View Full Version : Glenn Dale Hospital adventure (Lots of words, but lots of pictures too)
DeathsHand
08-19-2004, 06:17 AM
I had never heard of this place before, but it's up in Maryland and some friends of ours were going up there so we tagged along....
It's basically an old abandoned hospital (set up as a TB Hospital in the early 1900's, turned into a normal hospital, then shut down in the 80s due to asbestos) community deal strewn amongst fields and woods, made up of 23 buildings... Along with some underground tunnels...
I realize it wasn't the best idea of ours to go in there (not only is it filled with asbestos, but it's condemned and owned by the US Government, with no tresspassing signs all over the place)... But it was fuggin awesome... When it shut down they basically left everything there... Of course since then the place has been looted and vandalized to hell, and all the grafitti and litter (except the old newspapers and books) really took away from the mood...
Some girls wanted to go there as a thrill frightfest (after nightfall... 5 flashlights and a lantern among 8 of us... of course it's creepy, and there are tales of ghosts and multiple reports of strange occurences), but I ended up just coming away fascinated by the place...
First we entered the warehouse first, followed by the laundry house, then a doctor's house (some of us wanted to leave after every person in our group got a burning feeling in their nose and throat after going up to the second floor), and finally the children's hospital (the biggest building we entered, and second biggest on the lot next to the adult hospital)... It was basically walking around a big field/wooded area, spotting a shadow of a building, and then looking for a way inside (with most of the entrances boarded up)...
The Children's Hospital was the best... 4 floors and a basement... Old school books scattered on the floor, a flooded elevator shaft, numerous balconies, and some loooong ass hallways...
We'll probably all develop cancer in about 10 years...
Anyways, I don't have any of the pictures my friends took, but I found these around the net...
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That's the children's hispital building... We didn't realize how big it was and entered from the far east side...
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So whaddya think? Purty neat? Anybody else here ever explored creepy abandoned buildings?
DimHalo
08-19-2004, 10:00 AM
Just a couple of months ago I went to a building that used to be a community hospital. The upper floors are still being used as an afterschool program. But when you go down into the basement (or the crypt as it is lovingly referred to) you can see all the old cells where they held the people that were not psychologically stable. They used to chain them to the ceiling and there were a couple of rooms with sinks in them where the held people that needed to be separated.
What do you mean by separated? Separated from what?
DimHalo
08-19-2004, 12:08 PM
What do you mean by separated? Separated from what?
Separated from the other patients because they would do physical harm
Typhoid
08-19-2004, 02:39 PM
Well, I live about 15 or 20 minutes from a semi-abandoned mental hospital. It used to be in full use, now its just like.....20% or something, and they use the otyher parts for movies.
Ok, true, i guess its not abandoned then.
Damn you Riverview.
The Germanator
08-19-2004, 03:11 PM
There is something like this in Philadelphia which they actually use for a haunted house. I can't remember whether it's a prison or a hospital, but either way it's supposed to be very very scary.
GameMaster
08-19-2004, 03:26 PM
You should bring a video camera and do a Blair Witch type of film.
GT News
08-19-2004, 03:26 PM
You should bring a video camera and do a Blair Witch type of film.
If it were easy I would have done it already.
GameMaster
08-19-2004, 03:27 PM
If it were easy I would have done it already.
You're developing quite a sharp tongue, I wish my grandpa could you put you over his lap with a belt.
DeathsHand
08-19-2004, 05:28 PM
Well my friend is sending me pictures of our adventure... And you guys might have heard of the orbs that are supposed to be spirits, right? Cameras and such have picked up orbs in areas that are supposed to be haunted and such... And video cameras pick up little balls of light zooming around every which way...
Well...
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Canyarion
08-19-2004, 06:08 PM
Haha a great story. Very moody place.
The little balls of light only appear when you use your flash, right? :rolleyes: That's a reflection of the light, could be cause by raindrops but perhaps by dust or something.
I actually made a picture like that myself...... (see attachment)
I've also breathed asbestos 5 years ago. It seems that it's not dangerous unless you work with it every week or something. 1 load won't cause any cancer.... they say.
Edit: Dude, I was born in Europe. Do you homework. :rolleyes:
GT News
08-19-2004, 06:08 PM
Haha a great story. Very moody place.
The little balls of light only appear when you use your flash, right? :rolleyes: That's a reflection of the light, could be cause by raindrops but perhaps by dust or something.
I actually made a picture like that myself...... (see attachment)
I've also breathed asbestos 5 years ago. It seems that it's not dangerous unless you work with it every week or something. 1 load won't cause any cancer.... they say.
I'm glad you got a laugh out of it.Perhaps. Have you ever been to Europe?
I have never heard about The little balls of light only appear when you use your flash right.Or something. When is rolleyes that not a reflection of the light could be cause by raindrops but perhaps by dust?
I like to make things too.I see. That was before I was born.Or something. First I have to ask my botmaster.One what?Who does "they" refer to?
