Exploring Abandoned Lynnewood Hall Mansion With Guard Dogs

December 8, 2021

Lynnewood Hall is a 110-room mansion that was originally built as the Widener Mansion in 1900. It was built from Indiana limestone in an ornate Neoclassical architectural style. Often referred to as the “The Last of the American Versigh” Lynnewood Hall was considered to be noted-architect Horace Trumbauer’s masterpiece. It was built for street-car investor and magnate Peter A.B. Widener to house his expanding family and his massive art collection.

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Today, over 120 years after being built, the once bustling elegant mansion sits vacant; towering from behind the weathered wrought iron gates as it awaits a new chapter in its storied legacy. Before the turn of 20th century, prominent businessmen throughout the United States began to mass great fortunes through the development of many new industries, such as railroads, steel production, and mining. Most people have probably heard the name Carnegie, Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, or even Morgan. These are the names often associated with the great wealth, extravagance, and luxury of that time period, which later became known as the Gilded Age. Another name synonymous with wealth during that time periods that often gets forgotten or overlooked, is Peter A.B. Widener and the Widener family. Peter A.B. Widener was born in 1834 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Growing up he learned the “ins and outs” of businesses and investing. His first investment to net him a small fortune was buying stocks in streetcars and being involved with public transportation systems around the country. His wealth and power did not stop there.

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He became one of the richest men in Philadelphia after investing US Steel, Standard Oil, and the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1900, Widener moved into his newly constructed mansion in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania named Lynnewood Hall. Wideners put blood sweat and tears into lynnewood hall and it became his pride and joy for many years to come as the 110-room, 55 bed room, mansion became Wideners art gallery. After Peter Widener’s wife passed in 1897, he became involved and even invested in the R.M.S. Titanic. In 1912, Peter Widener’s son George, his wife Eleanor, and their son Harry (Peter Widener’s grandson) planned to travel back home following a family vacation in Europe. On April 14, 1912, a day that now lives in infamy, George Widener was in the midst of hosting a diner aboard the ship, as he was celebrating the Titanic’s splendor and his father’s latest investment. During the diner party, the Captain of the Titanic, E.J. Smith, left the diner party to go check an iceberg warning. This iceberg is said to be the one that the Titanic collided with, causing the “unsinkable” ship to indeed sink. George Widener and his son Harry, escorted his wife Eleanor to one of the lifeboats and watched her aboard to safety. Both George and Harry Widener would become two of the 1,500 people that tragically sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean with the Titanic. This tragedy would push Peter Widener into isolation. Within a relatively short amount of time, Peter Widener had lost his wife, his son, and his grandson in tragic circumstances. In 1915, Peter Widener passed away in Lynnewood Hall at the age of 80 years old. Many people say that he died of a broken heart. In 1952,

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Lynnewood Hall was sold and it became the Faith Theological Seminary. Unfortunately, Faith Theological Seminary began to sell alot of Lynnewood Hall’s valuable assets, including over 350 acres of land and most of the notable artwork, statues, sculptures, and ornamentation. Faith Theological Seminary left the one-time glamorous and stunning mansion in almost complete disrepair. In 1996, Richard S. Yoon purchased the gorgeous mansion and he planned to turn it into a branch of his church, The First Korean Church of New York, but the large estate became too difficult and expensive to maintain and the mansion was eventually left vacant in the 2000’s. Apart from the two guard dogs that once roamed free to chase away trespassers and the curious, it sat rotting away and fell apart more and more, year after year. Although the mansion’s interior and exterior is most certainly a far cry from its hey day, many traces of the original elegance remain in tact. We welcome you to follow us into the famous Lynnewood Hall through the videos and photography by Abandoned Central.

