Farms: Letchworth village partie 1
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Un gros complexe comme je les aime, début de la visite. Dortoirs , un batiment brulé et le seguin hall. C'était un complexe ou ils hébergeaient des enfants aveugles, handicapés et épileptiques.//////////// In 1907, the New York State Board of Charities cited the need for the establishment of a facility in the southeastern part of the state to care for people who were then referred to as "feeble-minded and epileptics." The appointed commission selected rural Rockland County as the site for the facility, which was named the Eastern N.Y. State Custodial Asylum. In 1908, the state legislature and Governor Hughes approved the appropriation of $188,575 to purchase 2,000 acres of "rolling farm country" in Theills. In 1909, the facility was renamed Letchworth Village in honor of William Pryor Letchworth, a noted philanthropist, humanitarian and advocate for the creation of the village. Mr. Letchworth's plan for the facility was a departure from the normal custodial institution, and he instead created a small "village." Children and adults who lived there received education, training and vocational instruction. In the 1930's a farm was created on the grounds, and the acreage was worked by the residents, who were able to learn the trade of farming. The crops, poultry, dairy and pigs that were raised there sustained village residents as well as the live-in staff. The developmental center closed in 1996.
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Love the video and the location is unbelievable.. I could spend all day in this place.. Had to turn the sound off though. The music sucked big time.
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I love photographing this place...and I got a nice collection of letters from the printing press.
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yeah it was... i live about a 20 min walk from my house to this place... my school was less than a 1 min walk away infact the school itself was part of those buildings it was just restored and if you saw it you wouldnt belive that it was part of them... i have friends that go in there every weekend and they bring back videos of the scariest things ever... i went in there one for about 5 min and had nightmares for weeks after that
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Holy shit this place is so cool :D I would love to visit it, but im not sure its ever gonna happen :D
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@7:02 scared the piss outa me xD