Exploring a Massive Kirkbride Asylum - Amazing 19th Century Architecture
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- Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
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In this episode, we’re exploring the old Buffalo State Hospital. Originally called the Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane, it started construction in 1870 and took almost 20 years to complete. The complex was a state-of-the-art facility, incorporating some of the most modern ideas in psychiatric treatment and served as an icon of the advancements of mental health in New York.
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Front desk person recognizes the Proper People, gives their keycard access to everything.
that's exactly what happened 😂😂😂
Oh good lord!!!! You can rent out the building!
And security leaves sandwiches out for them😃
At the end of the day, if you knew the Proper People, you would know they respect anywhere they explore, ie. Don't cause damage, leave it how you see it etc. So I honestly wouldn't mind.
That’s what I was thinking 😂
You guys are a national treasure. You deserve to have a series on The History Channel.
Nah, they deserve way better than that.
netflix series
History Channel would dilute their content. They're better off doing their own thing!
This IS their personal history channel. They do not need old broadcast tv anymore.
I’d watch it!
Hey everyone…the shadowy figure at 26:25 a few comments mentioned is just me!
And the video I’m seen filming is on my channel if you’re interested in another perspective. But a warning - it’s nowhere near TPP’s high level of cinematography!
I'm guessing that was someone with them....but it was creepy
Why aren’t there more comments about this!!!
I see the same figure. Odd
I see it and it’s definitely not their reflection. It looks like a hunchback character…very odd!
@@Heda568 Did nobody read my top comment? It's me at 26:25 lol. I'm wearing the same Lowepro backpack as Bryan.
Unfortunately the Hotel Henry has now permanently closed due to the pandemic. such a shame as so much care was taken during the renovations.
damn this pandemic really hit at the worst time, it will decay again :(
I hope they fixed the "raining ceiling", otherwise that pretty wooden floor will look like the one in the abandoned part by then...
I hate to interrupt your regular scheduled programming but.. If you didn't notice the pandemic was and still is planned and the virus is the Government. Try not to be willfully complicit in your own destruction. That'll be all. have a good day.
@@kBitre lol
@@kBitre those are certainly all words
So as usual, the entire video was Brilliant. But I must say, that old 2017 footage was extra special! You guys must have felt so damn lucky! Also a testament to the quality in how you record your content because watching it in UHD in 2021 I wasn't quite sure if it was old footage or that your gear wasn't quite "prepped" for such filming conditions. Bravo!
Btw, The raw 2017 footage would be an awesome Patrion drop!
Literally thought the 2017 footage was 2021 footage, and didn't understand why they posted the part about the keycard issues if they knew the hotel might get mad.
Nope! They just have had amazing cameras for so long, I can't tell the difference without being told.
@@stoneofverbosity what I more meant was that they have had expensive, professional equipment for 4 years or more. Meanwhile some of my other favorite urbex people, who actually have been seen with these guys (like Dan Bell for instance) used phones or go pros for years.
I remember one video where a kid asked them why they don't just record on their iPhones since the picture quality is so high. They laughed to themselves after because there wasn't at the time an easy way to increase light or to perfectly focus on an image. Even now, professional cameras are far better than phones but most people use their phones as not to attract attention with a huge camera and flood light.
So I'm just impressed that they have been dropping thousands on gear to the point that in 2021, I can't tell the difference from their 2017 quality.
God i am so happy i discovered you guys years ago. If it werent for your videos, i dont think id be into this stuff. Keep doing what youre doing!
I discovered them through a friend who visited me from South Korea four years ago. I've enjoyed every video since
Some of those hallways and rooms remind me of 'One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest'
Kirkbrides are truly special. I was lucky enough to explore the one in Fergus Falls MN
Cool..I got a chance to explore the one in Anoka
@@DDrew67 what was it like? I didn't know MN had Kirkbride style buildings!
What was it like? I'm so curious A
@@mckenziejeanne4508 creepy...very nicely build but still creepy....it has a graveyard with numbered headstones(no names)
Fun fact: this is the building they modeled Mount Massive Asylum after in Outlast!
Hi Bryan & Michael, the whole abandoned part has some amazing photo opportunities.
