my channel. Thanks!

[@HellavaLive]

I live 3 miles down the street from this place sad to see this go.

[@DesertRainReads]

Wow, it is quite interesting to see this footage for sure. I definitely am surprised that this is in my state to boot.

[@denverbajio9752]

A blessing or curse

[@stevenleith7663]

I worked at Worcester State hospital for over 27 years. The unit with the painting was done by patients and staff to brighten up the place. Some of the seclusion rooms were turned into admission offices or supervisor offices for that unit. In the early years all of the state hospitals were self sufficient. Worcester was a dairy farm, Grafton state provided clothes, westboro provided shoes. Groundskeepers would drive the goods from each hospital to the others.

[@ReelJayB]

My dad worked there as well.

[@layla3862]

I love how you don't put creepy music or sounds so people could see the beauty in abandoned places like this.

[@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888]

It literally starts with creepy music.

[@ikekiefer4556]

@@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 how is it creepy?

[@TheProperPeople]

Wow, saw a ton of stuff in this video that I had never seen before of this place. A lot of that vintage equipment looked mint. Shame it's all a pile of rubble now.

[@stevencoffone288]

I use to work nearby at McKesson company. Was scary af !

[@Jess-lf2fe]

I'm from the area, a lot of awful things happened at this place as well as the Worcester location. (The old Worcester asylum). It's known for being "haunted" and people would see how long they could spend the night without being completely creeped out. Obviously, it would cost way too much money to keep up on the maintenance on a large place such as this. It's sad to think what went on here in the early days of medical technology, but this is our history, and without it, we wouldn't be where we are today in getting people proper care. Thank you for sharing this.

[@junits15]

I’ve lived down the street from this place for 16 years I remember when it was still open. I have a distinct memory of being told to stay indoors as a patient had escaped and was running through the woods. It’s sad to see it go, even more sad to know that the land is set to become 55+ housing. But I guess all things end eventually.

[@stevexray6253]

That old paper ephemera with names and dates should be collected and preserved. I get sentimental about that kind of stuff. I always have appreciated the old stuff and the old folks. Good job! 👍 😆

[@lagatitabruja]

Steve xray62 I always think this too! I don't know its against urban explorer law to take stuff, it if no one else does it will just go to a landfill?

[@stevexray6253]

@@lagatitabruja I knew it was against the explorers code but if a place is going to be demolished soon it would be an exception maybe.

[@lagatitabruja]

@@stevexray6253 that's what i figured. i mean it makes sense for bigger items but i highly doubt they would save any paper items at all. those probably go straight to the trash. it would be SO interesting to keep those, keep them in an album or as interesting coffee table piece. Im sure there are lots of collectors for those kinds of things. would be nice to see them go to someone who would really treasure them

[@stevexray6253]

Maybe in the future exploring crews can have a historian that's very sentimental that can gather a few items like that to save for posterity. I don't know why I'm drawn to stuff like that but I sure am.

[@lagatitabruja]

Steve xray62 ya that's a great idea and me too!

[@annakatie7347]

Just stumbled across this channel & I'm obsessed. It affects me when such old places like this get abandoned, full of stuff, & eventually destroyed. Such a waste. Bravo for capturing this place so thoroughly, keep up the great work.

[@sherryirwin3594]

aneliese same here!

[@rose_6400]

I know it's such a shame.

[@Salman-sc8gr]

Its dust to dust dear,I feel even more lonesome now.

[@scubachick8754]

12:50 - Ive always thought that colour in hospitals is very depressing.

[@theunlawfulsponge5908]

I thought if a building was registered as a historical landmark they weren't allowed to demolish it

[@hannahhorstman1134]

At 3:15 did anyone else here that weird noise it happened twice

[@LTSURE]

Ye

[@Zara-fd2ec]

Yes I did!!

[@xxlunarwolfxx3604]

yaa

[@arienne112]

i did !

[@Juggalettex1312x]

I did!!!! I got chills

[@SchoolBusShorts]

Sick video man. Places like this are amazing finds and few and far between. 🔥🤘🏼

[@ForensicsLabwithDrDan]

Glad I found your channel - as someone who works in a morgue it’s always fun to see such places 😄

[@alexandraradio]

It takes a very unique person to work in a morgue 👍 (i couldn't do it) 😞

[@selenadelacruz2734]

Awesome ! my dream job 😍

[@ForensicsLabwithDrDan]

Alexandra Radio it is unique for sure. You get used to certain aspects of it

[@wanderingsoul1500]

dope job but I wouldn't dare

[@sylvie_on]

Forensics Lab with Dr. Dan what exactly do you do there? I’m curious.

