Patient Suitcases, Tennessee State Hospital

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, West Virginia

May 24, 2011

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum is a quarter of a mile long, covering nine acres in Weston, West Virginia. The hospital’s main building is one of the largest hand-cut stone masonry buildings in Unites States.

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Hotel Alabama

May 20, 2011

Sitting quietly amongst the busy office buildings of downtown Birmingham, is a former luxury hotel known by many names over its several decades of operation.

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Klots Throwing Company Mill, Maryland

May 12, 2011

The silk processing industry was established sometime between the late 1800′s and early 1900′s in the United States. Silk was desired mainly by women for luxurious stockings, dresses, and scarves.

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State School, Massachusetts

May 2, 2011

This Massachusetts State School is the oldest institution for the retarded in the country and has been running since its construction began in 1848.

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The Coney Island Cyclone, Brooklyn, New York

April 25, 2011

When The Cyclone opened in June of 1927, the ride only cost 25 cents. Now the New York City landmark costs $8 for the scariest trip of your life.

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Georgia Lunatic Asylum

April 11, 2011

Georgia Lunatic Asylum is in an extreme state of decay. Everything was falling. The ceiling, doors and floors – they were all falling apart.

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