The graph readout you saw is I believe for brain activity, the encephalograph is for measuring
brain activity, so the two went together to measure and give a readout, it really helped in the
study of things such as Epilepsy and psychiatric conditions. Thank you for sharing, much love. xx ❤
been trying to find this video for a bit and happy i found it again.
The chair at 35:25 was manufactured by the American Sterilizer Company between 1960 and 1969.
Love the music you use.
I love the details you point out. Brings so much life to these videos.
Also the ‘look at this it’s a really old (really old) dental equipment’ um. I’ve been in dental offices that still use them.
So glad see the new and old together 😀
Don't ever change the intro music....Fab!!
Nice hoodie! Perfect to explore with!
Brilliant video team 👏
I really enjoy your videos. Good job.
Were you guys unknowingly walking on that burned out floor? Was that why the tiles were so crunchy?
That was my impression.
36:10 What is this piece of music? It is hauntingly beautiful.
omgggg it’s mount massive from outlast
I'm surprised nobody else said that
Your videos are so relaxing. I straight up falled asleep during this.
Liked: "its really smooth"...
Love your videos!
If I were the Hotel Owners I'd kit that place out with Hollywood Grade Horror Effects and Encourage the Guests to "Explore"... And film them as they run screaming through the corridors.
Beautiful wooden sliding doors!
Is this where they filmed the movie Session 9?
The carpet at 5:41 looks like it’s saying “HAHAHAHAHAHA”.
Y’all should come to Rock Hill SC to see the Herald it was where we did the newspaper
Beautiful old building!
Sadly Hotel Henry is no more. Closed earlier this year due to the pandemic.
It was going to close anyways. Everybody want to blame the pandemic for everything!.. 😩🙄
Look at all the leaks in that building! You know there’s bad structural damage. They only covered it up with paint and new walls!
A lot of companies and people , business owners got monies from a lot of places!
Pandemic is no excuse!
Thanks!
I believe Nick Crowley came to this hotel on a ghost hunt! Had to do some searching but, yes, his video is on the Hotel Henry which appears to be the name of the hotel that this asylum was converted to. No solid proof of anything paranormal in his video but a creepy video nonetheless. It seems I'm so far on the abandoned asylum side of youtube that I'm starting to recognize these places... Both great videos!!
What an awesome, beautiful building. Reminds me of a castle! I just love the architectural styles of old. There's a hotel in my city that looks kind of similar to the castle-like design, with the pointy blueish roofs! You could've told me this place was a university and I'd believe it. Around 15:50 when you guys were walking through those greenish halls, I could easily see this place being a lecture hall at my uni. Those big empty rooms remind me of science labs for some reason. Just imagine a sign saying "Chemistry 101-B" on one of the doors haha. Also, I'm intrigued by how a psychiatrist was responsible for designing this building - talk about a one man army. Perhaps we had more brilliant polymaths back in the day, or could he have been in contact with professional architects?
Would make some super cool condo’s if anyone actually wants to live in Buffalo.
They did that with the Danvers asylum in Massachusetts, so not a bad idea...
Buffalo is an amazing city
@@Yagigoat27 for sure!
@@TheRealChappy I’m sure it is. Just being snarky. No offense intended.
Like the hotel make-over., but with those high ceilings, heating costs must be high, and that area has brutal winters often.
What an amazing place.
At 26.24 , possible ghost in the background 😂
i LOVE kirkbrides I think his vision was correct and was simply misused. we need to bring it back!
I work at a hotel that used to be a hospital. The building is from 1787, and it still has that one stale smelling vaulted basement, that's only used as storeroom. Seeing the beginning of this video, that's pretty much the same as if our guests started to wander down into that basement in the middle of the night 😂
I'm scared enough of that place as it is, just imagine going down there to get something and meeting some explorers! Hello no 😂
Mount Massive!
Those pocket doors are incredible
Wow beautiful condition. There are not that many windows. The main building is pretty bleak.
Whoa I live a few blocks away, what a lovely find!
Love this video buddy and hope you are having a good day ❤
Those pocket doors are the best find.
I believe those blinking things in the tower are smoke detectors. ☺️
I knew this place looked familiar, exploring with Josh was here too. 🤔
Outlast 😮
It's great this building was saved and renovated. Most places are left to rot. Out of sight out of mind, I guess.
take me so i can asmr everywhere
right? That crunch tho :)
What is that massive complex in the intro credits at 2:22?