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Exploring Abandoned Jail With Police Inside The Same Building

December 2, 2021

This abandoned jail was originally built in the 1950s as a family owned and operated motel. It was built along a once thriving area lined with small businesses, venues, theaters, and retail shops. Through the years following, this once bustling area of businesses began to decline as the neighborhood started experiencing problems with guns, drugs, prostitution, and other various crimes. By the 1980’s, multiple efforts were underway to clean up the neighborhood. The motel was purchased by the local sheriff office and was converted into a jail. The jail was small, so it was originally designed to house women inmates and offenders. By the 2000’s, the jail began to house juvenile offenders that were convicted of both felony and misdemeanor crimes. Some of the inmates were also held at the jail while they waited to be transferred to a prison to serve long-term sentences. Approximately 20 years ago the jail started to have multiple issues after a major storm wrecked havoc in the area and flooded a large portion of the jail itself. There have been many tragic accounts documented of what exactly happened in the jail during the major storm and the flooding that followed. Here are some accounts that have been published: 1. One inmate was incarcerated in the jail during the catastrophic storm. She had to be moved from the first floor because her cell had flooded from the storm. She was then moved and locked in a cell on the second floor. She says that the guards were assaulting several of the other inmates. She further claimed that she did not have food or water for over five days and requests for her heart medication went ignored. She was scared that she would die in the jail and never see her family again. 2. One inmate stated that guards gave the inmates contaminated water from a “left over shower” to drink. Then the guards took the water back to bathe in and afterwards returned it to the inmates to drink again. She reported that several inmates were fainting and having seizures and the guards refused to help them. She also said that she saw guards ignore five or six girls beating one girl over a food dispute. She further stated that after the storm and flooding, the jail cells became pitch black and the toilets were all overflowing at this point, so there was a toxic and foul odor that filled the entire jail. 3. One inmate reported that she felt like they were just left to die in the flooded jail with no fresh air, no electricity, no food, and no water. She further mentioned that over 100 other women inmates were being held in her jail dorm because of flooding and with that many inmates crammed in a small space, the jail dorm became unbearably hot. She stated that she had to drink water out of trash cans. She even went on record about recurring nightmares regarding what she saw and what she went through at the jail. 4. One inmate reported that the major storm left the inmates without lights and proper air ventilation. Medication was not provided to any of the inmates. She further reported that the inmates in her jail dorm were not being fed and were forced to drink contaminated water out of the toilet. She talked about how the smell was also overwhelming and became unbearable. She stated that smell at that point was horrendous. There was feces, vomit, blood, and urine that permeated from every crevice inside the jail. She and some of the other inmates were eventually forced to break windows to get fresh air. Although the jail did operate for a few years after the catastrophic storm, it was pretty much the final nail in the coffin as it just suffered to much structural and electrical damage. In 2015, a brand new jail was opened in the area. This meant that it was the “end of the road” for the old jail. The old jail was permanently closed and all the inmates were transferred over to the new jail. In 2021, plans were announced to demolish the former jail with hopes to put an end to a very tragic story in American history.

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Abandoned House With Old Antiques - Everything Left Behind