DeathsHand
08-19-2004, 06:16 PM
The little balls of light only appear when you use your flash, right? :rolleyes: That's a reflection of the light, could be cause by raindrops but perhaps by dust or something.
Eh I dunno... That wasn't a reflective surface, and if it was dust I think there'd be a looot more lights than that one (the place was filled with nasty ass dust)...
But I dunno... I'm kinda teetering on the edge of what to think about that whole ball of light deal, because there's been video footage of cameras that were just left in various "haunted" places, and they pick up these lights just zooming around and making such quick turns and everything that it rules out some sort of insect or dust particle, yet at the same time the whole idea of spirits sounds kinda silly to me...
Perfect Stu
08-19-2004, 06:47 PM
One time my friends and I found this photo envelope...curious as I was, I took a peek at a few of the pictures. That's when I noticed that was the scariest sh*t I've ever seen in my life. They looked like something straight out of Silent Hill...EXCEPT everything was real life. I remember seeing a baby that looked like a demon...it was all dark and stuff, grainy.
I wish I was joking :(
Jason1
08-19-2004, 06:55 PM
Eh I dunno... That wasn't a reflective surface, and if it was dust I think there'd be a looot more lights than that one (the place was filled with nasty ass dust)...
But I dunno... I'm kinda teetering on the edge of what to think about that whole ball of light deal, because there's been video footage of cameras that were just left in various "haunted" places, and they pick up these lights just zooming around and making such quick turns and everything that it rules out some sort of insect or dust particle, yet at the same time the whole idea of spirits sounds kinda silly to me...
Trust me on this man, those orbs are NOT ghosts. Just reflections of light. I get them all the time on my digital camera. They are VERY common in digital camera's, I even read a whole article on how those things are mistaken for ghosts all the time. If I wasnt so lazy Id actually find the article...maybe I will later on.
But that place looks awsome, looks just like something out of silent hill.
Joeiss
08-19-2004, 07:49 PM
Woah, that place looks amazing. Really scary, too. The room with all the books/magazines on the ground looks awesome. That must have been fun going then.. I probably wouldn't have, lol.
Ace195
08-19-2004, 08:01 PM
You can see that in your picture it's rain but in his it's not rain not reflective huh ? and I agree with GM get lots of shots and start either making a blairwitch thing for us GT people to watch or if your good at programming make a short and scary game that would r0x.. but +rep for the pics just lookin at them is kinda spooky.. which brings up does anyone remember that show on MTV where they tried to scare people by making them do missions in old abandoned hospitals and such where very evil people died ?
Dylflon
08-19-2004, 08:07 PM
Why are people so afraid of ghosts?
They can't really do anything...unless they're poltergeists.
Ace195
08-19-2004, 08:11 PM
True but how do you tell the diffrence when they are right infront of you and who says that ghost themselves can't hurt you. I mean what if we got it wrong and it's polterguiests that won't hurt you.. Bah!!! it's a paradox I tell you :)..
Heh, I once went through an abandoned house near my grandma's house. It was on fire before.
I saw a family of snails. That was the most interesting thing there unfortunately.
Fox 6
08-19-2004, 08:33 PM
Wow snails, you should write a scary book about it :)
BlueFire
08-19-2004, 10:08 PM
Why are people so afraid of ghosts?
They can't really do anything...unless they're poltergeists.
No one knows exactly what a ghost can do. I guess I believe a spirit can be vengeful if the person died with strong emotion. Some can hold a grudge and take it out on the living. And in rare cases, some can possess those with weak will. That's just from reading, though. No one knows what they can do.
Fox 6
08-19-2004, 10:09 PM
When theres somthing strange in your neighbourhood who are going to call? GHOST BUSTERS!!
And what happens if the Ghostbusters fail?
RAMBO! :rambo:
DeathsHand
08-19-2004, 10:12 PM
Yeah that's what freaks most people out about ghosts, really, is the mystery behind them... I mean if they're real, you really don't know what they're up to... And we've all heard so many stories over time...
Not to mention just the fact that something is existing after death is pretty weird...
Typhoid
08-19-2004, 10:13 PM
No one knows exactly what a ghost can do.
Maybe because they dont exist.
Its like saying "Can Bigfoot fly?" who knows.....he doesnt exist.
BlueFire
08-19-2004, 10:14 PM
Not to mention just the fact that something is existing after death is pretty weird...
More comforting that not existing at all.
You can't fully say something doesn't exist unless you have evidence.
BlueFire
08-19-2004, 10:16 PM
Maybe because they dont exist.
Its like saying "Can Bigfoot fly?" who knows.....he doesnt exist.
How exactly can you prove or disprove their existence, Typhoid?
He can't. He just says that because he doesn't believe and he doesn't want to believe and figures if he says it enough it will come true.
Typhoid
08-19-2004, 10:24 PM
He can't. He just says that because he doesn't believe and he doesn't want to believe and figures if he says it enough it will come true.
No.
* repeats that he is king of the world 20 times*
Damn, nothing happened.
As easily as you are to say that i am wrong for not believing in them, prove to me that they exist. Prove it. Anyone. You cant.