[@Kelley9]

In psych hospitals they will sometimes round corners of rooms and doors to keep the patients from purposefully hitting the corners. Great vid!

[@josipa3896]

Exploring with Josh who?? This channel is 100x better! And that introduction man... that was on another level!

[@alyssah.3161]

Josipa Vuletic I thought the same thing man

[@Sandy-is2kf]

Awesome Awesome Video!!! I have been a nurse for 38 years 25 of it in Psych. I really loved this video. Thank God treatments and medicines are much better today. Thanks guys! Be Safe

[@nataliehill7481]

Thank you for the video. I am always pleased with the excellent quality and editing

[@kellyshaw5428]

So sad to see the safe from 1881, the piano from 1921 and everything else just left to rot and now demolished. I wish there was a bigger push to preserve and utilize these spaces. Thank you for doing what you do, risking your personal freedom and safety to tell the stories of these buildings. 💚💚💚

[@maryellenherr777]

They have some very expensive stuff in there!! Westborough should bring an auctioneer in and sell the stuff.

[@vikkiperkins4984]

That opening sequence was awesome and the music a lovely touch. loving the camera work and how your not rushed. Cant wait for what's around every corner. Like button hit

[@Marbleslite]

Great job on this video. I'm just like wow . . . . talk about a time capsule. This is turning into a mini obsession for me now. I've seen several of your vids. Keep up the good work.

[@twotierneys]

Great video. Love the open. Love that you gave the history with the beautiful drone shots. Nice touch. Thanks for caring about these old places- your passion really comes through.

[@JasonAllard]

Thank you! I shot and edited the opening - it's from my Abandoned from Above web series where I trace the history of interesting abandoned spots. You can see the rest of the series on my channel.

[@MichelleLMolinari]

The isolation room or time out room.. an interesting observation you made about the mural or painting on the wall.. like pretend you are anywhere but here.. sad but true.. i work in a facility where we have mental health floors and we have these rooms..

[@silenceoftheabandoned5006]

Rip Westborough, I used to go here all the time. So sad it’s gone. Awesome video

[@ashleynicole9036]

Silence of the Abandoned Are you from the area also?

[@silenceoftheabandoned5006]

ashley Colaizzi yes like an hour from Westborough

[@MAFirePhotography]

I'm so glad you made it here as I live in the next town over. I've always wanted to check the place out. It is a shame seeing it being town down. Thanks for making the trip up here!

[@Ms_MalRkey]

That was a great video, what an amazing explore. You are a class act, very calm and unhurried....loved that place so much. The safe was out of this world, hope someone got that beautiful piece of history out of there! Well done, thanks : )

[@MonicaDBrini]

Y’all are doing an incredible job with these films! Excellent work!

[@andrewleniart4694]

Thanks for sharing these exploration videos. Very interesting. I particularly enjoy your commentary - keep up the great work.

[@minadracul3099]

Great intro at the beginning, well done Devin😍 And the place is so stunning, what a shame to demolish such a historical place 😔 Same as you, I like the style of the old architecture and furniture. Keep up the good work 🤗

[@ccmorris7501]

Those chrome trimmed bright colored chairs were so retro! They were great!

[@astouffer]

Your videos keep getting better and better. Always impressed.

[@sassysue6472]

I absolutely love that green sink! That should be salvaged along with other things in there.

[@court7233]

Your intros are just awesome. The music and drone with history bits are all just great for the flow.

[@jamiesmith5391]

Beautiful building! This one has a lot more real spook to it if you ask me. I hope they don’t demolish it all I want to see and know more! Great job exploring/editing and all!

[@pipitchandra542]

Very nice video. It's sad yet beautiful. And the intro is really great, the music is touching...

[@chachatunapie9490]

Really loved the explore . Also thank you for the history at the beginning.

[@kimb4285]

Awesome footage of some really old buildings, some fantastic finds, those chairs are so sort after, and the salon chairs are awesome, amazing video, thanks for sharing, love these places.

[@aimeemaurer4862]

Thankyou for showing a piece of history, it shall be forever treasured in videos. In the hope that we still have videos in the future that is.

[@rachelk7555]

Piano keys are always wood when the ivory plates fall off.

[@jacksoninthebox4124]

Ohh! Your videos look so interesting. I’m going to watch as many as I can before I fall asleep. Haha!

[@septemberquest6393]

Superb job on this tour.. great exploration on this one.!!!

