Some Photos

This is a DeHavilland Chipmunk. The RAF used them for basic training. The Chipmunk replaced the Tiger Moth biplanes that had been used from before WW2. This Chipmunk has an inverted engine.


Many decades ago, this was an insane asylum.

To the left, by the railroad line, you can see its power plant, which probably also generated steam for heating the buildings. To the right is the water tower that provided water pressure. The asylum was run by the state and it probably was one of the major employers in that town. Tens of thousands of people were institutionalized there over the years, some probably for most of their lives.

The site is probably still too remote for any profitable reuse and odds are that the buildings have mold infestations that are inches, if not feet, thick by now.


It was a brilliantly clear Fall day. The foliage is past peak, with a lot of trees now bare.


That is a VOR station in the middle of this shot.