I think they should never allow you to renovate these kind of places. They share history of people's past lives and it looks sometimes not all the time beautiful. When nature takes it over it will be a beautiful thing practically a tourist destination
What a gorgeous place. I hope they find a way to repurpose it all so it doesn’t just sit and decay, that would be a shame.
034 Motorsports huh? VW guy? 👍
What type of music is at the end?
lots of chairs just chillin....
let me get this hospital
Did anyone else see the figure stood behind the far right window at 9:07?
“We can’t publish this. They’ll be so pissed.”
Well, they had two years to fix it. I’d say it’s on them at that point.
1st visit 2017 ... 2nd was 2019 .... so its actually 4 years lol
I stand corrected!
@@holdenvtseries2274 plus apparently the hotel is closed till April 2022
@@Sir...... nah its open drive past it all the time
Well it closed bc of the pandemic so no worries! 😂😂😂
Staff: The Proper People just checked in to our historical asylum hotel...
Manager: *just give full access*
They will help promote the hotel
There are old tunnels under the college and the hospital. During my college days, I knew how to access them. I would explore all through the hospital overnight. That was when the entire place was abandoned. Extremely interesting place. That was before cell phone days, so I only wish I had somehow captured my experiences during my several explorations. Towers (I went to the top of those too), wheelchairs, medical equipment and all . Awesome seeing this again!! Thanks!
That’s so cool, I wish I had an experience like that.
@@cat-sd5cr yeah same. My childrens hospital is connected underground to hospital across the street via tunnels for patient transports not a lot of people know about it
I explored the Richardson while attending buff state too. Was definitely creepier years ago prior to the revitalization of the building
That is wild, Jason. Wow. I am not being facetious. You must have said "Wow! I was there!" when you first saw this.
did you ever experience anything odd?
I Love the Passion The Proper People have for this kind of stuff. The way they give detailed history of a place before they show us their footage. Very professional. I love it.
This is refreshing from the usual explorations where the ppl r loud, obnoxious or too overly scared to do anything or catch good footage. Great Job Guys!!! LOVE and Appreciate your work!!!
I agree with this 100%! I am a huge fan of The Proper People, and I have been since 2020 right after I had gotten out of prison. We were heading to a lockdown here in PA soon after I had been released, and being fresh out of prison, I'd needed something to help me get used to being back out in the world again. So I'd started watching urbex videos, which have always fascinated me. I had stumbled upon The Proper People videos in that search, and I had immediately fallen in love with them and their explorations. I'd ended up binge-watched a bunch of the older videos and had subscribed immediately. Now, I am still watching and waiting patiently for the notification that they have put up a new video with each day that goes by. I am so grateful for these guys, but they will never know it because I am just a face in a sea of subscriber faces (or more accurately, just words on a screen with a whole lot of other people's words)...insignificant, really.
They had saved my life, literally, because those early months of 2020 (I was released on Jan. 3, 2020 after spending a whole year in prison), I didn't know how to cope with the "outside world" yet, and I had been pretty scared and confused and depressed, and I had considered suicide more than once...more times than I would care to admit, in fact. I have a rare psychological disorder (pyromania) with which I had been dealing (and had been the cause of my incarceration), and with which I am STILL dealing, so you can imagine how stressful those months had been...they definitely were even more stressful than being in prison. After a couple of months of being incarcerated, I had at least gotten "comfortable" in my cell. I knew when I would eat, go to Rec and other activities, and when to go to bed, etc. but once I had been released, I hadn't had that comfort any longer. So, watching these videos had helped me adjust and, being that they are exploring outdoors and indoors both, it got me more accustomed to being out in the world again. They provided that comfort that I had come to rely on when I was feeling out of sorts or anxious.
Thank you, The Proper People for your help and your great videos!
~Laura G. in Pennsylvania
Even though they tried out some of the equipment they were both respectful of everything.
cant say this enough. the proper people are so good at this! great photography, they care about the place and its belongings, history, and they are thoughtful about what the see
@@maizie9454 yea. That's another big reason why I enjoy their videos.