[@yourroyalhighness7662]

The first 2:19 is epic. Beautiful music and very good video to match. The whole video could have been like that and I would have not taken my eyes off of it. From a man who is 60 years young, I salute you young people. A job well done!

[@jimmymiller77]

GREAT Job Guys. We need more like this. All my best, >

[@chrispaw1]

You have become my favourite explorers. By a mile. Great work guys 👌🏻❤️

[@rickster348]

- if wall's could talk,...

[@sylvie_on]

rickster348 you’d hear some weird sh¡t.

[@villainyumeko2309]

Mynti Girl XD

[@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888]

If you could type.

[@haledelson9720]

One of my favorite explores. Thanks for sharing

[@DesertifyUrbex]

Going to miss this place. It is sad to see what's left now. Great job on this overview of the complex.

[@larajane28]

18:04 I couldn’t find a price or really much on it, but the brand was discontinued right before the Great Depression and at their time, they where typically more affordable than other pianos but still a great quality

[@lizzierhody2335]

I stayed on the grounds for a program there. I lived down the street from Grafton state hospital. Grafton was always creepy to me. Thanks for taking me home for a bit as I now live in Florida. I miss home every day.

[@spacedoutpossum]

My grandmother used to work here and she would drive me around to see the grounds later after the building was closed in later years. Ive always wanted to go inside so thanks for doing it for me!!

[@merrimullinax]

How am I just now finding this page! Thank you guys for the cool videos! I don’t have to go and get all creeped out, and leave thinking I’ve brought home something with me (yikes). But I see (CHA CHING) in most of these remains! Those gurneys, WOW!

[@carolwhittlesea7683]

Great building 3 piones 🎹🎹 nice rooms some of them, great video

[@ashleyhill5692]

This one made me feel so good about the stigma of mental health. Finally a cheery place without torture-like equipment laying around. I love these videos.

[@heidip5042]

that was an amazing place. cannot imagine being in a place like that or even putting loved ones in there

[@sparkykitty6870]

Heidi, I'm not sure there was a choice about putting a loved one in there. My youngest son has Autism and I'm so thankful he doesn't have to go to a place like this. However I live in Florida and no state income tax = no services. He graduated last year age 22. Now he's home alone all day while I work. Yes it scares the crap out of me but I'm single and need to pay bills.

[@ryanlewis194]

That intro! Beautiful work

[@liastanley2162]

You guys are in my town! What?!? I love you guys!

[@carmenjackson774]

One of my favorite vids. That building is amazing.

[@Johnthebackwardsdude]

I just found your channel. I absolutely love this stuff and I can’t stop watching. Love your style. Also was wondering how do you find these places? Keep up the great work!

[@silvermoon2999]

I would have loved to go here, it's so sad that people just tear down such historical places, thank you for uploading this video ❤️ I love your videos

[@feliciamarie7571]

My boyfriend works in the building in the back that is now a juvenile correctional facility & my mom worked in the actual hospital when it was open!

[@Earth_angel_abigail]

Wow! Have you blogged about it at all??

[@feliciamarie7571]

Abigail Sitter I have not lol, all these buildings now that he’s featured in this video are gone the only ones left are the 2 jails & sharpe building

[@ivannaosullivan5423]

If you’re going to visit these places please wear a mask and gloves just in case for your own health, awesome video though.

[@erichauck5747]

The inside of that safe was a beauty. Great Video.

[@janetscofield7740]

This is so sad. What a loss of history. It is cheaper to demolish than to restore but if they had maintained it there wouldn't be an issue. There is such a high percentage of the homeless that are mentally ill, if it had been maintained think of how many could have a place to live. Fantastic video, very well done!

[@stevenleith7663]

Added note, little Chauncey the pond close to the hospital is a great spot for ice fishing.

[@rosemary-bn2di]

Awesome video , really enjoyed it 👍

[@earlenem5745]

And a lot of that furniture stuff could be sold as antiques or just to show the public things look that way in their day

[@norkci8090]

That intro got me emotional. Imagine the memories that were made in this place. It's sad that it was not preserved to actually be called a historical landmark.

[@sonnydee66]

I spent 3 weeks there in 2012 using it as a training g site. You guys missed the dungeon about 100ft down a tunnel off the basement of the admin building.

[@natalea1967]

I just love this video thank you.

[@caitlinjenkin2156]

loved the intro on this one!

