Theater

What kind of theater is this motts?

Did you know if you write mental and take away the "n" it turns into metal...

Motts I recently went to Glendale hospital just last sunday and it was so far the best of the two abandoned places that i've been to. I took alot of pictures and it would have been great if I could have shared them with you but I have yet to get them developed and without a scanner of my own it would be nearly impossible to show you.

I just recently went to Glenndale hospital last sunday. Instead of checking out the adult section again we went to the childerens section, I found out that the childerens section had a smaller theater. I came to the idea that the childeren would practice plays and what not at their part of the hospital and then would go over to the adult section and perform for the adults. I could be wrong but thats what i think at least.

How did you get into Glenn Dale Hospital to take these pictures, anyway?? It's government property, and the polic regularly bust people for trespassing. I'm especially surprised you managed to get pictures during the daytime without being seen or caught. I went there back in 1989, when I was 19, and the plase is fucking creepy. Me and a bunch of friends went at night and ran around the underground tunnels which are totally scary.. old iron lungs, burnt offering of what appears to be remains of satantic rituals, eerie lights, strange sounds, etc.. And we were caught by the police when we came out of the buildings and arrested for misdemeanor charges. i really like these pictures, however, and I hope one way or another i can get back to that place again before it is completely destroyed and torn down.

Motts,

Telling "ruins" the fun, eh? Arf arf arf!

I can imagine a rendition of "West Side Story" with the Jets and the Sharks collapsing, vomiting, convulsing, and passing out!

ur sense of humor max estounds and delights

I was there roday, and I am alongside with DaveP, becays there were some kids that must have had energy because there is an overgrown baseball field behind the children's hospital and this suggests al\tleast some of the patients were active, also I found a pamphlet on occupational therapy(doing active things to help you recover like crafts or learning a trade) in the childrens bldg.

Man I love this place most out of all the urban ruins i have visited

a coworker and myself were actually talking about glenndale today, and we were told that back then they really werent too sure as to how tuberculosis affected people, so they tried things like excercise and the like. but that apparently made them worse, killing most of them. that place is pretty creepy....

The place is awesome. We used to run around that place in the late 80`s when I was in high school,in the middle of the night. Had alot of fun and many parties. Some of the tunnels we used were for escaping from the cops, we would just pop up over in the neighborhood and never be seen. Glenndale Heights holds a lot of memories along with the hospital, And it looks a lot different I guess because I don`t think I`ve ever seen the inside of it in daylight.....

That's the theater?! I didn't know they had one. Dude. That's a awsome shot. <333

right under that stage, on the bottom foor, thats where we found the morgue

Stay out. Toxic asbestos construction. The police will find you. I will find you

Hey anyone plan on going to the Hospital anytime soon? got a group here thats gonna go and shoot some videos, if your interested let me know

yup two theatres in the childrens...one with a room(changing room)?? with about a 5 ft drop to get in..i wasnt going in lol

i recently went to the hospital during the day and it wasnt so hard to get in.although it is scary as hell during the day i want to go at night.i still havent gone into the basement of the hospital my friends are to scared but its definatley awesome

does anyone think this might be used for like funerals?..

thats shit is crazy

I am of the 80's Glendale crew. You have AWESOME pics. I don't need the photos so much as I am wondering if this is still there as of 2006. I may try to sneak an entire video session for the band. I went around there a few times only at night. Not been in years. I've dreampt of the stage room and other parts of the place since then. Of course, the desolation of it all is prime for any rock band! Visit www.anfomerc.com . I'll restrain myself from using the pics 'cause you asked.

I didnt know there was a theater.

if someone knows if the theater is in the childrens or adults section please comment on my post.

A former resident

if it is the building that I am thinking of, I used to live in that very place. I moved in in 1973 and lived there untilit closed in 1981. There are several residents quaters. The larger residents houses are on the "B" hosp. side and can be seen from Glendale Rd.Those were single family houses and reserved for physician's w/families.

