They have cinder block quiet rooms with padded mats and cameras and often misused thorazine on patients who resided in lockdown wards as well as straight jackets.We were taken for nature walks on the trails and literally could feel the eeriness from the woods. As of today, last I heard they were permanently closed off with concrete. These tunnels not only connected bars, but led to the Wabasha caves that had been carved out by the Mississippi River. .We could've persisted but we didn't.I did walk on the grounds in the early 90's,and from the former Edgewood site,I went into Pilgrim -there are also tunnels on those grounds;I didn't go in them yet.I see some buildings at Pilgrim state are being torn down;I want to get this hospital on video,because it won't be there much longer probably;since the state wants to build a mini city there.I'm sorry I didn't film Edgewood,but I can film Pilgrim state before it gets demolished by the construction crews.Theres a lot of history at these hospitals(Pilgrim and former Edgewood).I remember a full parking lot in the late 60's at Edgewood,when my father drove by there.SUNY Farmingdale also has tunnels(steam tunnels) and some bomb shelters,but the doors are padlocked.Very interesting down there.Anyone whos interested in tunnels should check out the NY city subway tunnels;I use to film them from the train and also I walked into them a little.Most likely this will be harder now(thanks to the terror attacks,massive security percautions,and sometimes from people that ruin a good thing).Now,it's 2004,and you may not be able to film in the subways anymore(unless you have the camera on and your walking and holding it down by your side and hide the red indicator light).I managed to walk a few hundred feet into the broadway nassau subway station in lower Manhatten ,in the summer of 2002;but I'm sure it's well guarded now. Hmm, now where can I get a little backhoe to move the cement covers and dig through the tunnel entrances? Moderators: Red, Syd. Homeless people were also known to use them for shelter. 3 miles of underground steam tunnels and 45 buildings to run around in. As you know I work out of state. We used to taunt the security guards by yelling down at thier cars from that roof. Enhance the beauty and quality of your home with sun tunnels natural light. Long enclosures like this are known as fish passage barriers. It was said that a tunnel allowed the army of Aksum to travel eastward to conquer the city then called Bur (now the archaeological site called Metera). Cottage 4 was a recreation hall that had arcade games, pool table and a single court basketball rim out front. 26 bus down with it! I am so happy with your work. The buildings that are now the high school and the gym were built during the Franklin D. Roosevelt, New Deal era. Macomb shot and killed him as he ran away. I recall some smaller cement style buildings or bunkers in the thickets of the woods which we were never granted permission to check out only view from a distance. I always felt really bad for a lot of the residents on lockdown wards. The room was one big game room with Chess tables and lots of board games as well as Tv, VCR and a Stereo. I have been to Edgewood more then anyone, I am 65 years old, I went 50 years ago. One day there was a small sinkhole that developed in the sidewalk in front of my aunts house. Legend has it that Evanston had the choice to be the home of the state university or insane asylum, and for some unknown reason we picked the insane asylum. After McGlinch and sons insulated and sided my house, my last two heat bills were 98.00 dollars, and 105.00. Is it real? "My dad and one of his buddies would fasten flashlights to the front of their canoes and paddle through the tunnel as a challenge," Turnbull recalled. Skip Dahlgren, Underneath the LDS Temple in the middle of downtown Salt Lake City there are tunnels that spread out in all directions. Virginia M., West Bloomfield, Ryan, it was a pleasure to work with you and McGlinch and Sons. More: Hiking, biking trails to take shape at former . The now reportedly unused storage facility was always of interest and I wondered what it would be like to walk the tunnels with a geiger counter, so did as I always did and was looking toward the tunnel entrances as I drove by. I learned how to swim in Hawthorn in the little pool and the big pool. 0% Financing Available. some have bin caved in and big caps on top of entrance in woods. "I think everybody involved in this is optimistic. People were physically abused and sexually assaulted there. But the real reason is that the director was a monster, responsible for the drug overdoses of several young teenage boys who he had groomed while they were hospitalized, and for the pregnancies of several hospitalized young women whose babies disappeared. Had a key to the basement and then access to the tunnels. The small college town became obsessed with rumors about who the perpetrator was and why the incompetent police couldnt pin him down. As a group of urban explorers from