November 21, 2021

The abandoned 1800’s house was actually built in 1838, making it almost 200 years old. The single family home was 2-stories tall and had 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. The main front entrance into the home was covered under an old dilapidated porch. A small creek runs adjacent to the property and even flows underneath the garage area of the home. The interior of the home was quite extraordinary as it was loaded with antique furniture and personal belongings of the last family that lived in the house. The main front entrance led into the dining room area. This dining room area had multiple antique cabinets that each contained various sets of fine China, porcelain tea sets, and imported plates and glassware. On the wall in between two of the cabinets and above an old rocking chair, was 2 vintage printer drawers that were being used to display a collection of small animal statues and other knick knacks. The kitchen which was located right off the dining room featured a vintage stove with other outdated appliances. The living room, which was located directly across from the kitchen and through the dining room, was absolutely incredible. The living room wallpaper was weathered and torn throughout. There most impressive finding in the living room was the antique wicker wheelchair that was just sitting in the center of the room just waiting to be used again. Surrounding this wicker wheelchair, was other beautiful antique furnishings, such a wooden hutch with an old portrait on top, a marble, a wooden, hand-painted, vintage dresser with a clay jug and twin candlesticks on top, an intricate wood table with a smooth marble table-top with some outdated books and an ancient lamp on display. Next to the marble table, there was also another wicker style chair and a unique hand-carved wooden corner table that had various antiques on display. There was also a little back room located off the living room that contained shelves loaded with more antiques, glassware, books, and other knick knacks. Access to the second floor, was also located off the living room area. The stairway going to the second floor was quite impressive itself as it was all wooden with more intricate hand-carved details leading all the way up. As you came upstairs to the second floor, this is where you would have found the master bedroom. The master bedroom also did not disappoint. It featured a wooden, four-post bed frame with an old oil-painting hanging above the headboard. Also located in the master bedroom was a massive old dresser with an oval mirror attached, an aged rocking chair, an outdated green armchair, and an old-fashioned dry sink with curved towel rack. Various other paintings and even old family portraits still hung on the walls throughout the master bedroom. To finish off the amazing upstairs, the old-school bathroom next to the master bedroom, contained an antique claw-foot bath tub. The abandoned 1800’s house was one hell of an explore. Not only was the actual house nearly 200 years old, but the amount of vintage, retro, and antique furniture was incredible to experience and document. We truly hope that someone or something will help save this beautiful house from further neglect and deterioration. Rest In Paradise Rebecca. You are truly loved and missed by everyone.

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Exploring A Massive Abandoned Court House In Massachusetts

November 17, 2021

Exploring A Massive Abandoned Court House In Massachusetts

Worcester County Courthouse was originally built in 1843 in a Greek Revival architectural style in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts. The original Worcester County Courthouse was very small and soon became evident that it could not keep up with the expanding growth and population of Worcester County, so several expansions took place over the years following the original construction. The final expansion was in 1954, which included a new annex area to accommodate the central district court.

Worcester County Courthouse was an architectural masterpiece that exhibited touches from multiple different and unique architectural styles such as Greek Revival, Classical Revival and even International. The interior design of the courthouse complex contained marble, terrazzo, granite, rare woodwork, bronze, brass, iron, plaster, stained glass, and stone work. The building was breathtaking everywhere you would look, but the lobby featured two, twin sweeping marble staircases that would take you to the upper floors of the courthouse. This is where one would find the largest courtroom that was the prized design of the Worcester County Courthouse. This large courtroom featured a massive rounded dome ceiling with a glass skylight at the very top. Stone and plaster columns that came down from the massive dome, lined the inner walls of this large courtroom. The courthouse also featured another large modern courtroom, a smaller traditional courtroom, jail cells, and other various county clerk offices and law enforcement areas.

A brand new Worcester County Courthouse opened in 2007, leaving the old, historic Worcester County Courthouse vacant by 2008.

The Worcester County Courthouse was abandoned from 2008 until 2018, when it was announced that the former Worcester County Courthouse would be redeveloped into commercial and residential space.

By 2019, work was already underway to transform the one time courthouse into residential lofts and retail space.

As of 2021, the brand new Courthouse Lofts opened inside the former Worcester County Courthouse.

