Exploring one of the Largest Abandoned Asylums in America - Found Morgue and Operating Rooms!
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2024
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In this episode we're exploring a massive abandoned mental asylum in Georgia. The facility first opened its doors in 1842, and peaked in size in the 1960s with over 200 buildings housing almost 12,000 patients. Today however, nearly all the buildings are shuttered and abandoned, and only a couple hundred patients remain.
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Been watching you guys from nearly the start and you're the only ones I watch on the regular and sub to. No yelling, no dumb bro antics, no ignorant babble and no disrespect.
No clickbait titles!
@@TheUnamedPerson if I’m not mistaken, I think they’re actually brothers
Exploring with Josh is what introduced me to urbex. Unsubbed from him because of all that crap. The Proper People are pros.
I've found all of 2 channels that don't yell or try to make it scary or click bait. These guys ans Riddim Ryder (he's Canadian and does mostly houses)
No music either (or only subtly used in places)
The Central State Hospital Campus (originally known as the Georgia State Lunatic, Idiot, and Epileptic Asylum) was so big, it had it's own zip code. I installed network and other IT equipment in the main bldg in the '70's. Very surreal place. Thanks boys for bringing back some memories....
I love seeing comments like this. It really cements the place in time and brings life to it.
@@H0wlrunn3r very true. However, makes me realize how long ago it was that I was there. Time marches on. Really a shame that the buildings were allowed to deteriorate to that degree but you realize too that renovation would have cost more than demolition and rebuild. The place was loaded with lead and asbestos. But, the architecture was off the scale. That was how it was done in the day.
Another sad note about this place is back in the 20's and 30's, when a family couldn't afford to feed and cloth their kids or even adult family members, they were dropped off at the asylum. They weren't sick, mentally or physically. They would be fed, clothed and put to work on the campus. It was pretty much self sustaining.
@@MarkBrown-uf8ct Makes it sort of fitting that it was then the Ga State LIE Asylum.
@@MarkBrown-uf8ct Fascinating!
Crazy how such expensive ,massive and impressive buildings are built only to become abandoned.
That's because they were already built
much of that is the politics of the time and the fact that the materials used were later found to be toxic, like lead and asbestos.
It always comes down to an accountants examination of cost analysis. And thats the cold truth.
@@MarkBrown-uf8ct A lot of times removing toxic materials to refurbish an old building is more expensive and more hazardous than just buildings something completely new
It seems like that much waste would be illegal. Like littering.
I love how you include the parts where you talk about things like TB in a serious manner that you clearly aren't very familiar with and then look up information to learn about it. Most people would cut that out so they didn't look stupid, but it makes the videos so 'real' and is what makes The Proper People the premier urbex UA-cam channel. After all there's nothing stupid about taking interest in something and learning about it.
The fact TB isn't well known about is a good sign
TB?
Tuberculosis once you had it you kept it until you died from it. Thank god for antibiotics
The vaccine they mention was the infamous BCG, every schoolkids worst nightmare up until 2005 when they phased it out. Before you could be vaccinated, they tested to see if you'd had the virus by using what looked like a 4 inch mini gatling gun, but which propelled 6 spikes into your wrist containing inert virus. The Heaf Test. If it swelled up that told the nurse if you had been previously infected or not. Then you got the vaccine if you hadn't had it, usually passing out in the process. Then you filed out past a queue of 30 other kids either waiting for theirs or relieved it was over, and laughing at the ones who turned white. Your injection site was sore for weeks, so naturally everyone was repeatedly punched on it. This is why our generation is so normal and balanced /s 😁
@@I.EAT.BUGS1 Teabagging
I have a relative who spent most most of her adult life in this asylum, and is buried in an unmarked grave on the campus. She suffered from "dementia praecox," or what we would know as schizophrenia. I was able to request medical records from the hospital, and after spending 30+ years institutionalized, the only record they had of her was a medium sized index card. They said that would have served as her intake forms. There was a very brief description, stating she was agitated and "threatened to burn." It makes me sad to think about her life there, especially knowing that if she lived in modern times, she could have easily lived a normal life with medications and therapies. There is unfortunately no way to find out where exactly she is buried, but I hope it would have made her happy that she is remembered many years later and that I tried to find out as much about her as I could.