[@silvershadows21]

I used to work near this property (at the pond) and one of my coworkers told me about how cool it was inside. I never got the chance to visit before it was demolished, so I'm glad someone took the time to document it

[@earlenem5745]

I don't get it how come the government don't step in and either demolish these places or fix them up for something else why do they live things like this stay it is really creepy looking

[@Juggalettex1312x]

Earlene M cause it cost money

[@Juggalettex1312x]

Also they have by nos

[@dalemulholland4469]

You prefer looking at ugly strip malls or cookie cutter houses,or worse still ugly apartments?

[@karinamarie4459]

Its so sad seeing these places get torn down. In my state the first asylum here was turned into a museum when they built a new hospital it is pretty interesting to go to.

[@jazmynbrown6820]

7:37 The demon on the wall.

[@katherinecolglazier2909]

it curretly is being demolished, however, half of it is still up

[@johnsweeney6072]

That safe is mad I love it

[@IsBreaLiomCapall]

That piano probably had ivory stuck on top of the wooden keys, it's super common on pianos, I can bet someone came in and pulled them off since ivory is worth a lot but pianos are not usually worth much

[@rebeccagreen9240]

Pianos are worth more than you think

[@IsBreaLiomCapall]

@@rebeccagreen9240 depending on the piano. Where I live even pretty nice pianos aren't worth a lot. We had to give a pretty nice one away and were given it for free ourselves because the cost/logistics of moving them is so much. It may be different somewhere else but people don't really value old pianos here unless they're extremely special

[@magseh4433]

Fascinating building. When you open the safe at 17:01 listen carefully!

[@melinakristinmercury9586]

Mg what a creepy and wonderful place, all that wonderful painting on the walls. And all the old medical things, very sad nobody seems to care aboat it. Somebody must own it.....is interresting and a plessure to see your videos! You really nows what you are doing.....ceep on, and bless 🙂

[@ArtofScaleModeling]

That safe is worth a F**K ton!

[@taylorbumbum]

I really appreciated the intro to this one

[@paulorigo9779]

I Can't stop watching this introduction!!!!! You should work in Hollywood films!!!! 😍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@madisonmadison5854]

it needs to be slower for me,,sorry

[@UrbexAndChill]

Beautiful

[@thehowlingcatastrophe1058]

It seemed like an amazing and beautiful place for the house, the house seemed nice too for a child, as it would grow and want to run wild. Honestly I hope before the incident that the family had... had been thankful.

[@joeybarrelwilde]

My great-grandmother had old radiators in her home like that, they got so hot with the boiling water, & steam in them.

[@POV18]

I used to pass by this all the time and never got to explore. I did see the cemetery of Danvers state hospital and wanted to make it to Taunton. This makes me miss Massachusetts so much!!!!😭😭😭

[@thevacdude]

Tnaks for the tour

[@samwillson21]

At 22:49 the graffiti was correct. A lot of bird poop.

[@Segacasper]

Very cool video thanks for sharing,all of that vintage antique gurneys,and chairs etc need to go to a museum it's all a gold mine!

[@madisonmadison5854]

great idea!

[@sheapiland8779]

Having been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it's truly a shame that at least part of this wasn't preserved. It would have been an interesting place to visit to see how things looked back in the day. The outside of the buildings had impressive architecture.

[@DarkExploration]

It's really sad because other asylums or state hospitals under the national register of historic places, they at least use the admin building of the state hospital to preserve while demolishing the others , Hudson Psych Center, or even Worcester in the same state! Its a true shame history like this isn't made intk museums. Who wouldnt wanna do a tour of a former state hospital?!

[@sheapiland8779]

@@DarkExploration I am in total agreement with you. It really is a shame.

[@LauraTuller]

Very cool! Awesome!

[@martinjohn9138]

That wall holds so many memories ...Souls and happiness..Can you imagine that ....The old days ..

[@user-ge3fx1pr1v]

The intro music gave me chills

[@CapnCoda]

Omg this dead island intro song is so fucking beautiful I've missed it

[@looneytoon453]

Ooh man,,it's crazy,,wowww👏👏👏👌✌🏼I like ur vid & channel,,it's awesome and different,, really 😍

[@gameinggames5781]

Im new and this is way to cool thanks for eveything

[@jacquijones1141]

Absoluty beautiful building,,,,,I'm glad that at least some of it is gonna be saved xxxxx

[@TheUniqueHistoryChannel777]

Really breathtaking place.

[@munabm587]

Soo satisfying to watch

[@BurntNugget23]

Jeez, I know all this because I live near here... it’s amazing to remember and see all this again