There are 2 buildings on B side that are set back behind B hosp that were orginially designed for unmarried physicians residents. I lived in one of the two buidlings. The buildings had lovely old oak trees surrounding the quaters. I left many memories under those oaks. The patio that you spoke of was a sleeping porch and I slept on it in the summers because the buildings did not have AC. I kept my horses in the back of the property and rode everyday around the water tower (in my youth, I climbed that several times on a dare) and the baseball diamonds and back to the "Agriculture farm" all the way up to the DuVal estate.

Some people report hearing cats. There were several farrel cats who befriended the patients and lived in the B hosp where the more independent patients lived. There was even a house dog named "Chip"

"A" hosp is the larger building and housed the children and the patients who needed more high level nursing care. There is a stage on the ground floor near the cafeteria where I sang christmas songs to the patients. There were patients at that hosp who knew me before I was born. They came to the baby shower that was given for my mother in my honor. Sadly I saw many patients grow old, lonely and die before I lift the area.

Of interest is the 2 story colonial house that is the first one leading down the drive to B hosp. It is the first house seen from Glendale Rd. In the 60's, Dr. Keller hung himself in the 2 floor bedroom. After his family moved out, it was never occupied. I went in it several times and found that it was in remarkable good shape-no cracks in the walls or evidence of animals invasion as I would expect of such an old building. The furniture was left behind downstairs, but there was no furniture in the bedrooms. Several times, I saw lights go on, and sometimes hear the radio play despite the absense of an occupant. But that happened in several other buildings as well.

And there are tunnels. They connect the two hosp and the phy's quarters. There was a tunnel under my room that led to B hosp and a fall out shelter as well. I have been in the tunnels, they are narrow and in places I could not stand upright in them.

When I moved out, I lift a passage in the closet of master bedroom where I spent my youth. For those who would brave enough to venture in and explore it awaits. Years after the hosp was shut down, I returned to the buidling where I lived and the passage was still there. Perhaps you could find it.

I have been in EVERY building on the entire complex including house staff quarters (where visiting MD stayed), nursing quarters(the large building seen from Glendale Rd that has the arches) and the ground staff (the large apartment type buidling on the left side of A building) lived in the 30's. I could share more, but I have bored you enough.

A former resident of Glendale

Not boring in the least, fofmer resident. Quite the contrary.

Former Resident ,Thank you for the history !

Dear Former Resident: Please share more if you could. I've only been to one "abandoned" hospital and it was an organized tour but oh, so fascinating! (it was Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville) I love medical history and those who tell the history I find equally interesting.

All - it seems the former resident entry was copied from another site. see http://forums.ghosttow...amp;page=3&pp=10 ) Here is another entry from him:

It seems that you were in A hosp where the children's ward was. Try anything in the nurses quarters its on B campus and the building with the arch walk way) particularly the wing on right side. I used to play in that wing as a child when the hosp was opened and had strange occurances. There are 2 unoccupied MD houses that had lights turn on/off. The first is seen from Glendale Rd. the second is actually a duplex and is closest in to B hosp The duplex on the left side would in the late spring/early summer in the evenings would have music playing. The 2 apt buidlings in the rear of B hosp campus are questionable. Also the baseball diamond, in the mid summer if you look towards the water tower just after sunset around 9-10p), you may see lights. When it rains in mid summer in the afternoon, there is flooding on the B campus along the utiliy rd that leads to the baseball field. After the rain there is waist deep pool of cool summer rain. If that happens, in the tree line along the road the property boarder) there is a path that becomes evident. If it is dry, the leaves of the bushes are too full to view it. The path only seems to be seen after a hvy rain

Another site with excellent photos: http://www.urbanatroph...ations/26/loc26.html

One time, I came here and made love to some a chic on the stage

*bites tongue*

Keep that up and you'll bite through.

Oi! I'm trying to behave so I don't get my paws slapped.