Wow heart breaking and a powerful story thank you for sharing. 😢
Mental illness affects everyone that is in that family members circle.
Thank you for sharing and remebering your family member 🕊🕊🕊
Im sure with enough detective work you could find her, but it would be expensive, and take a lot of time.
Sad😢to know her story
The reason for the chest X-rays is when confined to close quarters as in mental institutions and prisons, inmates are tested for TB. If the test results come back questionable (due to previous treatment, false positives, or true positives), patients are sent for chest X-rays to rule out an active case. Always enjoy your channel guys, especially when you visit hospitals and jails.
One thing I've noticed time and again on this channel is how these old hospitals, power plants, and other utilitarian buildings were all constructed with quality and aethestics in mind. The attention to detail - moulding, paneling, even the font on the autoclaves - is beautiful. I wish we would do the same today.
They are also loaded with lead, asbestos and other toxic substances. Nice workmanship with dangerous materials. I know they probably had good intentions though.
FALSE HISTORY
Ga Native here: Growing up, Parents would tell their kids “if you bad, I’m sending you to central state!” Lots of locals who witnessed the mistreatment of patients still live in Milledgeville and are open to share their stories. I think it’s important to raise awareness of the horrors here out of respect for the patients who passed away🙏🏼
this channel is million times better than netflix and cable combined ! brilliant work guys !!! i thank you for all the hard work !!!!
Yeah! This is real facts
I admire how you guys always keep it”real” with no silly spooky crap or fake “fluff”……………………….the best content of it’s kind on youtube!
One thing I will always love about your videos is just the various songs and ambient tracks you guys use. they usually fit super well. it adds a lot to some of these beautiful shots you take. you guys have been doing it great years, keep it up!
It’s nice to see the building not littered with graffiti. I appreciate how respectful you guys are walking around, and your explanations.
It’s on the way to school for me, a lot of people are too scared of it to go over there. Tons of ghost stories and haunting and stuff
Someone did write Fuck Biden and Harris on the wall! 🙂
i would love to explore abandoned areas and buildings but i use a wheelchair so that’s not really an option for me. these videos give me the opportunity to explore and i really appreciate that!
Same with me. Hi how are you doing?
I hope you can get some way to do it with someone, I’ve been trying to figure out ways to have a go pro rigged to me and explore so my friend can use VR in the spaces they can’t get into. Hopefully technology will make that kind of thing more accessible soon
You can visit a lot of places on the Internet today. The globalists would love to have you do only that and never go anywhere.
The curtain flapping in the wind at 14.14 and the sound of the wind really added to the atmosphere of this amazing building. Really love your work The Proper People 👍🏻😊
I've had a lot of friends who have partied in here over the years... really glad you captured while it's still around
Umm patients or after abandonment?
@@AR-ed3xw its in a college town so yeah
Is this in Wisconsin no? Or is this the one right outsiude of South Bend, Indy.
@@nickbooze9766 Milledgeville, Ga
@@nickbooze9766 nope it’s in Georgia
Man I’ve missed these kinda videos! As a former psych major who had to take a psych history class….this is a dark yet interesting time in history. It shows how medicine and psychology has evolved and will continue to. Thank you for giving actual information and not just lots of jumpscares and screaming like so many Urbex YTers do.
I would like you to expand on this comment, former psych major. I am a former psych patient (the past 22 years) and this dark time in history still seems so recent to me. Could you expand on the "evolution" you speak of?