They have an overall and genuine interest and consideration for history and the stories it tells.
@@MamaToFive awww your words r significant. Whether The Proper ppl know you exist or not. I have heard of pyromania and once thought my child was perhaps Pyro because she used to always set paper towels and newspaper in the bathroom. Fortunately it ended there. It was more of a phase, fascination with it, which I too have but no urges to set things on fire. Just live the smell of a bonfire or fireplace. Building camp fires and such. I'm sorry u deal with this condition. May I ask, since u shared a little bit, with pyromania do u get urges to see things go up in flames? Do you ever go into a trance like state while watching fire build? Although I have heard of this I have never spoken to anyone who deals with it. Pardon my curiosity and concern.
Also I'm happy for you to be free from incarceration. I guess it's alot like coming home from Service in the sense that it takes time, effort and self care to get acclimated into society again. Times change so quickly if u r away for too long. It's tough! I sympathize. Hope u r able to sustain your life and find a healthy lifestyle that suits your spirit! Take care!
Bryan: “I found.. the chair chillin room.”
Michael: *walks faster*
😂
Michael*
@@jameswent48 IM SORRY
Is it weird I wait for that phrase in every video? “There’s a chair, just chillin’ “
"There's no sign."
Like that's ever stopped y'all, anyway!
If there's no sign, and your keycard lets you in, then it's all good. haha.
The mouth says "no" but the keycard reader green light says "yes".
“Uh… we’re lost.” Works every time.
Wow, Outlast's Mount Massive Asylum was modelled after this. Incredible!
I hope they repair this asylum or hospital! The architecture needs to be saved and restored!
@@lost_places_global9008 they were planning renovating the next buildings into lofts and apartments but covid halted that
I was literally looking for this comment lol. Love that game and love the architecture.
@@limitededition3086 Same, awesome game, excited for Trials
XD im glad someone knew
FYI: 10:10 those devices you are seeing are indeed detectors- for the Fire alarm system. They are beam detectors. They shoot a beam of infrared light across a room to another detector and form a circuit. If enough smoke fills the room the beam senses it and it causes an alarm. These are an alternative to smoke detectors, and are commonly located in tall places where a smoke detector, may be impractical to install for maintenance purposes.
Didn't know that. Thanks!
At least they've taken decent measures
Came here to say the same thing. See them in open spaces a lot where you'd need multiple smoke alarms as well.
So in hindsight, blocking them by walking in front of- and looking at them wasn't the brightest idea?
@@bjornroesbeke I do not believe they are effected by solid objects, just small particles. But I do not know the full science behind the technology
Just imagine for a second, all the people who walked through those halls. Lived in those rooms. Looked out those windows. Rolled in those chairs. It's really fascinating sometimes to think of the lives who once walk the past.
Honestly, I think the same thing whenever I watch a Proper People video.
Think of all the dinosaurs which roamed through the area.
@@xissburg Ah, that's why some of the floors gave way.
I was honestly thinking of how bad off these people were that were living there, and the kinds of things that the Dr's. tested on them. Alot of the mental patients were abused and cruelly treated. Kinda sad, and a little eerie to think about. 😬
Glad I’m not the only one to imagine this.
This architecture is so incredible. What happened to us along the way that ornate designs and such are all lost these days...The future's abandoned buildings are going to be so boring and blocky and awful. We've really lost something in America.
If they make it. check out their video "Exploring a Massive Abandoned Hotel During a Hurricane". That building is only abandoned for a year and it looks worse than mid century buildings that had been abandoned long ago.
Some may disagree, but I find just about everything built from about 1940 onwards to be architecturally uninspiring. I wouldn't deny that some of it is worthy of historic preservation, but to me it is bland and boring.
The loss of such grandeur architecture is due to (in my opinion) three things.
First, is the public school system that focuses too much on standardization, outdated teaching methods (i.e.: hours long classroom lectures), permissiveness, and mechanical efficiency.
Second is the wrong professionals in the wrong job positions. Buildings, towns, cities, street layout, public parks etc. should be designed by Non-Technical professionals. Artists create/design beauty, and engineers are there to support that. Think of it like a software development team. You have a computer engineer who does all the technical work to get the website running smoothly, and a studio/graphics design artist to make the website look interesting/appealing to the person visiting the site.
