Brownsville is a town that has suffered more than most in the rust belt region. While other towns closer to the major city of Pittsburgh have started picking themselves up, Brownsville which is situated 45 minutes south of the city has been totally left behind. The central part of the town is almost completely made up of empty shops and buildings, everywhere you look there is something derelict.
The most well-known and largest abandonment though is the old General Hospital. To say it's falling apart is the understatement of the century. It's been abandoned since the 1980s, and the state of decay inside is both alarming and exhilarating in equal measures. Large chunks of the masonry atop the three storey building are leaning precariously, there has been a huge three floor collapse in the middle of the building and the concrete corridor floors are surrounded on both sides by rooms that have completely fallen through emptying their contents into the basement. The floor of the most photographed room containing the most beds is something else, collapsing in three corners with the floor bowing down completely at the doorway making the entrance more a leap of faith than anything.
Despite all this, it is a building I have wanted to see for absolutely ages, ever since I found it while planning my first trip to the States. It's the most complete and total destruction of a building by water damage I have ever seen, and as such a beautifully photogenic deathtrap. The entire building is so severely compromised that every step is a carefully considered movement.
Thanks for looking, more here https://www.flickr.com/photos/mookie427/albums/72157680117017484
The most well-known and largest abandonment though is the old General Hospital. To say it's falling apart is the understatement of the century. It's been abandoned since the 1980s, and the state of decay inside is both alarming and exhilarating in equal measures. Large chunks of the masonry atop the three storey building are leaning precariously, there has been a huge three floor collapse in the middle of the building and the concrete corridor floors are surrounded on both sides by rooms that have completely fallen through emptying their contents into the basement. The floor of the most photographed room containing the most beds is something else, collapsing in three corners with the floor bowing down completely at the doorway making the entrance more a leap of faith than anything.
Despite all this, it is a building I have wanted to see for absolutely ages, ever since I found it while planning my first trip to the States. It's the most complete and total destruction of a building by water damage I have ever seen, and as such a beautifully photogenic deathtrap. The entire building is so severely compromised that every step is a carefully considered movement.
Thanks for looking, more here https://www.flickr.com/photos/mookie427/albums/72157680117017484
