Anyone in NY?

[LukeA]

Originally Posted by joe

I used to live in Brentwood (LI) back in '79-81. Pretty sure that's a not-so-good area these days.

I remember the old Edgewood Hospital located in nearby Deer Park. I think it was originally an offshoot of Pilgrim State way back when. Anyway, the building was vacant and stood in the middle of a huge field. Gave me the heebie jeebies just lookin at it way in the distance from whatever highway in Commack or Deer Park. And, then there was Pilgrim State. There were rumours back then that they used to let some of the patients walk around. We, as tweens, thought we saw some walking down our street and used to tease each other and run and hide if we saw them coming. It was actually pretty fun!

Here's a pic of that old Edgewood Hospital if any of you are old enough to remember. It was levelled in 1989.

Thank you for reminding me about Edgewood. I grew up not too far away (in Holbrook), and I clearly remember seeing this building on multiple occasions. In retrospect, it was probably the precursor that led to my fascination of urban ruins (especially those large and/or ornate). I'm thankful that I got to see Coney Island & Asbury Park, NJ around the same time (mid-late '80's) before they started to turn.