I live in the area of the hotel (see it daily) and it's truley a sad story that our history is being ripped away from us. The original part of the Hotel still stands, but parts of the road and sidewalks all around the place are blocked off, supposedly because the place is so unsafe. However when u drive by the boarded windows look as if tho they have been tappered with. Probably from urban explorers and the homless still looking for somewhere to stay. Anyways CityVest is actually (from what I heard owned by a group of local millionaires and politicans), are former congressman is one the owners. Anyone familiar to this area knows that the last few years have been filled with public scandals. Judges, our former county commissioner and numerous others have been accused, some tried and convicted now sitting in federal prison. Most of the crimes.....bottom line money... just google, kids of cash scandal, Luzerne County. Yes, are judges putting kids in detenton centers and getting kickbacks. My guess ...that $6M they obtained almost a decade ago went into their pockets as this beatiful hotel and this county goes to shit!!!! There have been pro-testers out there to save the hotel but at this point most residents just want something done. The hotel Sterling at this point is the perfect example of this community, years ago it was beatiful and filled with so much promise, now its just a crumbling mess!

Used to hike up here all the time when I attended college at STAC. Still love to visit whenever I'm in Rockland County. Last visit, when those early winter storms went through in October/November 2011, the marked trails were hard to follow with all the downed trees. Got lost in the woods on the way back, and baashed the shit out of my shin on some rebar sticking out of the concrete wall. Good times!

Very captivating...could look at your pictures for hours

Love this one!

i would love to go visit some day we have a place here where i live that is almost like this place it would be neat for them to come check it out the name is pressmans home in rogersville tn look it up

ricardo,just got done watchin the rerun.omg its just so sad the people who put their family members in that place should be made to stay all nite but than again if the had a heart or cared at all they would have went to check on their family members makes me sick i would love to have five mins with some of those asses would love to know more about the place i also went to the web site please email me at dinky_alvis71@yahoo.com thanks

another great one, another wallpaper...

One of my faves, wallpaper please!

Beautiful!

great shot, love it!

I love the lighting.

amazing and beautiful!

Such a beautiful place, im jealous!!!!! ive only found abandoned schools to photograph here in NC.

the shining!

another amazing one! wow!

Amazing!

What a hauntingly beautiful shot!

i am almost sure it is a prone gurney. it is a bit short, though. these are used for people who have bed sores on their bottom and whom need to get around while on their stomachs.

haunting!

beautiful shot!

I have a lovely old Kirkbride just up the street from me, as well as a 100 year old college campus. Both are so amazing, and it saddens me to no end that both either are under utilized, or Under appreciated for just being what they are. I am trilled that people are out there that love these places as much as I do!

This is a wonderful shot!!!

We saw this hospital on the 4th of July, 2005. It is so hauntingly beautiful. Thanks for the photos, we didn't get to see the back that day.

Did anybody happen to catch that Celebrity Paranormal show? I watched it once and it was an episode about "Mad Ray" who was in the Warson Asylum for the criminally insane and he haunted it and stuff. I looked it up online and it was really called the Norwich State Hospital. So it makes me wonder if the Mad Ray and the other stories they told where true. I can't find anything online about it :( Which is how I ended up here.. researching the Norwich State Hospital. Your pictures are beautiful by the way :)

All i know is that for most of my young childhood this was my favorite thing to see....at least 1-2 times each week i would be here....the day it closed was like losing your best friend.....doesnt look like much now, but it was the best.