Friday, June 15, 2012

Rockland Psychiatric Center

Rockland Psychiatric Center is another large, all inclusive psychiatric treatment facility.  Similar to the farm colony style of King's Park, it was designed to be self sufficient.  While a portion of Rockland Psych is operational, a large section sits boarded up and festooned with climbing vines and overgrowth - a testament to the warehousing of psychiatric patients and the mentally unstable.  There is always a chair, so have a seat.




























power up.


stay and bowl a frame.

safe haven.



Wednesday, June 6, 2012

King's Park Psychiatric Center - Buildings 35 & 36

The sprawling farm style campus of King's Park Psychiatric Center features many buildings, one of which being the male ward Building 93 - the focus of a previous post.  Some of the other structures have not weathered the passage of time as well, falling victim to the elements and graffiti aficionados.  Beds have been replaced with beds of leaves and skylights have opened up in the roof of a building that once had inhabitants dealing with various forms of mental illness.  There is a good chance that the more dilapidated buildings are on the demolition list.