December 2013

With the New Year creeping up on me at an accelerating pace, I have already been thinking about what I want to accomplish next year and am frantically trying to close out old business as well. One of the items on my to do list is to wrap up old Haunted Asylums, Prisons, and Sanatoriums traveling business. What I mean by this is for every chapter of the book, it seems as if I have some sort of side story or point of interest along the way that I would like to draw attention to.

So. That being said, in accordance with the prophecy (I’m sorry, I just honestly could not help myself), I have to share these photos of the Indianapolis Union Railroad Station. I stumbled upon it on my way to investigate Ashmore Estates in Illinois for Chapter 1.

If you know me, you know I have a semi-obsession with trains and train stations. But not in a weird way. Candidly, I’ve never even actually packed a bag and been on a destination train, although I REALLY, REALLY want to, Amtrak. Are you listening, Amtrak? I think it is one of those things we just don’t get to do down here in Georgia. I mean, I’m all for it. I would love to ride a train somewhere. I just don’t want it to take two days and cost $1,000.00 to get from Georgia to New Orleans, you heard?

***Indianapolis Union Railroad Station***

But I digress. I just wanted you to see this building.

Further reading:

http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/indianapolis/unionstation.htm

One of the locations that Sam and I rented one weekend back in 2011 for some training prior to traveling for Haunted Asylums, Prisons, and Sanatoriums was Old South Pittsburg Hospital in Tennessee.

Old South Pittsburg Hospital - Tennessee — ***Old South Pittsburg Hospital – Tennessee***

***The Car Inside Old South Pittsburg Hospital in Tennessee***

The place did not disappoint. This is the only place I know of that runs more like a research facility for serious ghost hunters as opposed to a Friday night free for all that some public ghost hunt events can turn into. You can camp inside the hospital for the entire weekend, and if you bring a cooler with food you won’t even have to leave the building. Don’t forget to look for the car.

The Operating Room - Inside Old South Pittsburg Hospital in Tennessee — ***The Operating Room – Inside Old South Pittsburg Hospital in Tennessee***

My favorite part of the hospital was the third floor, although it was also the place that scared me the most. While sitting in an operating room in the pitch black, I was overcome with the feeling of suffocation. Simultaneously, I felt myself getting angry with Sam for no reason. At the time, I just wanted to get out of the operating room. The next morning, as I reflected upon the previous night’s events, it occurred to me that it was very possible that I was feeling someone’s dying energy.

Third Floor, Pysch Ward - Inside Old South Pittsburg Hospital in Tennessee — ***Third Floor, Pysch Ward – Inside Old South Pittsburg Hospital in Tennessee***

Downstairs - Old South Pittsburg Hospital in Tennessee — ***Downstairs – Old South Pittsburg Hospital in Tennessee***

We had a lot of flashlight activity throughout the hallways. So much so, that even Cindy remarked upon it while she was checking up on us via live video feed from her room.

Original Equipment - Old South Pittsburg Hospital in Tennessee — ***Original Equipment – Old South Pittsburg Hospital in Tennessee***

Basement - Old South Pittsburg Hospital in Tennessee — **Basement – Old South Pittsburg Hospital in Tennessee**

The hospital is a perfect setting to try out your new equipment and run experiments.
Gratuitous boiler room shot:
Wish it would have made the book!
Further Reading: