Abandoned AmericaThe morgue at the abandoned Forest Haven state school (vertical photo, click to enlarge)
See the rest: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/forest-haven-developmental-center
Several people here and elsewhere have asked why a school has a morgue. State schools, developmental centers, & institutions are all terms used at various points for residential facilities that housed people with intellectual/developmental disabilities and chronic illnesses. Like asylums, they were built to be largely self-contained mini-cities. For more check out my most recent podcast, it really is a phenomenon people should know more about even though it's wildly bleak https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/forest-haven-a-fatal-legacy-of-neglect/id1619808235?i=1000615147376
Olga Lovick (she/her)@AbandonedAmerica in Canada, we're discussing the residential school legacy, especially in the light of graves that are found at former residential school sites. People were saying, well, if it has a cemetery, then it's really not a school - which is a valid argument if we take a narrow and modern view on what a school should do. Need to listen to your podcast
@transitionalaspect thanks - I hope you find the podcast interesting and informative (I can't really say "I hope you enjoy it" because, well, the subject is awful). I have done a bit of reading about residential schools and they seem equally appalling. I don't get how people can be so awful.
Gavin Volure’s Peanut Butter@AbandonedAmerica Just listened, and damn. A very distressing story, very sensitively presented. Thank you.
@iBlame Thanks so much for both listening and the kind feedback. I've said it a bunch of times but I was really apprehensive about doing this one right, and it's a huge relief when people I respect like you feel that I did.