Exploring Abandoned Maximum Security Prison In Louisiana

November 7, 2021

Forcht-Wade Correctional Center was built in 1977 by Caddo Parish. It originally was built and operated as a full high-security level prison for many years. In the late 1990’s, Caddo Parish gifted the Forcht-Wade Correctional Center to the State of Louisiana Department of Corrections. It was then closed as a “full prison” when the new Caddo Correctional Center was put into operation. Although it was closed down as a full prison, the State of Louisiana Department of Corrections used the prison to house state prisoners that were chronically ill and elderly due to it having an infirmary already established on the grounds. In 2010, Forcht-Wade Correctional Center again changed operations. The State of Louisiana Department of Corrections converted the former prison again, but this time it became a residential substance abuse treatment for approximately 500 male inmates. In 2012, the State of Louisiana Department of Corrections announced that Forcht-Wade Correctional Center will close due to state budget cuts. The prisoners were relocated to other facilities and by the end of 2012, Forcht-Wade Correctional Center was left vacant. In 2014, after sitting vacant for over two years, Forcht-Wade Correctional Center was returned back to Caddo Parish from the Louisiana Department of Corrections. Caddo Parish officials wanted to repurpose the former prison yet again, but when they went to inspect the property and buildings, they realized they had significant problems. Caddo Parish found that the State of Louisiana Department of Corrections had left the facility in complete disarray. Caddo Parish officials filed lawsuit against the State of Louisiana Department of Corrections after finding nearly 35 tons of waste, metal, and trash scattered throughout the property. There was also major damage to the facility’s electrical infrastructure that would have costed an estimated half a million dollars to repair. This was too expensive for Caddo Parish to afford, so they decided to filed the lawsuit. The lawsuit never happened after the State of Louisiana Department of Corrections threatened to file a counter suit. In 2016, it was decided that Forcht-Wade Correctional Center was rapidly deteriorating and was completed abandoned. It sat abandoned for several years. In 2021, Forcht-Wade Correctional Center was finally demolished ending a years long battle between Caddo Parish and the State of Louisiana Department of Corrections.

Exploring The Best Craziest Abandoned Hospital With Security Inside

October 10, 2021

This abandoned hospital was originally built in 1933 in gorgeous Art Deco architectural style. The hospital towered at 19 stories high and measured over 1.5 million square feet. The hospital once held over 3,000 patient beds making it one of the largest hospitals in the entire country. The hospital annually served over 1 million patients in outpatient settings and around 150,000 emergencies alone. The hospital was known for having some of the best medical treatment available as the hospital always had the latest state of the art equipment, world renowned doctors, and many services and programs that other hospitals couldn’t provide. Some of these services and programs were the level one trauma center, the burn unit, the neonatal intensive care unit, the college of nursing and health, a military trauma center, a cancer care center, and later a world-recognized HIV clinic. The hospital began to have problems when costs of building maintenance began to skyrocket. This problem, coupled with the fact that the hospital was no longer up to fire and earthquake code, an inevitable decision was made to build a new, modern, and more cost-effective facility. In 2008, the brand new hospital opened it’s doors across the street from the former hospital. All patients were moved over to the new hospital by the end of 2008. It was at this time that the former hospital was officially closed. Although the hospital did officially close in 2008, many of the lower floors continue to operate businesses from within the former hospital. Some of the businesses include a wellness center, community outreach, activity classes, a dance studio, a ymca, and other small non-profit organizations. Most of the upper floors were left abandoned; including the burn unit, the neonatal intensive care unit, and parts of the college of nursing and health. Located within the former college of nursing and health was a monster of an autopsy theater where many students learned anatomy and various surgical procedures over the years. Also located in the abandoned section were numerous operating rooms; each with their own unique look. Some of the operating rooms had the hospital beds still sitting underneath the operating lights and others just had operating lights only. Throughout the abandoned section of the hospital there were many hospital beds, medications, medical equipment, and even paperwork all left behind. Since it is only partially abandoned, the gigantic hospital still has power throughout. This makes exploring this place very sketchy and creepy, but a definite once in a lifetime experience. Although several plans to repurpose the former hospital have been proposed over the years; such as converting it into a homeless shelter, affordable housing, and even a hotel, nothing has come to fruition yet. As of 2021, the hospital still sits partially abandoned.

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Old Abandoned Funeral Home With Hearse And Embalming Room

