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May 28th, 2008

Worcester State Hospital Update

Worcester State Hospital
Over the weekend I stopped off at Worcester State Hospital to check out the demolition work. There’s still a good portion of the wing standing, but I was surprised at how much is gone. Gage Hall (the non-freestanding rotunda) and the section I believe was named Lincoln are mostly rubble.

Oddly, the building seems much bigger with those pieces gone. I guess it has to do with how those parts blocked the view of the rest of the building from certain angles. Anyway, it won’t be long before the whole thing is gone. See it while you can.

Worcester State Hospital

Worcester State Hospital

Worcester State Hospital

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Discussion

  1. floyd5194 May 4, 2009, 12:24 pm

    This to all involved in the destruction of this facility from start to finish. This is a very sad sight so i hope a flying brick hits every one of you on site right upside your head but most of all i hope that every apparition that use to walk the halls of those buildings you demolished haunts you and when whatever is built on that land that they also haunt it to the point that no one will go there.

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