I cannot believe y'all got in! I've always wanted to explore it ever since I found out I had a great great aunt that was a patient there. She died there in the 50s. This video is amazing. Thank you for sharing
Thank you for this one! As a GA native I've always wanted to walk through there. My Mom did her clinicals there becoming a nurse. Great work as always!!
My grandmother worked there in the 40s as a secretary
What’s the name of this place?
@@0000mattyboycentral state asylum
New Proper People upload! Today is a good day 👌🏻
love the vibes here!!
Ha Ha, yeah! vibes
@@Damone7653If you're talking about the eerie silence throughout these barren and forgotten structures then yeah that counts as vibes. Despite having fallen into disrepair these locations tell a story.
I particularly liked the scene with the curtain flapping in the whistling wind - as pretty as it was depressing. It encapsulated the vibe of the place. 😞
I must have missed that part. It seem eerily still and quiet to me.
@@skycloud4802 It's just after 14 minutes, sounds really good with headphones.
I absolutely love that you looked up information about TB while exploring so you, and therefore all the viewers, have accurate information! Fun fact - the TB vaccine is generally given in high school here in the UK and for a week people walk around trying to punch other people's arms to "pop the blister" - I got away with that though as I was given my TB vaccine as a baby due to my father having had it actively while my mother was pregnant. I was very smug that week!
I though small poxs was the blister one. Didnt know tb would do that to
@@crazychase98 yup! Athe TB jab can leave a pretty nasty scar too, especially when the blister has popped, but it's worth it for the protection honestly
Never got the TB vaccine at any point and I'm 19, but apparently my parents did. They must have stopped giving it out universally as you don't hear about many present day cases of the disease 🤷♂
@@falsernet my niece got hers last school year in the North of England? Maybe it is now only common in hot-spot areas (there was an outbreak of TB in some populations last year too)? Which would make sense as it is nearly eradicated as a domestic disease here.
@@SquishyRogue I think people just quite getting it so now it pops up every now and again. I think I got it when i was young
I have worked in this area before and always wanted to tour the inside of the facility. Thank you both for satisfying my curiosity, it’s actually just as incredible as I was expecting! Great explore as usual guys, stay safe!
Back in the 70s I worked for Pet dairy as a delivery man. I delivered to this hospital three times a week. It was by far my most intimidating customer.
Two things: if I remember correctly the wooden fixtures were made on site. Second, my aunt's last office and kitchen was on site there. She was the nutrition director for state prisons and hospitals for Georgia. The kitchen has those same yellow tiles you saw early in the video. That dates the extension of that building in the 1960s.
Your content is so relaxing! 😍 I love to watch while laying cozy in my bed with a blanket over me. Just so calming! Hope you're doing well! ☺💕
Yeah it sounds really good. I even like the sound of crunching leaves which gives me kind of the same crunchy vibe. I also like to watch those ASMR videos where they have the car wheel crunching a bunch of crunchy stuff and that sounds awesome. I don't like ASMR that much but crunchy ASMR stuff is awesome. Including that crunchy thing they do with the little soap pieces where they crunch them in their hand.
@@Katyahbib omg you're so right! 🥰 Yes, I absolutely adore the crunchy ASMR sounds! Definitely adds to the calmness their content provides ☺🤍
@@mimibae_xo yes 😁
You’re pretty asf shawty
@@MNvikingsfan00 Aww ty! ☺ Hope you're doing well! 🤍
16:48 Outlast?
The reference is nice ❤
I remember finding this channel at 10k subs and seeing you guys did mostly Florida. I remember on one of the old vids I left a comment suggesting this place. I've been here a couple time and love it, even had the city of Millidgville like one of my pics I took on Insta. I'm so happy you guys are here now since I've never been inside. Tried once but got caught
Wow, those antique autoclaves were GORGEOUS. Unbelievable that they haven’t been touched!
Wouldn't it be cool if there was a time lapse video of those crazy vines growing thru the years? 🤩
Love to you both as always for a super fun video! 💜
I got so excited. I love when y'all upload.☺🖤
Thank you for this! I have wanted to go in for years, I have several shots through windows but never got inside.
The cops are so bad through there it’s a tough call to even drive down there any more I door dash and they follow me through every time I deliver out there
Thank you for being so respectful of the old buildings you explore. I’m new to your channel and really enjoy it!
Have you guys ever thought of reaching out to old employees? Possibly hearing some of the stories of the place. Once those how have worked at the hospital passes away their stories also die, never to have been told. History dies every day
If you search the Internet there are a few testimonials from former employees in various mental institutions. Towards the end it was so hard to find peopel to work in a mental institution they'd' hire almost anybody. They had no training and would abuse patients.
@@1940limitedthey hired the patients to be doctors too
Not even joking this is the best urbex channel on UA-cam. Like award worthy urbex. Yk what, here’s your medal, you’ve earned it 🥇
25:50 I think you're looking at NCR paper. It was a special pad of papers sandwiched together. When you wrote on the top sheet it transferred through to the sheets underneath. The sheets were color coded, e.g. top white original (usually lined paper to write straight) copy for hospital, green copy for patient, pink copy for someone else etc.
What astounds me is all that ruin and those autoclave gages are completely dust free
I worked for a company where we used to do secure document destruction, and we had a hospital job where the hospital paid us tons of money to take away and destroy the x-rays... which we then shredded and sold them to a recycling company for thousands. They have a lot of recoverable silver in them you see, especially the old ones.
Explosion proof light fixture at 23:00. My dad was an accountant at a hospital. His department moved into a new set of offices that once housed the surgical department. There was a bad fire
on that floor. When you are dealing with flammable anesthetic gasses and oxygen. Things can get out of hand quickly.
Great work as always friends. Thanks. I also agree with UnitSe7en's comment. As a child, I lived next to a large Psychiatric Center like this one. It was still in use back in the day. I would pass through the grounds on my bicycle and ride past the woman's ward. The women would be sitting in a caged sun room like the one you see in this video. In silence they would all stare at me with hollow sad eyes. I will never forget that.
Sad reminder of past tru ( a child’ )memories
I have enjoyed many of your guys videos. I just wanted to say that I appreciate how you respect the buildings and their history. I myself have been in many abandoned buildings doing homeless counts and I absolutely loved the older buildings and their charm. I would love to see some of these in person so thanks for sharing.
Mad props to the chair. Trooping after all these years. Wonder if the spirits set it up when they realized the Proper People were coming to town!
I have to be honest, I’ve watched you about 5 years ago and it’s good to still see that you are exploring abandoned buildings 😅😮
What a cool building, thank you for showing it. And I appreciate how respectful you are to the places you explore.
Hello from France ! Yesterday I discovered your Channel and i looooove you guys ! You are so respectful, creative people 🤗 and your music intro ... So 28 days later ! Love it
I live about 30-40 minutes away from this and I’ve been exploring it and the surrounding buildings for a while now it’s so cool to see that y’all have come to it
Love your channel and the historical tidbits. The buildings and architecture of this era will never be seen again. All the details and materials aren’t things companies are willing to pay for or can afford. Simply incredible.
That place is so stunning! I can’t wait for part 2.
No way!! I was literally there less than 2 weeks ago! It would’ve been crazy and amazing to have encountered you guys there 😁
@Florida Guy What do you mean virtually? I went here not too long ago either. I live literally 2 miles from this hospital in Milledgeville. Soon to go back. Haven't explored the whole place. It's huge.
@@jarettstahl5589 I live like 10 miles away!
@@Ana-ly5ek hello neighbor 🤗
18:58: "hippo would like to send you a message". This is why I love captions.
That chair was simply chilled. It's past the point of just chillin.
you need to do Kirkbride in Fergus Falls Minnesota.. I think it's bigger than this one by far.. 🤔
It is alarmed unfortunately, not really possible to explore
@@TheProperPeople what about obtaining permission to explore?
So wish they would! Would love to see more Minnesota urbex!
Awesome work as always guys! I love your exploration videos, always try to watch the day they come out.
These videos, from you guys have been an excitement every single time a new one pops up. This has become an event for myself honestly. I go get some good halal down the road from me in LA. Pack a bowl and then imagine the people are still there in front of you guys. The sounds of the place while it was being used. All with the decay still present has been a big enjoyment of mine. I really appreciate the place you guys go to and the fact you go to them.
Thank you.
This channel (which I love) is a steady reminder of how temporary everything is.
Don’t know why but your intro gives me a strong early 00s nostalgia
Before asmr became popular with all the whispering and tapping and stuff, these videos were (and still are) the best asmr ever. Is there a better sound than the sound of dry paint when you step on it in an abandoned and quiet old building?
BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE! My friend has a lake house up in GA, nearby this place. I've driven past a lot of these buildings, I've always wondered what they looked like inside. Can't wait til Part 2!
Theres this abandoned building near my place in Tinley Park, IL where there are constant patrols by guards and afaik its just labeled the "Tinley Park Hospital" on the map. Rumors varied from mental asylum to freaky experimental center but ive always wanted to get in and look around. Its just really hard with the constant patrols and such.
You guys have the best urbex videos on the internet. I will always be a fan!
Tuberculosis was mostly put on the back burner by the emergence of antibiotics. However, it is making a comeback in many countries due to the TB bacilli becoming drug resistant. It's never really left, and in inner cities it is still a problem. And, unfortunately as it is a disease of poverty, it will probably always be with us.
Love the old Asylums. Great exploration guys🙌🏻
I can only imagine the horrific things that took place there 😢
There is something deeply calming about these videos
I went here with some friends during the summer, it was a surreal experience seeing such huge structures completely abandoned.
The proper people.! My absolute favorite explorers! Love how you don’t mess with anything
These 2 are the only ones I've seen who don't act like complete idiots in their videos. I just wish they posted more
You guys never dissapoint. Great video once again!
watched a lot of videos from a bunch of youtubers. You have the best opening music of all. Please don't change it!
I lived about a mile from there in 1967 . It was a nice place alot of my friends parents worked there. When a max, security patient escaped they would sound a siren at the volunteer fire dept and they would search .. Once they came to our house and searched our large craw space under our house , my Dad put a lock on it the next day.
This explore captures everything i love about urbex.
You could put together a whole ASMR video just of you guys crunching debris on the floor while you walk🥰 so satisfying
That's something that separates "The Proper People" from the rest. So many others will throw Music or ambient noise over their footage.
Y’all are so positive. “He’s chillin’ the best he can with three legs.” 🪑💜
Really super. I enjoyed this so much. Always such a treat to be here. Thank you! : )
this is one of the most legit and the best exploring channel, love you guys i've been watching you for over 7 years
What a lovely day Proper People and Ghost Files new videos to watch 👌💯
The door handle is made in such a way that patient can't tie anything to it or around it , to prevent attempted suicide, I would guess there's nothing in the room to tie something to. Such as pipes, conduit and including door knobs.
Interesting
Another amazing video, I can’t wait for part 2 😊
Great video, its cool going along with you, thanks guys!
Amazing. Reminds me a lot of the asylum in Newtown Connecticut.
This is a good explore. Do you still talk about going through that asylum's steam tunnels and trying to go up a jumping fly infested stairwell? That was freaky and creepy 👍🏻. Thanks for this experience 👍🏻
Can't wait for the next episode, love yalls work
I have been watching you for a while and bing watch every night! Love how you explain in detail and are really Mature about how things are done
I'm always so jealous watching ya'll's videos because the old state hospital/asylum campus was turned into state offices and the buildings that are abandoned have cameras and big measures to keep people out. Just as well I guess because the buildings are all really close together. I want to get permission to go in to photograph for like archival/historical reasons like to document the buildings visually but I wouldn't even know where to start on who to contact. It's kinda wild to think about how the state department of education offices are in the building where they once did lobotomies on people.......
I think the same.
your videos stay timeless.
You guys are really doing a good job.
Thanks for sharing all those, otherwise out of range, places 🤗
I’m glad you made this video because I live near the hospital and always wondered what was inside it
The only ASMR I like: boots crunching in an abandoned building mixed with the sounds of nature
We MUST re-open the asylums, and put the crazy people back in !!!!
Agreed 100%!
The new Ways of helping people are much more effective and human how would you feel somebody you loved and cared about Went “crazy”? how would that make you feel? What do you want them in one of these places?
Ok you go first 👍
I am quite sane. You?@@Daniel-Q.-Phantom-esq.
All the MAGA’s could be contained in them.
You guys always find interesting places to explore. I started watching you in 2017. Great content and you guys do an amazing job on your editing. Looking forward to part 2. Keep up the great work. Cheers!
Awesome video, guys!! So glad to see you made it here; such an intensely fascinating location.
What's the best thing to see on a boring, rainy day? Proper People have uploaded a new video! Thanks for sharing! 👍😁
Great light thru the windows..
I would STRONGLY suggest, when exploring these old buildings, to wear respirators of N100 specs; I guarantee you, there is not only lead paint dust, but asbestos; likely part of the reason it was all abandoned. Likely rodent feces, also.
I was just going to say the same thing. Walking through all that dust there's bound to be asbestos everywhere. And the insulation on the front of those morgue chillers! PLEASE mask up lads!! Great video though.
Just what I needed, thanks Proper People!
ITS NICE TO SEE NO VANDALISM THROUGHOUT PARTS OF THE BUILDING, AT LEAST ITS MINIMAL, GREAT JOB ON THE VIDEO
Day rooms were at the ends of halls so there could be more windows (sunlight). But I am guessing that is something you knew. 🙂
TB is still in every country, but has been controlled for the most part. The most common treatment for active TB is isoniazid INH in combination with three other drugs-rifampin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol.
Odd.... why would a mental asylum need a delivery room? For women who came in pregnant?
Probably for pregnant people. Pregnancy hormones can exacerbate mental health problems. A lot of people know about postpartum depression. Many don’t know this can start during the pregnancy though.
To add what Claire said...think about the era and unwed mothers. They would either place them with family far far away, with the Nuns, or in institutions until they delivered and their baby's would be put up for "adoption" . I have use the quote marks b/c we know selling babies is nothing new.
Unfortunately many disabled people were raped by staff members or by other patients. So there were babies born there.
I can imagine some employees assaulted patients and it resulted in pregnancy. It wouldn't surprise me at all
People show up to prison pregnant, so they also do when committed to a mental hospital.
I think this is the first time that any sort of film crew has explored Central State Hospital. Y’all are the first ones. I’ve been waiting years to see a walkthrough/investigation of this place. I wonder if any paranormal crews are going to follow suite.
You guys are always entertaining to watch. Sometimes the locations dictate the mood of the video and are quite calming and relaxing, oddly enough.
This vlog was really cool when we were taken back to 1975 & 1976. Stay safe and thanks for sharing the journey.
19:22 Do you know how extremely dangerous all those xrays still being there, stored like that is? The film is HIGHLY combustible and the fumes emitted when burning is toxic.. pretty scary stuff 😱
I'm unfamiliar, but it sounds very much like the old projector film that used to cause problems for movie studios.
@@RemoWilliams1227 look into the Cleveland clinic x-ray fire of 1929 if your interested 👍
@@jessicad83 will do tyvm
@@RemoWilliams1227 you're welcome 😊 I can recommend the channel Facinating Horror they did a good one about it.
@@jessicad83 well aren't you a gem, I love meeting nice people.