Third is the lack of public interest in building beautiful places. After WW2, government became more interested in military operations abroad than urban planning, and the way private sector handled urban development was a complete disaster. People settled here and there in cookie cutter (car dependent) suburbs without any long term goals in mind.
Yes, we are bringing back traditional architecture (some Art Deco style high rises), but the other problem is the skilled, experienced labor that is not available today as it was in the 19th century.
We lost it in pursuit of profit. Everything is built now for efficiency of cost. Also a lot of modern buildings will never stand for a fraction of the time abandoned as these old ones did.
That being said, glass towers do have their own kind of charm.
@@alexsmith-ob3lu "Second is the wrong professionals in the wrong job positions." I hear that! You can thank a number of factors for that. College costs being a major one. The creative mind often does not come with a silver enough spoon for the right lousy sheet of paper.
Once again you fellows amaze this senior. I can’t get over your appreciation for the structures, times and items of the past. I will say it over and over about you. It is awesome because there are very few of the present generation that even take the time to notice the bygone era and it’s history. Keep it up!! Stay safe.
There are so many of us younger people (I'm 21) who have great appreciation for older buildings and items like cars, tools, etc. The problem is that much of the time, we feel there's not very much we can do to prevent the loss and/or destruction of these things. Most of my tools are my grandfather's or older, and they're well built and easy to repair if they do break. Much cheaper for me than buying new tools. Plus they just look so much cooler. I think if older and younger generations took the time to learn about each other more, there wouldn't be as much animosity between us, at least when it comes to stuff like this.
@@StormBreaker_Chasing
Hello Twisted, I am sure there are others that I have not had the opportunity to meet. For sure! No animosity here. Stay interested.
I would love to explore these structures, even if I couldn't document them! Sadly there are not many to choose from in my area, but luckily I get to interact with older tools, farm equipment, vehicles, etc! I'm only 22 and I enjoy those kinds of historical trips.
One of the few times I don't get a house of horrors vibe from an asylum. I imagine that is due to the way it was designed. Open and large, emphasis on light and air. Doesn't mean the people there didn't endure all kinds of horror and abuse.
The original thought behind the design was good, but it would astound me if it didn’t suffer from the same sort of overcrowding and highly questionable “treatment” schemes of most other asylums of the area. Thankfully now days we just leave our mentally ill to lay homeless in the streets! Such progress! 😅😑
You know the renovations not bad. Looks like a cool place
So much better than just letting them rot.
They did an awesome job renovating and adaptively reusing this structure given how run down and complex it was. It won all sorts of preservation and architecture awards. I was there shortly after it opened.
I used to work at Hotel Henry. I would hear and see things all the time. Very spooky place, but a very beautiful building.
Please explain.
"We're not supposed to be up here"
You're the Proper People, you're supposed to go where you're not supposed to go lol
*Sooooo* impressed the architects worked hard to keep much of the original, structural materials as a mainstay. 🙌
25:44 Just imagine what it would cost to get pocket doors like that built today
It would be priceless to peel off a few paint chips to have them matched and marketed….And to sell some framed stills of some individual rooms….the aesthetics of these places…!
Check out the dark figure of a man moving in the background as the guy pushes the right door back into the wall! Kinda creepy!!
@@donnastachowski3867
🙄
@@teddyfresh9605 shut it goofy
“Normal trouble alarm”
“Well it’s normal so”
“Yeah” 😂
Not calling you out, but the alarm he was talking about has three lights, each labeled either normal, trouble, or alarm. He was not calling it a normal trouble alarm.
It's a light/laser based smoke alarm. They had them at my college. With enough deflection in the beam it sets off the fire alarm. Useful for large open spaces made of wood.
I can’t believe the Proper People were 10 minutes from my house! I’ve always wondered what the inside looked like, thanks for exploring!
I love that all of us Buffalonians are coming out of the woodwork for this one.
Maybe the Proper People will be inside *your* house next time!
@@spiritmatter1553 i think that’d make a great video! :D
@@danirusso469 I'm so pissed cuz literally October 17th me and my friend went out to Silo City. We could've gone to the asylum and possibly met the proper people 😂
Jesus, I was at the edge of my seat the entire time you were in the hotel. Can't tell you how happy I am you are filming and posting your adventures for us to watch like this.