October 10, 2021

This abandoned funeral home was first opened in 1976 by a local mortician. The mortician had already established a very successful funeral home in another town and saw potential for a second funeral home. He decided to renovate an old turn of the century family home into his new funeral parlor. The funeral home operated out of the home for many years and did prove to be a success in it’s early years. Unfortunately, by the 2000’s, the funeral home began to suffer as business slowed and population in the area declined. The funeral home closed for good around 2014. It has been abandoned ever since. When we walked into the abandoned funeral home from the main entrance, you had a large living room area that was converted into a waiting area for family and loved ones and chapel for the actual funeral services. The waiting area and chapel had everything left behind from the furniture, to the magazines, to the casket display cases, to the rows of chairs in the funeral home chapel. The funeral home office was located in an adjoining room behind the main entrance door. The funeral home office had old obituaries on display all across the desk. The embalming room and visitation room were located off a back hallway near the chapel area of the funeral home. These rooms were no different than the front rooms, as they also had everything left behind in each of them. The embalming room featured the porcelain slab with neck restraint, tons of different and unique autopsy tools, embalming fluid, makeup, skin and tissue filler, and even had the mortician’s medical degree still hanging on the wall. The visitation room featured a few gurneys, some floral arrangements, and an urn that was used for cremated remains. A bonus to this abandoned funeral home was found as we walked around the back of the funeral home. An old broken down Cadillac hearse was found in a collapsed area of the garage, making this abandoned funeral home one of the best explores to date.

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Abandoned Hospital Exploration - Bankrupt And Closed Abruptly

October 10, 2021

The abandoned bankrupt hospital was built in 1972 and was a small hospital that served residents of a small rural area. The hospital initially did very well serving the small community, but rising costs of healthcare and lower insurance reimbursements continues to push the hospital into more and more debt. By 2013, the hospital was in deep financial trouble as the debt had climbed to nearly $6 million. The main reason for the majority of the debt was due to insurance discrepancies from the Affordable Health Care Act aka Obama Care. The hospital was left with no choice but to file for bankruptcy and it closed for good in 2013. It has been abandoned ever since. 4 years ago back in 2017 Becca and I were able to explore this abandoned hospital that we had no clue about. This was one we found online and took a gamble with the several hour drive while on a road trip to check it out. Rest In Paradise Rebecca. You are truly loved and missed by everyone. #Bwordliveson https://www.instagram.com/_bword/ https://www.abandonedcentral.com https://www.instagram.com/abandonedcentral/ https://www.instagram.com/sketchyjawns/ https://www.instagram.com/_bword/

Abandoned Funeral Home - Shut Down After Rotting Bodies Found

October 10, 2021

Swanson Funeral Home was a family owned and operated funeral home located in Flint, Michigan. The funeral home was a long-standing staple of the local community as it had performed hundreds of funeral services over the years, many without any problems or issues. The original owner, O’Neil Swanson II, opened his funeral home in Flint, Michigan more than 20 years ago. He was following in his father’s footsteps as his father, O’Neil D. Swanson, had successful funeral homes in both Detroit and Pontiac. The Flint Swanson Funeral Home and the other Swanson Funeral Homes around the area are not connected in anyway. They are complete separate entities of one another. Problems first started for the Flint Swanson Funeral Home back in 2004 when it was first fined for repeated business violations. More problems surfaced for Flint Swanson Funeral Home in 2015 when it was fined yet again and their license was suspended. At that time, the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) suspended the funeral home’s license, however, funerals continued to operate out of Flint Swanson Funeral Home. The final “nail in the coffin” for Flint Swanson Funeral Home was in 2017 when neighbors began to report a foul stench of decomposing human flesh coming from the funeral home. These reports prompted LARA to come back for another inspection of Flint Swanson Funeral Home. Inspectors had found the funeral home to be in deplorable and unsanitary conditions. They found maggots crawling all over the floor and the maggots led them to nearly a dozen human corpses that were unrefrigerated and stacked up along the walls in cardboard-boxes. After this was the second time that LARA had visited the funeral home and discovered rotting human corpses and even more horrific conditions inside, they were left with no other choice except to permanently close Flint Swanson Funeral Home. Although this seemed to be the end for Flint Swanson Funeral Home, it was not the end for owner, O’Neil Swanson II. Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) learned he had been advertising and selling prepaid funeral contracts without a proper license. Investigators from LARA also found that he illegally deposited prepaid funeral funds into his business account that was used for personal spending, instead of depositing that money into an escrow account, which is required by law. O’Neil Swanson II eventually was sentenced to pay $75,000 restitution to avoid prison time. Swanson Funeral Home still sits abandoned today. The neighbors continue to keep an eye on the former funeral home and will certainly notify the police if anyone is seen near the property. Luckily, the police at the end of this video were extremely nice and let us go without getting in trouble. All they wanted was a tour of the abandoned funeral home.

