My obsession with all things abandoned

For todays blog post I wanted to do another throwback and talk a little more about my love for all things abandoned. A few years ago I got the opportunity to visit and spend the day exploring the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia. I went with my friends Sterling and Harry and we met up with a couple of Sterling's friends up in WV. 

Since this was a 5 to 6 hour drive away we decided to make a vacation out of it. We drove up a couple of days before and decided to explore the state and see what we could find. West Virginia is a beautiful state with a ton of abandoned places to explore. We just drove around going down back roads to see what we could find and we found some goldmines. 

After driving down this back road with many twists we came upon this old house and when I say old I mean that there was no bathrooms inside this house old. I took some video and posted it to YouTube.

 

The next day it was finally time. The 5 of us met at the asylum in the very early morning and we met our guide for the day. While abandoned this place is open to the public. The ghost hunters have filmed episodes for the TV show here and they lead group tours but for today the 5 of us had the whole place to ourselves.

Our guide had mentioned that the place is haunted and that there is a ghost of a 9 year old girl that roams the halls. People leave toys for her throughout the facility. The first part of the asylum we toured was an area that was restored.

 

The one restored section of the hospital. 

The one restored section of the hospital. 

Yea it's nice and all but I want to see decay. The main hospital was 4 floors and was a huge facility. We got a tour of each floor and then we had an hour to photograph it and then we would move on to the next floor. Below are some of my favorite images from the main building. 

 

Looking into the cafateria 

Looking into the cafateria 

I love long hallways

I love long hallways

Some of the many toys left for the ghost.

Some of the many toys left for the ghost.

Is this creepy enough for you?

Is this creepy enough for you?

This was the only ghost I saw that day. Do you see the face?

This was the only ghost I saw that day. Do you see the face?

My favorite shot of the day.

My favorite shot of the day.

After we got done touring the main building we got to explore some of the outer buildings. There was the women's center and the building for the criminally insane. These buildings were the most decayed and were the most fun to explore. Since there was only 5 of us we were free to explore these buildings on our own and we were by ourselves for a good portion of the afternoon. It really made me think about what went on in these buildings. The guide had mentioned that a lot of lobotomy's were performed in this facility and it must of been hell for a lot of the patients. 

 

Another hallway. This was in the women's center.

Another hallway. This was in the women's center.

I dont know what it is about bathrooms in abandoned buildings that I love so much.

I dont know what it is about bathrooms in abandoned buildings that I love so much.

And another hallway. 

And another hallway. 

Found the morgue. The guide said that people like to get their picture taken on the slab.

Found the morgue. The guide said that people like to get their picture taken on the slab.

An old coffin. 

An old coffin. 

I hope to come back here again someday. Maybe when I start filming my movie I can make this one of my stops. Thanks for reading my blogs every week I really hope that you enjoy them. I promise to have some more new images soon.