But most noticeable of all, a family of Osprey has taken up residence on the buildings chimney. A small squirrel keeps watch from the upper rafters. A doorway that had been busted open by vandals has been crudely barricaded with mounds of dirt and tree branches. The stairs from the old fire escape have been removed. Though it is not as ornate or extravagant as the Main Hospital, the Nurse’s Building is just as hauntingly beautiful. While the Main Hospital is the main attraction, its supporting act is the Nurse’s Building. It now sits abandoned, though it can be legally walked as a recreation area. Sadly though, the facility was allegedly home to several incidents of violent treatment of patients in the early 1990’s which would ultimately cause the demise of Seaside.

Over the years it has served as a children’s hospital, a treatment center for the elderly, and a facility for the intellectually disabled. Its beautiful setting along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean were said to provide a very peaceful atmosphere for its residents. The facility was opened during the early 1930’s, seeing a long and colorful history that lasted until 1996. He was the same man responsible for masterminding the famous US Supreme Court building in Washington DC and New Haven’s Union Station. The main buildings on the grounds were designed by the world renowned architect Cass Gilbert in the early twentieth century. It is sad to say that the State of Connecticut has apparently ceased its protection of this old facility, leaving it ripe for rampant and senseless destruction from local vandals. We visit this abandoned facility every year, and each year this once shining star seems a little less bright. This is Seaside Sanatorium, and though she doesn’t look it, she was once considered one of the finest hospitals in the state. Small crowds of beachgoers flock by to enjoy their holidays, but they pay this beautiful disaster no attention. Armies of birds of all shapes and sizes roost amongst her crumbling rafters, but she doesn’t seem to mind.

The steady waves of the ocean lap up against the sandy shores, but she doesn’t move a muscle. Tags: #postaday, abandoned, abandoned buildings, abandoned business, Abandoned Connecticut, Abandoned Home, abandoned hospital, Abandoned New England, Abandoned Place, Abandoned Places, Abandoned Sanatorium, Abandoned USA, abandoned wonders, Atlantic Ocean, be prepared, beauty, Birds, boarded up, broken, Cass Gilbert, Chess, Children's Hospital, Connecticut, CT, danger, darkness, decay, empty, exploration, exploring, forgotten, Graffiti, haunting, hauntingly beautiful, hiking, history, Hospital, left behind, Mistreatment, mystery, Nature, New England, No Trespassing, Nurse, Ocean, Osprey, Overgrown, photography, Ruins, Safety First, Seaside, Seaside Sanatorium, urban exploration, urban explorer, urban exporing, urbex, urbex photography, vandalism, Waterford, writingĪ relic from the old world sits alone on the picturesque shores of New England’s Long Island Sound. Posted: Septemby Hidden Wonders Photography in #postaday, Abandoned, Abandoned Attractions, Abandoned Business, Abandoned Connecticut, Abandoned Hospital, abandoned new england, Abandoned Sanatorium, Abandoned USA, Abandoned Wonders, Beaches, Bird Watching, Birds, Broken, Children, Children's Hospital, Closed, Connecticut, darkness, Death, Destruction, empty, Exploration, exploring the abandoned, Forgotten, forgotten beauty, Ghosts, Graveyard, Haunting, Hiking, History, Homeless, Information, left behind, lost, Mystery, nature, new england, nightmares, Ocean, Ocean View, overgrown, photography, Public Parks, research, Ruins, Safety First, Searching, seaside, Seaside Sanatorium, State Parks, Stories, Urban Decay, Urban Exploration, Urban Exploring, Urbex, Waterford, writing The Crumbling Kingdom - The Abandoned Seaside Sanatorium

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