The Haunting Abandoned Island In The Middle Of NYC

One For The Books

Covering a majority of floors, abused and abandoned books lay with lost and meaningless words that once meant everything to the residents and employees of the island. Here we see what is left of the children’s ward with what we can only assume are books that were used to entertain the now deceased patients.

As previously mentioned, when the victims of tuberculosis were being seen for treatment, their highly contagious natures kept them under constant supervision until the disease was entirely treated. With what could range from months to years, the children must have felt quite restless so books became a main source of entertainment for the adolescents.

A Single Hoop

In this room we see the remains of a former recreation center; if you look closely you can see that the patients enjoyed the great game of basketball while admitted in the hospital. Just as educational activities such a reading were provided as sources of pleasure, sports were not counted out during the time period.

It was the collective hope of the staff that creating an athletic atmosphere would aide the addiction-riddled population of the community. Just beyond the “subtle” hole in the gym’s wall was the lavatory that you can even tell from here has suffered from massive water damage over the years.