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Exploring Abandoned Dentist Office With Everything Left Inside

September 5, 2021

The abandoned dental clinic was originally built in 1955 as a small neighborhood medical clinic. At some point in time, the medical clinic was converted into a private dental clinic. It remained a dental clinic until it eventually closed in 2019. As of 2021, the dental clinic is still abandoned. The abandoned dental clinic features 5 dental exam rooms, each a different unique color; a laboratory, an x Ray room, a main office, and then a lobby with a small reception and waiting area. The abandoned dental clinic left everything behind including all of the dental supplies and equipment. The lobby includes old magazines and pamphlets and paint peel on the chairs and floor from the decaying ceiling. In the main hallway leading to the office, there was even a large collage of old photos of patients and former patients. The office had al the supplies, paperwork, patient charts, dental and medical books, and even more photos of people hanging on the wall. Rest In Paradise Rebecca. You are truly loved and missed by everyone.

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Exploring Abandoned Sanatorium That Turned Into A Prison Hospital

August 31, 2021

Exploring Abandoned Sanatorium That Turned Into A Prison Hospital The abandoned prison hospital was originally built in the early 1900s as a tuberculosis hospital. It was operated as such for many years before being converted to a prison hospital sometime in the 1980s. In 2010, the prison hospital was closed down due to state budget cuts within the state department of corrections. It has been abandoned ever since. The abandoned prison hospital first served tuberculosis patients for over 75 years and then state prisoners for the next 27 years can only mean one thing.....some say its haunted! There has been many documented cases and stories that talk about the haunting history of this abandoned prison hospital. The story is that the state prison employees who now look over the abandoned property never go up to the 3rd floor because of cold spots, murmuring voices, children's laughter, and even “bad vibes” that all occur whenever anyone goes up there. With over 100 years of past patients and prisoners energy left behind, one can only begin to imagine what truly awaits them if they dare to venture inside.

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Old Abandoned Colonial House Full Of The Families Belongings

August 22, 2021

The Abandoned Colonial House was built in 1796. It is a large, two-story, single-family home that was built in Colonial style architecture. It featured 4 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms, and measures at 1,700 square feet total. Although it is unclear as to what exactly happened with the family that lived here, it certainly gave us a nostalgic, but creepy, vibe as we explored this amazing house. The house displayed so much of the family’s history and belongings that it almost makes you assume that tragedy must have unfolded to have the house be left in such condition. It is literally as if somehow the family left and never came back. This Abandoned Colonial House will forever be one of the best locations that we have ever explored. Hope you all enjoy it as much as we did!

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Abandoned Mausoleum Where 7 Deceased Bodies Were Found

August 16, 2021

Memorial Mound opened in 1992 and was built as an underground mausoleum where family members and friends could visit their loved ones indoors and “underground.” If you never heard about the Memorial Mound, you might not even believe what happened here. The back story is disturbing to say the least. Back in 2015 a group of explorers got into the abandoned mausoleum and found 7 deceased bodies in caskets. Watch as we explore the abandoned Memorial Mound Mausoleum and tell you exactly what had happened here.

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Exploring Abandoned Dollar Store Set On Fire By Arsonist

August 8, 2021

The abandoned dollar store was located in Detroit, Michigan. In 2018, it was left abandoned after an arson fire destroyed an entire section of the store and left all the merchandise full of soot and smoke damage. The arsonist was a patron that ended up getting into a heated argument with store clerks regarding store prices. After the patron left, he returned back to the dollar store about an hour later with gasoline and matches. He entered the dollar store and began to put gasoline down the aisle ways inside the dollar store causing everyone inside to panic and run outside. He lit a match and soon the store was engulfed in flames. The Detroit Fire Department responded quickly and they were able to extinguish the fire before it destroyed everything. Thankfully, nobody was harmed or injured in the arson fire. The arsonist was apprehended a few days later and is currently in prison. The dollar store was left abandoned with everything left inside giving it a real life post-apocalyptic experience.