Chicago visited me, we searched the basement and found a strange cinder block wall that did not seem right. Cheryl C., Grosse Pointe Woods, Serving Metro Detroit and Southeast Michigan Since 1917! As a group of urban explorers from Chicago visited me, we searched the basement and found a strange cinder block wall that did not seem right. These allowed access to almost every building. I just cant imagine how all these things happened! As many cities in the Midwest, the city produced electricity and as a byproduct, sold steam to downtown buildings. Manowar!! We would always recommend McGlinch and Sons Co. to any of our friends and neighbors. They were a series of catacombs and strange spaces that captured our imaginations as young art students. Discuss the Northville Tunnels (WCCDC) here. yo iownit must know you. And L2 is getting remodeled. It is presented in 2 parts due to You Tube time limits. I was a patient at Hawthorne Center and played in the woods. I heard two stories about this growing up. Tjere are 2 main paved roads suitable for biking, walking kids with strollers or out for a jog. The rumors are that more extreme cases were kept in isolation cells down there. There was never anything evil about the property, that is just how my friends and i always referred to the woods. -Inmate #0403991, Well I work there now. Could you imagine if the building was still standing what an great place for a horror film. We had a piano and had in house lessons. Busted every window and lightbulb on floor 12. Never wanted to be mistaken for a walkaway and returned to the hospital! When I was there in the 60s & 70s at a U.S. military base in Asmara, many locals believed that there was a tunnel from Washington DC to the base which would allow a full-scale invasion. BTW has anyone seen that "silo" mentioned by Banffspring? i watched as staff would pin people down and strip them and toss em in. Northville Residential Training Centerinstitution for retarded juveniles, on the campus of NRPH, A: Administration and medical (built 1950-51), M: Young adult patients (built 1954, expanded 1979), N: Young adult patients (built 1954, expanded 1979), Blg 72: EPIC Center patients (built 1951), http://www.northvillehistory.org/keyword.html, http://www.northvillehistory.org/interviews/Watkins-Tom.pdf, http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Northville_State_Hospital, http://wacots.org/tiki-index.php?page=Northville%20Regional%20Psychiatric%20Hospital, Northville State Hospital (Northville Regional Psychiatric Hospital), NRPH Part 1: The "New" Northville Tunnels, NRPH Part 2: The Lunatics Running the Asylum. In 2007 we were asked by the Northville Township Historical Society to give a presentation of the history of the school. The truth is they DID exist, and were a very popular hangout with the exploring kids of the day. Does anyone know what became of Ted Scmidt. Ramon Carb-Dorca, Northville tunnels. It was built in 1887 and due to the harsh winters in Wyoming, they built tunnels underground for the doctors and patients to move safe and warm from building to building. Hines Drive Runs pretty much from the Telegraph Road area to Ann Arbor. The steam pipes had been removed. There are 2 main entrances - one off of Beck Rd and the other off of 8 mile. I am one very satisfied customer and highly recommend McGlinch and Sons to anyone looking for a roofing contractor. for the rest, head over to Atlas Obscura. Maxey, director of the Michigan Department of Social Welfare (as it was called back then), was seeking to relocate the. Hello UnknownI was discharged the year before you were there and i was 13. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED nailhed~2023 CONTENT OF THIS SITE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. Thank you. Take I-64 toward Norfolk/Virginia Beach; then go south on US-17 at Deep Creek, Va. to South Mills, NC. Should have people in it in 3 weeks. It looks like a new house with the Colonial Slate and Copper finish on the chimney! It's just a matter of making it happen. Something funny happened one day as Otis J. Grinsomore and and I were at the tunnels one sunny afternoon in 1986. He became a drug addict, homeless, no life skills, living in Florida, and I am terrified of him. Rumor has it that they were used by bootleggers during prohibition. 11: 255: Website. I recall a few times patients escaped NSH and wandered to the cottages where you could see shadows roaming around outside our windows at night and the Cottage would be on lockdown until they were found. All in all, I am very satisfied with the McGlinch Experience and would highly recommend them to anyone. "Obviously, the human race has used the landscape for its benefit," Boote said. I was 11 in 1969 and 12 in 1970. I got to see some good brawls between staff and patients when they would resist the QR. As I got to know other local kids who had horses my territory expanded. Surely some of it was obstructed, but it can lead to the main Girona church. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED nailhed~2023 CONTENT OF THIS SITE FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. After some liquid courage, the men and one woman, took turns with a sledge hammer, knocking a hole in the wall. If they just had told me I could have covered up clothes in my attic and moved a few of my plants. (but i will save stories of the building for another post). The entire tunnel is filled with cement or just the entrances?? I am glad I went with your family owned company, and not some corporation. I don't remember any rats or bugsthen again, I was trying not to look down because whatever little vision you had ahead of you was well needed because there were huge pipes that you had to duck under and straddle over. The steam pipes had been removed. Although no white person was ever injured in these forays, the settlers became irritated and staged an attack on the Indians. Back in the late 70''s my friends and I used to go into the main building. Anyway, I, along w/ my 2 girlfriends (C.B. Northville lies between Wayne and Oakland County, with 5,970 residents just 29 miles north of Detroit and is referred to as the Switzerland of Wayne County. Id made many visits to both facilities but do recall a visit to Sandia where I witnessed something very odd. According to the. When we came out of the woods and the people saw us they (not all) came running up to the fence and scared the dickens out of us. One site, the Northville Tunnels near Sheldon, Mich., drew explorers for decades until it was torn up in 1999 to build a golf course and houses. CHAMP in the old days there was power so no big deal to go EAST. A Scenic Drive From North. Spomeniks: The Antifascist History Behind Abstract Yugoslav Monuments, Stealth Structures: 10 Buildings That Arent What They Seem, Art Strikes Back: 24 More Sweet Star Wars Graffiti Artworks, Furniture Chopping: Converted Grocery Cart Chair & Couch Pair. the TUNNELS the MONKEY LADY lived in them chicken bones and shit all over the place !! I remember how sick I felt. Much. Paul Warshauer, Everett, Washington What makes the story particularly appealing is that its reported some of them have flooded, and its possible to go kayaking under the mountains. I was there from 1971-1974. They hung onto the fence and some of them were drooling and someone said horsey, horsey. Entrances lead to almost every single building, and one could spend days down there without retracing your steps or seeing another person. "The first step is the design process," Boote said. if anyone knows a relative proximity to either of theese two land marks it would be a great help so i can explore. We're probably a couple years out before the actual work starts. Northville Township The site of a former state psychiatric hospital in Northville Township will be cleared and redeveloped as an "active recreation site,"after township trusteesapproved a $12 million bond sale to fund the work, the township announced Tuesday. You can rest that as a Velux factory-direct trained installer of sun tunnels that excellence is part of everything we do. John. There were 4 or 5 of us in one room. "There's probably some animal life in there, but it is very limited,"Marty Boote, an environmental scientist employed by Ann Arbor-based Environmental Consulting & Technology, said. This is a documentary of my last visit to the grounds May 30 1991. Here are a couple of those stories for the rest, head over to Atlas Obscura. The work force that McGlinch and Sons sent to our home was very friendly, quick, efficient, and clean. From the first discussion about what needed to be done, straight through a full 3-layer tear-off and replacement, they made sure I was comfortable in my understanding of the process and their attention to detail insured that were no surprises along the way. I did so the following week. I am not sure about the finger tunnels, but the main feed tunnel from the power house to the hospital is sealed. The staff in cottage 3 were kool for the most part. I will have nothing but high praise to all that ask me about who did the job. I was housed with individuals that were sexual abused and assaulted, diagnosed eating disorders and mild behavior issues due to loss of parents or abuse in the home. Thanks again! "Permitting will be on the tail end of that. Great stuff everyone! The railroad allegedly moved assembled nuclear weapons from Los Alamos to a storage facility at Sandia. Its creepy, not super-accessible, and even dangerous in certain locationsbut its a neat reminder of a time when the river ruled the lives of Chattanoogans. Many cities around the world have local legends about hidden tunnels running underneath the streets. We left because our hair would stand up from static from the on coming storm (lucky for us we did). What impresses me is that theyre still working to please us on some very minor issues we had after the job was done. There are restrooms if you need to stop. I heard there is tunnels that lead to underground civilizations, that only certain peaople learned about. they would use drugs, nurse