If you are interested in people exploring Australia. I also have a channel.
Exodus 20:7
Huwag mong babanggitin ang pangalan ng Panginoong Diyos sa walang kabuluhan.
Praise the Almighty Lord God! Glory to the Almighty Lord God! Worship the Almighty Lord God. Praise, Worship, Glory to the Almighty Father God and the Lord Jesus Christ! Amen!♥️✝️🕊️
We belong to our Holy, Clean, Good, Perfect, Caring, Loving, Merciful, Forgiving, All-knowing and All-powerful Almighty Father, Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and the Mighty Holy Spirit
I love trying to get up towers!! My husband and I stayed at the Hilton SF Union Square back in 2013 and we noticed that it had towers, so one evening we go trying to get to the top of the tallest one. The elevator only went up to a certain way so we exited at that floor (my guess is you needed special access to the higher floors). We then walked around and found an ajar stairwell door. AHA, it has stairs going up higher! So onward we went. We got up to the top and entered: it was a massive beautiful ballroom/restaurant with tall tall windows on all four sides and outstanding views of the entire SF Bay area!! It was so incredibly stunning! There were lights on and maybe just one or two workers in the back (cleaning up I presume). We were not harassed at all and were able to take some pretty neat photos, especially of the Bay Bridge, which was partly under construction at that time but had the coolest LED lights twinkling on the cables. Good times.
I love trying to get to the top/roof of hotels
Turn-of-the-century architecture is so much more beautiful and has more character than the ugly, brutalist boxy shit they build these days.
I'm a big fan of the horror video game Outlast, so seeing this video really made my week. The design of this particular hospital was used to create Mount Massive Asylum in that game.
Those sensors in the tower were most likely beam detectors. Basically smoke detectors that use a line of light when the smoke blocks a certain % of the beam it sets off the fire alarm. They are very good for large open spaces
I guess it's a good thing they didn't accidentally trip the detector. Or will they only get set off by smoke?
@@StormBreaker_Chasing from whatim told putting your hand in front of the beam wont set it off. For instance a spider crawling over etc. Smoke is somewhat tranparent so when the view is blocked by a set % it knows its smoke.
I live in buffalo, and went here recently for a tour (just myself and the tour guide), it was incredible. The history of the place makes it more incredible, and love that they turned it into a hotel. Sadly, due to COVID, Hotel Henry closed. They are talking about converting it into a living space for those students who go to Buff state next door. If anyone is in the area, do the tour! We went in the basement, and I was beyond freaked out. It was overall creepy, of course. Awesome job on the video!
Addition: at 21:33, the fire started because people were coming in trying to steal the copper pipes, and they thought by heating it up, it was disconnect easier. Thankfully it didn’t damage more.
22:38, the bed isn’t placed there for the tour, it was from a movie that was made there.
What movie? I live 30 min from the hospital and drive by it allll the time.
COVID didn't close the hotel. Politics did. Here in Texas, COVID hasn't closed anything. I wonder why...
@@Gotadime92 the hotel wasn’t making money - I live in Buffalo!
@@KatChanelb12 so do I.
There were issues making money in 2020 due to COVID-19. That was why the hotel closed. Also it was management from articles I have read. People booked weddings and it was hard for them to get back their money. It was on local news channels. It had nothing to do with Politics.
Kirkbride was very correct about fresh air and natural light being good for mental health. And not just mental health, but overall health with Vitamin D.
For everyone. There are ships that’s travel the Arctic regions. They have special rooms on the ships with tropical scenery and lights that’s that help the body make vitamin D. Otherwise the sailors get very depressed with the long dark and cold days and nights.
I remember being in these buildings located at 400 Forest Ave. back in 1963! The modern hospital bld you see was name Strozzi back then. This video you have done is absolutely incredible! I have been hoping for years that one of the Urbex explorers would finally do a video inside, and that ends up being you! A huge THANKS! You are the best!
The professionalism of your videos is second to none guys. You have amazing skill, and it is refreshing to be able to see these buildings and hear their stories without all the stupid UA-cam drama others include. I really feel like I am there with you on these adventures. Thank you.