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Exploring Abandoned Animal Hospital With All The Medication Left Inside

August 1, 2021

Abandoned Animal Hospital With All The Medication Left Behind The abandoned animal hospital was built in 1938. Although details are vague, it appears that it operated under several different owners throughout the years. It served as an animal hospital from the time it was built in 1938 until it finally closed for good in 2004. It had been abandoned ever since. Over 15 years of decay made for some great photos in this building. I've photographed many operating rooms but this one was very unique with 2 different style operating tables and both of them had really old surgical lights. Not to mention all the supplies left behind made it even though much better to explore. We hope you enjoyed this video, thanks for watching!

Exploring Abandoned Historic Bank With Several Bank Vaults

July 25, 2021

The abandoned bank was built in 1915. It was originally built as a independent bank, but eventually merged with a parent company in 1924. The parent company continued to run the bank until the 1980’s. In the 1980’s, the bank was again taken over by another company. That company continues to operate today, however moved locations. The abandoned bank operated for over 100 years before finally closing in 2015. For the past 6 years this bank has been inactive and now sits abandoned. It's truly one of the most incredible abandoned banks i've had the chance to explore yet. They don't make them like this anymore, so finding one in this condition is such a great feeling. Hope you enjoyed this video. We release a new exploring video every Sunday, so stay tuned for next week!

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Abandoned Hospital - Staff Didn't Get Paid And Never Returned

July 25, 2021

The abandoned spider hospital was built in 1955. It began as a small rural hospital, but expanded several times through the years to meet the rising demand for medical services, as it was the only hospital with an emergency room in the entire county. I’m the late 2000’s the hospital first had signs of trouble when many employees were not receiving their paychecks and their insurance premiums were going unpaid as well. This eventually led to an investigation into the hospitals finances and even the CEO. In 2018, the final straw came when the hospital filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy and it was forced to close for good. It had been abandoned ever since. Rest In Paradise Rebecca. You are truly loved and missed by everyone. #Bwordliveson https://www.instagram.com/_bword/

Exploring An Abandoned Historic Art Deco Religious Convent

July 11, 2021

The abandoned Art Deco convent was built in 1930 to house an expanding religious complex. It was used to house the nuns, or “sisters” of the community under monastic vows and practices. The nuns all lived inside the convent on each wing of the building, with the chapel located in the center of the building. The entire convent building was built in an extraordinary Art Deco design with nickel-plated fixtures, brass trimmings, wrought-iron hard rails, marble columns, and granite details throughout. By 1990, the abandoned Art Deco convent was closed due to a local merge of other religious complexes in the area. It has sat vacant ever since. Security measures and actual security guards have helped keep the abandoned Art Deco convent from getting ransacked and destroyed by vandals.

Exploring Abandoned School With Everything Left Behind

July 5, 2021

This abandoned elementary school was built in 1921. It served as an elementary school for grades kindergarten through fifth grade. The school operated for over 90 years before closing its doors for good in 2012. Almost 10 years later, it still sits abandoned and slowly decaying away.

Exploring Abandoned Hospital With Hyperbaric Chambers

June 20, 2021

This abandoned hospital was a long-term acute care facility that was built in 1968. The hospital was considered to be one of the better hospitals in the area for long-term patient care, but after switching management and even ownership the hospital’s reputation began to decline. By the late 2000’s, the hospital ratings had tanked. Customer care and patient reviews continued to hover around the 1-star out of 5-star rating. Paired with the suffering ratings, the hospital began to receive minimal reimbursements from insurance companies. By 2018, rumors began circulating that closing the hospital was imminent. the hospital was in trouble and it was. The rumors turned out to be true and the hospital closed that same year.