Tovis would be called. i have found about a half dozen cement slabs covering tunnels they several hundred feet apart but so far no open tunnels do they still exist ? We were chased by staff once and once was enough. The tunnels are realthe first time I went to edgewood was in September of 1985 - Hurricane Gloria caused a power outtage and there was no school - it was the first week of 9th grade at Frost. Or twelve story ledge. my first time in edgewood we hads gone in through the tunnels, i was like 12 yrs old. If you cant get that, there is always the hot tub on the roof! i went through the tunnles feb 2008 flash lights of course i found a picture in one of the buildings of a dead man who died in the tunnle, THE DEER PARK "SOLDIERS OF DEATH"ARE NOW THE "SILLY OLD DELINQUENTS". Cottage one was the auto shop, which was part of the school program. Sarah, Before Prohibition, the beer brewed in my hometown was stored in limestone caves tunneled into the side of a dry river bluff. The tunnel, which stretches the length of four football fields, is the home of a section of theMiddle Rouge River, which back in its pre-subterranean heyday was the site of picnics, riverbank fishing excursions and a flourishing ecosystem. I used to worship satan in the tunnels, and sacrafice lots of animals. It is the foundation of one of those former comfort stations. My average heat bill before your company worked on my house was 180.00 dollars. I also heard there used to be a bomb shelter under the bleachers of old Oxnard High School, but that it was filled with cement later. I just wanted you to know that the siding work that your company has done is paying for itself. We learned to serve the public, prepare food and host hospital personel. Eloise Poorhouse and Asylum . Most of the tunnel entrances were filled with dirt before the concrete caps were put over the welded manholes. Kathy, Livonia, Good morning Ryan, I am here in sunny Texas working on another Wind Farm. Boote said covering a river like the Middle Rouge wouldn't happen today. He needed help, but really at home my dad beat him everyday, my grandma called him names, so any help he got was undone when he came home. Many people Township voters approved the acquisition of the 300-plus acres around the property in 2009, at a cost of $23.5 million. Fucking funny I don't remember that but was at that show in 86! I've been all over and never saw that. Who knows. Leon Aguilera Radford, In my city there is a main tunnel that covers the old river of the village and crosses the whole city, from the 16th century to the present day. I new dr rebinavich he was a very good person! Scott and Steve (and the whole crew) have really been diligent and have repeatedly exceeded my expectations on how the finished project is turning out. An account of the death of Tonquish was written by Melvin D. Osband in 1886, in the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Collection. Is it fake? YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel sad u all had to leave your familys and endure all the pain and suffering! This past sunday night, a bunch of my friends and I went to old Northville sanitarium hospital grounds, and went into the tunnels. Northville was where Detroit placed all of its institutional facilities for almost a century. Shortly before I left and went to Children's Home of Detroit they started hiring younger people with no experience, training or education in psychiatrics or devolopmental disabilities. . They were very easy to work with and very accessible. Over the years, a combination of public and private efforts were made to raise the grade of the downtown streets, with the end result being a weird patchwork of subterranean tunnels and basements that bear the marks of the businesses that occupied them, back when they were street-level storefronts. Faint Sounds of Twisted Sister? The vast network of underground tunnels used for utility service. After crossing what is now known as Tonquish Creek, Chief Tonquish and his men were captured. But the roof looks great; its the rest of the service that needs to be tweaked a little. Awesome Inc. theme. Apparently, it was also used as part of an initiation for the new principals who were made to run through the pitch black tunnel before assuming their new post. yo its herb. WAYNE COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL AND NORTHVILLE TUNNELS VISIT OUR WEBSITES WWW.WACOTS.ORG AND WWW.NORTHVILLE-TUNNELS.COM ADMIN@WACOTS.ORG Homeless people were also known to use them for shelter. I like sickpeople version of the underground civilization but what is a "Mullet Head"? Locals and tourists alike know that bridge traffic during the summer months is no fun thing. We never found any tunnels but we did get a bunch of cool bricks and concrete work. Tunnels that went underneath the northville psychiatric hospital and connected to out buildings. One of the guys who worked there had a 1974 Mercury Cougar convertible, I always loved that car.

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