Hospitalization
This hospital closed for good in 2001. According to this article, at the time it closed, the hospital was the second-largest employer in town, with about 120 employees. The town itself had, at the time, about 2,200 residents, so the loss of that many jobs must have damaged the town’s economy in ways that are still being felt nearly twenty years later.
And, all these years later, there is still some stuff lying around. At this point, I guess it’s safe to assume it’ll just be here forever.
Hale Center, Texas
photographed 6.28.2020
Posted on July 13, 2020, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, abandoned buildings, bahamas, black and white photography, hospital, learning to see, Leica, melinda green harvey, monochrome, one day one image, photo a day, photography, postaday, road trip, take time to look, texas, thoughtful seeing, travel photography. Bookmark the permalink. 9 Comments.
The places you and your camera find, Melinda, are intriguing.
LikeLike
I just have a lot of curiosity. Which is a nicer way to say I am nosy… Anyway, glad you enjoy these finds.
LikeLiked by 1 person
And here I was under the impression that Texas didn’t have enough hospital capacity! I should have known that Texas has extra of everything.
LikeLike
Maybe they meant capacity of hospitals that were actually open and licensed to operate?
LikeLiked by 1 person
I am endlessly curious as to why buildings and their insides are so disposable. Everything just left to rot. So strange…
LikeLike
And when they’re not left to rot, they are often torn down and all the part shipped off to a landfill somewhere. (Here’s a whole set of images of a facility that ended up in the landfill: https://melindagreenharvey.com/years-of-dreaming/)
LikeLike
Erm….you went in?
LikeLike
Oh, no. I truly believe that NO TRESPASSING signs mean what they say, which is why I have figured out how to shoot through windows…
LikeLiked by 1 person
Well, you did a darn good job of this one! I thought it was one of your signature window shots, but thought I would check!
LikeLiked by 1 person