I was just there today...people with TB have to have entertainment too...did you get permission to go in there...me and my friends almost got sitations for being there at night but the cop was cool...i wanted to do a school project on it but after almost getting arrested i dont know if i want to go back

Anyone seen the Celebrity Parnamoral Project on VH1? They explore many closed, old, haunted buildings. I'd love them to do a show at Glenn Dale and see if they could conjur up any spirits. Perhaps the Bowie Goat Man! =)

over the summer i came here as a skeptic and now im a true believer. my friends and i ran around the hospital like some kind of fun house and so we separated into two groups of people. my group consisted of my friend brittany david and myself. we went down to the floor below the other group and hid. david was hidding behind the door toward the right of the staircase and brittany and i hid behind the door to the left. we only went directly behind the door because of the long narrow dark hall way that was behind us. all of a sudden we heard a noise. we took off running to david but i could not find him. so i started running up the stair case to go with the other group and the door would not open. they said they were standing right in front of it waiting for it to swing open but it didnt. finnaly david ran up the stair case. he asked us what happend when we told him that we looked for him he told us that he was standing right in front of our faces but we didnt see him at all.
then on one of the floors we kept hearing loud bangings but the whole group was with us . next all of a sudden a big volture came flying out of the window. scared the crap out of us.
the last ting that was weired was that in the childrens hospital one of the rooms smelled like dogs then when we went futher down the hall we heard dogs barking in that room. if that was only in the day time i wounder what could happen at night.
and there are all kinds of easy ways to get in and the police dont go around there to often anymore so nothing to worry about and have fun if you do go.

dont go there any more i seen some carzy things

I've been four times; twice in daylight and twice at night. Each time, the easiest way is [admin edit: entry information removed]. Do this quietly, using your cell phone as a light until you get on the grounds, and you shouldn't really have a problem with the park rangers. They live in a trailor in between the Adult and Children wards, and rarely venture inside the hospital. I won't lie, Glenn Dale isn't for anyone, especially at night. The last time I went, we saw a light in the fifth floor windows behind the Adult building. We went inside anyways, through a downstairs window next to the adult morgue, and got to the third floor. Twice in about five minutes, we heard and felt the entire building shake. We smoked a little weed before going in too, so it was just too much to take. I would reccomend going in daylight before going at night, absolutely. If you think you can handle it, get some shoes you don't mind getting wet, and try to get down into the SECOND children's basement. It's hard to find the stairs, because most is flooded out. It leads to the children's morgue, some abandoned beds, and the Children's ward entrance to the underground connecting tunnels. Another one of my favorite parts of Glenn Dale is the powerhouse. There is a sixty foot ladder on the wall going up to the catwalks and eventually the roof. It's exhilerating if you can make it to the top. I would highly reccomend to anyone who hasn't been here to check it out if you can handle it.

When I was in highschool (2000 graduate) from Bowie friends & I went thereas a joke; turned out to be NO joking matter. It was VERY DANGEROUS at night I couldn't see, fell into hole covered by gate & leaves. Needless to say we did have weird experiences, voices and saw a silouette of person on second floor. We definitely believe it is haunted!

Was there earlier tonight.....first time. Visited the basement, first, second and third floors of the Children's hospital. There was the funniest graffiti EVER on one of the walls on the first floor....it read "Lions and tigers and bears, OH MY!"....definitely broke the tension.

Went there last night, guys, BE CAREFUL! You know about the cops, you know about the health threats and you want to know about the ghosts, but be aware there are some REAL people there who will not just arrest you or scare the crap out of you. There are junkies there and they will protect their stash by any means necessary. Consider yourself lucky if you've made it in and out of those buildings in one piece as of late.
I love the photos and the stories as much as the next person, but the people there are getting to be enough of a deterent. Nonlethal tasers and pepper spray are your best bet in self-defense if you must go, but I highly recommend NOT going inside at night.
Very insightful comments on here though, thank you everyone for sharing your experiences!

im thinkin goin the place looks pretty cool any recommendations

Hey Have Anybody Been N There Lately Cause Im Really Eager 2 Go N There N See What Its About. The Entry Ways And The Feds?