There is an old mental hospital in Traverse city that has been turned into a mall that reminds me of this.
I don't remember if it's still the case, but small portions of building 50 are still abandoned to this day, last I checked in 2017
It’s also a Kirkbride building so there are definitely similarities! I love TCSH!
I was in juvenile inpatient treatment at the Kirkbride building in Fergus Falls MN. Which is now abandoned. The place was... pretty amazing. I wasn't impressed as a kid but when I went back to check it out last year I was in awe.
I am an alarm technician and I install access control it's surprising that it will let you into those areas you're right though it's gotta be program errors but at first I was thinking well it Has to let you into the stairwells because of fire code even though the doors will unlock if a fire alarm is triggered all cards need to have access to those doors but yeah thats crazy you got in there lol
I don't know how all of that works but if I'm guessing, it's sort of like a flag system, right? Each card is programmed with a "YES/NO" for a certain security level... like, if you look at he data programmed in the key, it would be something like "ROOM 1 - NO, ROOM 2 - NO, ROOM 3 - YES, ROOM 4 - NO", and "LEVEL ONE CORRIDOR - YES", and "GYM/POOL - YES", stuff like that... but the mistake was that the secure doors don't have their own designation, they likely just used "LEVEL ONE CORRIDOR" as the security flag, therefore any key with Level One access will open it?
Am I on the right track?
It’s a shame this structure isn’t taken over by a college or university.
It's also a hotel and bar now
Yea we don't need anymore indoctrination centers
Buffalo State college is actually right next door to this place lol
@@jeffgrey663 okay maybe Hilsdale college then. 🤷♂️ My point was, it seems universities seem to do a good job at preserving old buildings and using them well. (Granted some don’t at all and just rip things down.)
bro found the asylum from Outlast 💀
Believe it or not, Mount Massive Asylum was actually modeled after this one! The Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane.
I was wondering what caused those asbestos tiles to fail so badly. the wood underneath that entire hallway was charred! a testament to the construction that the wing survived
And the somewhat miraculous fireproofing ability of asbestos. Shame it’s essentially cancer dust.
I love how you guys try to find the positive in these places and finding the creativity in many things. Appreciate another great exploration. Thank you 👍
“We can’t publish this…”
Also The Proper People: How about I do it anyway? Lol
Seriously though, amazing stuff! It’s def on them their system isn’t set up correctly and the place is leaking. It’s awesome to see it being remade into something new though!
I’ve seen some comments that the hotel is actually closed now maybe that’s why they decided to publish!
This asylum complex just goes to show how much material wealth, talent and money the USA once had. The architecture is splendid! As in, it is literally a castle design for a hospital.
In some ways I believe we have moved backward in behavioral health. Having spent time is several locations, all of them are hospital like, with hospital architecture. This really does make the healing process incredibly unenjoyable and you are constantly being reminded through this that you are sick or messed up in some way.
I both agree and disagree. While the buildings themselves are nicer, the treatment the patients received back then was often much worse. Cruelty and abuse were rampant, both due to lack of knowledge and just plain indifference. We know so much more about how to treat mental health now than we did even a decade ago. I know this firsthand as someone who has been in some sort of mental health treatment since I was in elementary school.
These asylums were absolutely packed with people. They will pump you full of addictive drugs. If you weren't crazy you definitely would be after living in an asylum for a few weeks. It's torture. 🌈
@@StormBreaker_Chasing eh... I can assure you that cruelty still happens in hospitals today. I've seen it first hand in internships, have friends who worked in mental wards, and currently watching a friend go through hell stuck in a VA hospital after surgery. The VA has some absolutely spiteful, sadistic staff working for them.
Back in the 70’s my girlfriend applied for a secretarial job there. I was parked in front observing all the patients wandering around inside and out. When she came back to the car I told her No way are you going to work here. It was truly scary.
What was scary about it? I almost got a job as a counselor at one of the facilities in front of the asylum probably 10 yrs ago.
@@Monkey-fc9nc almost
Best exploring channel on UA-cam
Definitely
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The building is also the model for the Mount Massive asylum from Outlast 1, a computer game. I was already fascinated by the complex back then.
Oh shit I didnt know that, sick
Oh shiiiiiit I was playing that game earlier