While i do believe in an afterlife of sorts however.
So f there are Ghosts, where are all the Vampires, Mummies, Unicorns, Harpies, Chimeras, Dragons and Zombies?
You jump to say ghosts exist, but you believe none other.
Just as you say, "he says it enough it will come true." i can say the same for you.
You think if you say it enough, they will exist.
DeathsHand
08-19-2004, 10:25 PM
He can't. He just says that because he doesn't believe and he doesn't want to believe and figures if he says it enough it will come true.
Eh, it's just like a lot of other issues... People will pick their side and stick with it... If something happens, believers will find a reason as to why it could be paranormal activity, or at least keep an open mind, and non-believers will go into every situation all skeptical-like and find a reason as to why it's nothing out of the ordinary...
I don't necesarily believe in ghosts, but I like to keep an open mind on the issue... If something really believable and seemingly credible happens, I'm not just like "Oh poppy-cock it's a hoax!"... Probably because all those ghost stories I read as a kid influenced me... Plus it makes things more fun :p
This reminds me of all those religious topics... except this time it's ghosts... interesting...
BlueFire
08-19-2004, 10:30 PM
This reminds me of all those religious topics... except this time it's ghosts... interesting...
Everything ends up in disagreement here, heh.
Politics, Religion, Supernatural stuff.. etc
Dylflon
08-19-2004, 10:31 PM
This reminds me of all those religious topics... except this time it's ghosts... interesting...
Speaking of religion and supernatural beings, Jesus is the coolest zombie ever.
Ace195
08-19-2004, 10:44 PM
Speaking of religion and supernatural beings, Jesus is the coolest zombie ever.
lol +rep dyflon :)
No.
* repeats that he is king of the world 20 times*
Damn, nothing happened.
As easily as you are to say that i am wrong for not believing in them, prove to me that they exist. Prove it. Anyone. You cant.
While i do believe in an afterlife of sorts however.
So f there are Ghosts, where are all the Vampires, Mummies, Unicorns, Harpies, Chimeras, Dragons and Zombies?
You jump to say ghosts exist, but you believe none other.
Just as you say, "he says it enough it will come true." i can say the same for you.
You think if you say it enough, they will exist.
I never once said that I believed in ghosts. I never said I didn't. I just said you can't prove they don't exist.
Typhoid
08-19-2004, 11:17 PM
I never once said that I believed in ghosts. I never said I didn't. I just said you can't prove they don't exist.
I should have put this in there, but i wasnt talking about YOU personally, i was meaning it more generally.
Canyarion
08-20-2004, 04:08 AM
Ok here's a nice compromis:
Ghosts aren't the spirits of dead people (the bible says mutliple times that dead people are just that), they're demons, angels serving Satan.
They like to scare people and stuff. So perhaps the bolls of light are sometimes caused by them... possible.
The Germanator
08-20-2004, 12:23 PM
Ok here's a nice compromis:
Ghosts aren't the spirits of dead people (the bible says mutliple times that dead people are just that), they're demons, angels serving Satan.
They like to scare people and stuff. So perhaps the bolls of light are sometimes caused by them... possible.
I don't buy that. Haven't you ever seen Casper the friendly ghost? :rolleyes:
I don't buy that. Haven't you ever seen Casper the friendly ghost? :rolleyes:
But as the name suggests, Casper's a friendly ghost. That means that all other ghosts aren't, and that Casper is an oddity. Otherwise, it would have been just "Casper the ghost".
Or maybe not... :p
Yugi Starwind
08-20-2004, 01:57 PM
wow. cool. well, there's an anbandoned school somewhere near me that some of the nutty kids go to to fool around. it's nicknamed "the asylum" for some reason..mainly because that's what it looked like. all sorts of paranormal things happened there. like..in this one classsroom, if you try to put all the desks baack upright(they were all spilled in every direction because there was a fire in the school) and you get the desks upright, they'll all clatter down back to the way they originally were. so, like, 5 seconds later. BOOM! they all fall back to the way they were. another part is in the basement,, if you go down there, bricks will pretty much fly at you from the back wall. there's lots of strange stuff there from what i've heard. I haven't checked it out...yet..
Canyarion
08-20-2004, 01:59 PM
bricks will pretty much fly at you from the back wall.Cool. Zelda.
You should go there and make a video.
Yugi Starwind
08-20-2004, 02:32 PM
You should go there and make a video.
the only people that go there are either:
A: stupid
B:crazy
C:curious
I'm kinda C, but if I can get a friend of mine to come with me as a witness, i'll go.
Dylflon
08-20-2004, 03:51 PM
Bring a video camera. And a group. A 5-7 person group should be good.
Yugi Starwind
08-20-2004, 05:29 PM
definitely bringing a camera, cuz that'll e the only "real" proof I have. besides the other ppl there. i might be able to get 5 willing souls at most. no puns. it'd be cool if we camped out there and saw if we could survive the night. but it's kinda like private property, but kids still go there and the cops don't bother, so i'll see..
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