I happen to work off of 193 about 5 minutes from this place and passed it today on my way to Grainger. Interesting how there were two sheriffs at the trailer unlike the one I usually see when I go that way. I'd love to perhaps get a crew of people out there one Friday or Saturday night for some exploring, on the safe side of course! Hit V street as a teen back in the day and heard a lot of stories about this place and knew a few people here and there that had actually gone in. I never had the guts really! Now that I see it a few times a week and then coming here I'm even more curious!

i just went up there yesterday wit some friends for holloween n those cops are no joke...i think it best not 2 go up there anymore because it really crazy...the cops didnt arrest us but they r ready to shoot someone...soo please b carefull...

I have been to Glenn Dale twice in one week last month. I am sure I will find myself back there at least once more before more curiosity will finally leave me alone. I went first at night but did not explore much because my friends were too scared to leave the ground floor of the adult's building. Perhaps because of all the noises they heard or something I suppose. Only noise I can say I heard is the sound of a metal cart being pushed from one of the higher floors.

Mad Merc of the original 80's crew!!! LOL!!!

I read about this place in WEIRD Maryland. There's a picture of the facility's water tank, and a few other pix. Some weeks ago I was going south on 193 on a silver-gray afternoon & I eyeballed a holding tank that looked like the one in the book pic,, just floating over the tree line. I made two wrong right turns, trying to use my visual fix on the part of the tank that I could see from my car, befre I remembered that you have to access MD 450 to get to Glen Dale road. Once I turned onto this, the whole grounds loomed before me like a ghost town. I really thought that they'd torn it down by now....but....
It's wild, how it all just hangs there, like buildings in those spooky George DeChirico and other surrealist paintings. I just drove by, checking both sides of the road out from my car. I saw the police trailer that I've read about. I don't blame them for wanting to keep people out. The hospital suffered financially in its waning years as a useful facility, and the asbestos discovery was the last straw: everyone was ordered out then. The removal of this asbestos by qualified personnel and its safe disposal (OSHA regs are serious biz, y'all) would cost a mint for whoever finally wants to be responsible. People underestimate what happens to a structure after it's closed down, abandoned, the heat, water and AC are turned off and then it's left that way for decades. Deterioration progresses at an increased pace. Glen Dale hospital is, I'm sure, extremely dangerous to any visitors because of its advanced weakened state, and I wouldn't recommend any "casually curious Sunday afternoon" strolls and just plain nosing around this place. Also, I imagine that all the legends about this place are bunk, though the stories are good fodder for midnight around the deep woods campfire tell your best spooky stories outings. And the "ghost town" looks of this place are interesting. Cheers!! SMB

The Auditorium was used for Medical Staff Meetings and educational movies and training. I saw a movie there once on surgical proceedures.

Does anyone still venture to this place? I'd like to go.

don't go there, you will get caught by cops and get charged w/ trespassing and disturbing the peace, guns drawn on you

im goin and im bringing my strap

it is not bad

This place was so, so beautiful in the early 80's. My sisters and I grew up here. My father was in charge of the power plant and we had to live on the property. Our house still stands there. There was a green house, baseball field, playgrounds....all now overgrown wth trees our house was on Holly circle...You can't imagine how beautiful it was. I have many pics of when we lived there. One when it snowed like 18 inches, I was about 10...totally beautiful. I found this sight because I wanted to see who I could write and get permission to take my son to see where I have so many fond memories from.

I lived around the corner from Glendale Hospital. me and all my skater friends where some of the first to venture upon the abandoned hospital. We used to skate in the theater. At that time there was still electricity.

We mapped out all the tunnels and secret passages. the tunnel connect to all the buildings event the maintenance building. They have exits in the middle of the fields under man hole covers. I remember going into the hospital and popping up in the field to find that it snowed while we were under ground for several hours. the tunnels had water in them so be prepared.

i know several people who stripped all the brass out of that building and made a fortune. I used to have great metal clipboards, a prosthetic leg, and a nice cedar storage chest from there. I wish i still had the chest and clipboard.

The places to find of interest are the morgue and the secret stairs that lead up to a secret room. these are both in the main building on the west side of Glendale road.