Essex County Hospital, Cedar Grove, NJ

[Radical Ed]

Essex County Hospital, Cedar Grove, New Jersey.
Starting in 1896, the City of Newark, New Jersey built a sprawling new mental institution near the small town of Verona. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, many hospital buildings were built that housed and treated mental patients from around the region. During the 1940s and 1950s, the hospital's population peaked, however, during the 1960s and 1970s, new medicines were invented to help mental patients and the hospital's population decreased drastically. By the 1990s, the hospital had a very small population and there was no need for such a large facility any longer. In 2007, Essex County decided to make the lands of the hospital center a 90 acre county park. Demolition of the old buildings are said to begin in the spring of 2008 for open public parkland. Although I was able to visit at least a half-dozen buildings on the property, I missed twice that, easily, as the complex is huge and encompasses property on both sides of the highway. There are many houses and outbuildings related to the hospital surrounding the complex and they even had their own fire department. I noticed that a good number of the buildings have been abandoned for decades and some are even collapsing into themselves. Here are some photos of my visit and I hope you enjoy this wonderful facility.
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[_liss_]

Awesome pictures!
Now I really want to get here. Not asking for any specific info, but is that place difficult?
I love all the equipment and stuff left behind.

[DOC]

Awesome pictures!
Now I really want to get here. Not asking for any specific info, but is that place difficult?
I love all the equipment and stuff left behind.

DITTO, ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A ROADTRIP...LOOKS TO BE RECENTLY CLOSED...LAST 3-4 YEARS? ED, DID YOU GET A DIGITAL CAMERA YOU SNEAK? [img]{SMILIES_PATH}/wink.gif[/img]

[Aero]

It looks like they finally killed the power? Last time I was there, lots of those areas were lit up still.

Liss, it was really hard, last time I was there the sheriff was actually in the building walking around at the same time as us, and he patrols like crazy. Been a long time though, so I don't know what the situation is now.

Now I want to go back and see that morgue!

[Anonymous]

I went once, Have no desire to ever go back. Other then for souvenirs [img]{SMILIES_PATH}/smiley.gif[/img]

[DJ Nukem]

that first halway shot was awesome and that Safe is like the Ultra souvneir

[Guernica]

Nice pictures this place looks sick too. That's a cool looking mourge.