Rockland Psychiatric Hospital, Revisited

Last winter, I got it into my mind to go bowling  And so, on a bright cold morning, we trekked through the winding campus of Rockland Psychiatric Hospital to Building 40.  Building 40 was used as a recreation hall for patients during the heyday of the institute and featured a projector for films, as well as an indoor basketball court and bowling alley.  While the ball return no longer functions, we bowled a few frames the old fashioned way.

Connecticut School for Imbeciles

The Connecticut School for Imbeciles opened it's doors to the feeble minded and other-wise unwanted in 1860, merging with a school for epileptics some time later.  As with most training schools for the developmentally disabled, it was rife with over crowding during it's heyday.  Residents worked the farm adjacent, providing food for the campus.  The school closed for good in 1993, following a series of lawsuits.  One of the more prominent buildings on the campus is the Knight Hospital, which has suffered greatly from vandals and the elements over the years.  The lower levels flood periodically, while a lone gurney sits in a staff access hallway near what is left of the lab.  The ceilings of the upper floors have developed skylights in some places, turning the walls to rot.