{"id":35,"date":"2008-02-11T01:08:10","date_gmt":"2008-02-11T06:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/clarinda-state-hospital"},"modified":"2008-04-07T15:27:51","modified_gmt":"2008-04-07T19:27:51","slug":"clarinda-state-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/clarinda-state-hospital","title":{"rendered":"Clarinda State Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThere’s finally a page for Clarinda State Hospital<\/a>. I visited the place back in 2004…<\/p>\n

2004… the days when I absolutely, positively NEEDED a camera that fit in my pocket. The days before I knew what a tripod was for, or had ever heard of things like bracketing. What I’m trying to say that most of the pictures<\/a> are a bit iffy. Still, there are plenty of other pictures on this site from the same time period, and these Clarinda shots are the best from my Iowa excursion. Looking at some of them though I just can’t help feeling disappointed. Why didn’t I step back a few feet here? Why didn’t I turn two degrees to the right there? How did my @#%*! finger get in front of the lens?<\/p>\n

Anyway, one thing that’s nice about the Iowa Kirkbrides is that they’re all in really good shape. The three still standing are currently in use to some extent, and the state has kept them up pretty well. Each one even has its own museum with an abundance of pristine artifacts strewn about. It’s a real contrast to the decay and neglect Kirkbride buildings in other parts of the US have suffered.<\/p>\n

Clarinda itself is a really pretty building. It’s gothic, but not overdone and doesn’t seem as potentially malevolent as some other Kirkbrides do. Its solid condition and well-manicured grounds probably contribute to that I’m sure. The day I visited began fairly stormy, but then the sky cleared and the sun came out. The old hospital seemed very homey and pleasant, which was something different for a change.<\/p>\n

Here are some semi-interesting photos that didn’t make the cut. You can click on the pictures for a larger view.<\/p>\n

This old gate is on the edge of the property.
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A cradle that was built at the hospital.
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An old bed covered with patient-made garments.
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Notice the PA speakers in the clock faces. And look at those slate shingles!
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There’s finally a page for Clarinda State Hospital. I visited the place back in 2004… 2004… the days when I absolutely, positively NEEDED a camera that fit in my pocket. The days before I knew what a tripod was for, or had ever heard of things like bracketing. What I’m trying to say that most […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,13,32],"tags":[95,96,145,97,280],"class_list":["post-35","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-pictures","category-web-sites","tag-clarinda","tag-clarinda-state-hospital","tag-history","tag-iowa","tag-pictures"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}