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Some other pictures of the same place of the same photo I last posted:
Ohhhhh lordyyyy. Take a look at some of these pictures. I especially like this first one as it has a nice view: http://www.mountain7.co.uk/uploads/opacity2.jpg http://lisawallerrogers.files.wordpr...quarantine.jpg As we near the end of the winter of the Swine Flu we are reminded of another time in history, before vaccines and antibiotics, when the rapid spread of disease struck fear in the hearts of the population of New York. In the summer of 1906, New York banker Charles Henry Warren took his family on vacation to Oyster Bay Long Island. He rented a summer home from George Thompson and his wife and looked forward to rest and relaxation in one of the most beautiful vacation spots in America. Being quite well of the family could afford to hire their own private cook for the trip and Warren and his wife hired Mary Mallon a 37 year old Irish domestic who had emigrated to the States when she was about fifteen. On August 27, one of the Warren's daughters became ill with typhoid fever. Soon, Mrs. Warren and two maids became ill; followed by the gardener and another Warren daughter. In total, six of the eleven people in the house came down with typhoid. Since the common way typhoid spread was through water or food sources, the owners of the home feared they would not be able to rent the property again without first discovering the source of the outbreak. The Thompsons first hired investigators to find the cause, but they were unsuccessful. Then the Thompsons hired George Soper, a civil engineer with experience in typhoid fever outbreaks. It was Soper who believed the recently hired cook, Mary Mallon, was the cause. Mallon had left the Warren's approximately three weeks after the outbreak. Soper began to research her employment history for more clues. Soper was able to trace Mallon's employment history back to 1900. He found that typhoid outbreaks had followed Mallon from job to job. From 1900 to 1907, Soper found that Mallon had worked at seven jobs in which 22 people had become ill, including one young girl who died, with typhoid fever shortly after Mallon had come to work for them. Marry Mallon in North Brother Hospital Bed Wikimedia Commons Convinced that Mary was the source of these typhoid cases he approached her to see if she would co-operate and allow for the analysis of a stool specimen. Insulted and probably frightened, Mary refused to co-operate, twice threatening Soper with a knife. Eventually, New York Public Health Officials had to "capture" Mary and take her, against her will, to Willard Parker Hospital. Tests at the hospital revealed Mary to be the first healthy carrier of typhoid fever in the United States. Upon discovering this the health department transferred Mallon to an isolated cottage (part of the Riverside Hospital) on North Brother Island (in the East River near the Bronx). Mary was taken against her will and essentially imprisoned because she was a carrier of a disease that could kill others who came into contact with the food she was preparing. The incident created a myriad of moral and ethical questions for the health care professionals in the city at the time. There was a charter in place allowing for the quarantine of sick people but to imprison someone who was healthy seemed wrong. In 1909, after having been isolated for two years on North Brother Island, Mallon sued the health department. But the judge in the case ruled in favor of the health officials and Mallon, now popularly known as "Typhoid Mary," "was remanded to the custody of the Board of Health of the City of New York." Mallon went back to the isolated cottage on North Brother Island with little hope of being released. In February of 1910, a new health commissioner decided that Mallon could go free as long as she agreed never to work as a cook again. Anxious to regain her freedom, Mallon accepted the conditions. On February 19, 1910, Mary Mallon signed an affidavit stating that she "is prepared to change her occupation (that of cook), and will give assurance that she will upon her release take such hygienic precautions as will protect those with whom she comes in contact, from infection." She was let free. In early 1915, twenty-five people became ill with typhoid at the Sloane maternity hospital. When workers noticed a resemblance of a cook, Mary Brown, to earlier photos of Typhoid Mary, it was found that Mary had taken a job as a cook at the hospital breaking her agreement with the Public Health Department. Mallon was again sent to North Brother Island to live in the same isolated cottage that she had inhabited during her last confinement. For twenty-three more years, Mary Mallon remained imprisoned on the island. She would remain at North Brother until her death from complications of a stroke in 1938. An autopsy showed she still was still a carrier at the time of her death. |
Some other pictures of the same place of the same photo I last posted:
Ohhhhh lordyyyy. Take a look at some of these pictures. I especially like this first one as it has a nice view: http://www.mountain7.co.uk/uploads/opacity2.jpg http://lisawallerrogers.files.wordpr...quarantine.jpg As we near the end of the winter of the Swine Flu we are reminded of another time in history, before vaccines and antibiotics, when the rapid spread of disease struck fear in the hearts of the population of New York. In the summer of 1906, New York banker Charles Henry Warren took his family on vacation to Oyster Bay Long Island. He rented a summer home from George Thompson and his wife and looked forward to rest and relaxation in one of the most beautiful vacation spots in America. Being quite well of the family could afford to hire their own private cook for the trip and Warren and his wife hired Mary Mallon a 37 year old Irish domestic who had emigrated to the States when she was about fifteen. On August 27, one of the Warren's daughters became ill with typhoid fever. Soon, Mrs. Warren and two maids became ill; followed by the gardener and another Warren daughter. In total, six of the eleven people in the house came down with typhoid. Since the common way typhoid spread was through water or food sources, the owners of the home feared they would not be able to rent the property again without first discovering the source of the outbreak. The Thompsons first hired investigators to find the cause, but they were unsuccessful. Then the Thompsons hired George Soper, a civil engineer with experience in typhoid fever outbreaks. It was Soper who believed the recently hired cook, Mary Mallon, was the cause. Mallon had left the Warren's approximately three weeks after the outbreak. Soper began to research her employment history for more clues. Soper was able to trace Mallon's employment history back to 1900. He found that typhoid outbreaks had followed Mallon from job to job. From 1900 to 1907, Soper found that Mallon had worked at seven jobs in which 22 people had become ill, including one young girl who died, with typhoid fever shortly after Mallon had come to work for them. Marry Mallon in North Brother Hospital Bed Wikimedia Commons Convinced that Mary was the source of these typhoid cases he approached her to see if she would co-operate and allow for the analysis of a stool specimen. Insulted and probably frightened, Mary refused to co-operate, twice threatening Soper with a knife. Eventually, New York Public Health Officials had to "capture" Mary and take her, against her will, to Willard Parker Hospital. Tests at the hospital revealed Mary to be the first healthy carrier of typhoid fever in the United States. Upon discovering this the health department transferred Mallon to an isolated cottage (part of the Riverside Hospital) on North Brother Island (in the East River near the Bronx). Mary was taken against her will and essentially imprisoned because she was a carrier of a disease that could kill others who came into contact with the food she was preparing. The incident created a myriad of moral and ethical questions for the health care professionals in the city at the time. There was a charter in place allowing for the quarantine of sick people but to imprison someone who was healthy seemed wrong. In 1909, after having been isolated for two years on North Brother Island, Mallon sued the health department. But the judge in the case ruled in favor of the health officials and Mallon, now popularly known as "Typhoid Mary," "was remanded to the custody of the Board of Health of the City of New York." Mallon went back to the isolated cottage on North Brother Island with little hope of being released. In February of 1910, a new health commissioner decided that Mallon could go free as long as she agreed never to work as a cook again. Anxious to regain her freedom, Mallon accepted the conditions. On February 19, 1910, Mary Mallon signed an affidavit stating that she "is prepared to change her occupation (that of cook), and will give assurance that she will upon her release take such hygienic precautions as will protect those with whom she comes in contact, from infection." She was let free. In early 1915, twenty-five people became ill with typhoid at the Sloane maternity hospital. When workers noticed a resemblance of a cook, Mary Brown, to earlier photos of Typhoid Mary, it was found that Mary had taken a job as a cook at the hospital breaking her agreement with the Public Health Department. Mallon was again sent to North Brother Island to live in the same isolated cottage that she had inhabited during her last confinement. For twenty-three more years, Mary Mallon remained imprisoned on the island. She would remain at North Brother until her death from complications of a stroke in 1938. An autopsy showed she still was still a carrier at the time of her death. |
"Mallon was again sent to North Brother Island to live in the same isolated cottage that she had inhabited during her last confinement. For twenty-three more years, Mary Mallon remained imprisoned on the island. She would remain at North Brother until her death from complications of a stroke in 1938. An autopsy showed she still was still a carrier at the time of her death"
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Very interesting site. I notice that even the BB house is not safe...
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God these people must have brass necks just to walk into some of these places eh? |
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I didn't even really know these places existed. Why not knock them down if they're not being used. Is there really a need to keep mental hospitals still standing after years and years.
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http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/...ad.php?t=26749 I like the fact that the people on the site that "visit" these places respect them and leave them as they find them more or less, so other people can go on enjoying them too, which is more than can be said of some others who have been in some of these places. |
I'd like to see more late evening shots. They'd be very creepy, with night approaching.
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Many thanks to the OP the 28DL forum is a goldmine including a few posts in my hometown including a nuclear bomb shelter which i have also visited with the owner.
Top notch i have spent hours searching that forum i love this type of thing. |
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Quite near to where I live is Scotland's old Nuclear Shelter (now a crappy tourist attraction). My German pals all fall about in stitches when they see the signpostings for it "Scotland's Sectet Bunker ---->". Whenever one of them comes across, it's always their ambition to be photograhed standing next to the signpost and pointing.........I think at least half a dozen have done it now, it's become, an 'I visited Ian' marker to share the pic on a site we use! :joker: |
that bb one is epic
thomas they are not meant to be in any of the places thats the whole point about it but if you read the site they never break & enter nor do they go in and trash the place or take anything my favourite poster on there is downfallen go check his stuff in the high stuff out (he mostly did high stuff cos he also had (i say had cos he died in december in a base jumping accident) a love of base jumping & sky diving) his pictures of london from high up buildings are just wow he even got on the 02 (speaking of which check his picture of the 02 in fog just amazing) |
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I notice too that they were taken by the forum memeber "Downfallen" who Pinkmichk mentions above.. I'm going to go and have a look at some more of his pics. |
I looked at all his pics.. Really tragic that he died doing something he loved :(
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http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/...ad.php?t=51251
i found that one to be interesting if a bit dangerous. i read the whole thread and it ended up in the newspapers and the company that owned the site expressed how concerned they were at the breach in security and they had to hire a steeplejack to retrieve the flag they left up there :) well the flag had the forums web address on so the steeplejack joined the forum to thank them for earning him £300 he also returned the flag and told them to keep up the good work he he. |
I have also been reading downfallens reports he was a very talented photographer and graphic artist very sad.
here are a couple of videos he made and put on you tube before he died. |
Aw.. Bobnot, I haven't seen those videos. They're amazing but sad too? :(
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i was away last week and we went to a windmill (it was open to public and all so not really a explore) but i took pics in practice for when i go with my friend in sept i'm norm only really taking people pics or cars so was fun to do something different
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Funnily enough, I saw a really old abandoned windmill whilst on holiday last week.. I was itching to break in! hahaha
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i am planning on joining the forums over at 28DL as i may be able to wangle access to some victorian spa baths that have only seen the light of day to very few people in the last 30 years i was allowed in there as a contractor to do some work a few years ago and was absolutely staggered by what i saw such a beatiful place hidden from view. It will have to wait until i can buy a decent camera but with a bit of ear bending i think i can talk my way back in to get some photos. Then i will join the forums and make my first contribution :) |
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i doubt i'll post these on there but if your curious heres link to album
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I actually spent days on it when I first found it! |
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Funnily enough, the old windmill I saw was in Norfolk too! Have you just been on hols to Norfolk too? |
yep we just spent the week down in hemsby horsey mill was just down the road
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I loved Norfolk.. gorgeous place :)
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http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/...ad.php?t=52632
See this sort of thing facinates me.. Who lived in this beautiful little house? When did they die? Why has the house not been touched at all? I don't just mean by vandals, but by anyone. I mean did the people who owned the house not have any family? Who owns this house? I'm glad it's available for the likes of urban exploration, but it is also sad that such a gorgeous house is being left to rot.. |
I can understand why I fine abandoned hospitals and asylums creepy but why a theme park?? This gives me the shivers for some reason..
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did my first proper explore today with my bestie :) was lots of fun but rather spooky once inside & it were only a water filter house there was a serious amount of graffiti some horrid but some amazing pieces of art took pics of my fav pieces
pics here if you want a look |
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