Kirkbride Abandoned Asylum - One Half of Buffalo's Richardson Hotel
Before the possibilities of modern medicine, Americans suffering from mental illness were often relegated to county jails, private homes, or the dark basements of public buildings. But with the efforts of Dorothea Dix - an 18th-century advocate and lobbyist for the treatment of the mentally ill - state mental hospitals were established to care for these unfortunate individuals.
The Kirkbride Plan became the architectural response for these institutions. Philadelphia psychiatrist Thomas Kirkbride established this plan with a design that would increase open spaces, sunlight, and air ventilation. His proposal aimed to maximize the latest advances in psychiatry, philosophy, and architecture.
By the mid 20th century, medical advances and the high cost of maintaining such structures saw them fall into disuse, and, in some cases, become abandoned or demolished. One surviving Kirkbride, now partially renovated as the new Richardson Hotel, is the focus of this episode.
This video features friends Michael and Bryan of @TheProperPeople.
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All music written, recorded, and engineered by Chris Luckhardt. All sounds were created with only a Fender Stratocaster and software.
A B O U T
Past the Present Future is a film series by globally recognized photographer Chris Luckhardt. The series views the PAST through a lens in the PRESENT with an eye to FUTURE development.
B I O G R A P H Y
Chris Luckhardt has documented and photographed some of the most iconic and viral images of abandoned places around the world. He was among the first photographers to publish photos in the press from legendary abandoned places like Hashima Island, Nara Dreamland, Michigan Central Station, and Six Flags New Orleans. His body of work has led to interviews and collaborations with The White House, Netflix, Ford, GQ China, ABC News, Good Morning America, Scholastic Canada, Yahoo Japan, and many more. In 2016, the Obama administration invited Chris to photograph a private citizen "haunted" tour of The White House.
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Bro I can literally hear Outlast's chase music
Since i started to watch the proper people and seen you in some of their videos that i was happy to see that you came out with your own channel here, great videos so far and i can’t wait to see more! 🙌🏻
@chrisluckhardt
3 жыл бұрын
Miranda, thank you for watching. Credit to the guys and other explorers for encouraging me to post years of unpublished video.
Your narration is so beautiful!!! I can't wait to watch more of your videos!!!! Absolutely wonderful explore!!!!!
@chrisluckhardt
3 жыл бұрын
You’re very kind! I spend a lot of time working on narration and audio quality, so thank you!
youre so brave to go to that basement alone with a tiny flashlight!
@chrisluckhardt
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I just try to be careful with each step!
This place is massive! Great video
@chrisluckhardt
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it! The big locations are always a fun maze to explore.
Another great video!
@chrisluckhardt
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
Great video bro!
@chrisluckhardt
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Love this one!
@chrisluckhardt
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
Love These..PPL
@chrisluckhardt
3 жыл бұрын
PPL means Proper People?
This is by where I go to school I love walking around there, fantastic video
@chrisluckhardt
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Matthew! I'm envious because it's such an awe inspiring building.
Love the title of the series, very hauntological! ^^
@chrisluckhardt
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! I wanted the three words to reflect a few ideas but, primarily, the experience of feeling the past, present, and future at the same time in many abandoned places.
@CharonsNightmare
3 жыл бұрын
@@chrisluckhardt I know exactly wjat you mean and it fits perfectly!
Yo thanks for plugging your channel on the discord, this is some gooood stuff.
@chrisluckhardt
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I figured Proper People fans would like to have a heads up about the episode. I'll have a few episodes from China coming up in a few weeks too.
Amazing~~~
@chrisluckhardt
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Beautiful buildings
Missed out not using a night vision camera 😅
@chrisluckhardt
5 ай бұрын
Filmed with an iPhone 7. Really!
so many chairs chilling 😁
@chrisluckhardt
3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, this place is filled with them lol
We have a Kirkbride Asylum in Fergus Falls MN!
@chrisluckhardt
9 ай бұрын
I stopped by it during a 2013 road trip! Amazing building!
I know the caretaker of an abandoned hospital on the east coast new england if it's something you'd like to check out.
@chrisluckhardt
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, please send an email with details!
Did I hear some Sigur Ros while going up the stairs?
@chrisluckhardt
3 жыл бұрын
I know of Sigur Ros by name but I’ve never heard their music. My inspirations was the space somewhere between Pink Floyd, Jeff Beck, the original Death Wish soundtrack, and The X-Files.
Sad😢
See you tonight 😜🇦🇺
@chrisluckhardt
3 жыл бұрын
See you soon!
Where is this in Buffalo
@NoOneNoWhere72
Ай бұрын
It is right next to BuffState college. I think it is right on Elmwood Ave, a literal “Nightmare of Elmwood” it is.
My grandfather killed himself here on my birthday no less…. :(
@chrisluckhardt
Ай бұрын
Sorry for your loss. He was a patient? When was he there?
@NoOneNoWhere72
Ай бұрын
@@chrisluckhardt yes a patient. Probably 75/76 till 79.
@NoOneNoWhere72
Ай бұрын
@@chrisluckhardtI remember my mom taking me and my grandmother there to visit him when I was about 5-6 years old. (She really should NOT have taken me up there, but did because either no sitter or whatever). I have such strong memories of how bad it smelled (like urine and stale feces), all the yelling, and the men half dressed wandering the halls stopping to touch me on the head. I don’t think I would ever be able to visit that new “hotel” now after all of that.
Gives outlast vibes 💀🗿
@chrisluckhardt
4 ай бұрын
I guess that means The Proper People were variants? 😂
❤️😍🎉
why use a red flashlight instead of white color?
@chrisluckhardt
3 жыл бұрын
The bulb burned out in my white light so I had to use my red light. I have the red light because it’s better for night vision. It isn’t great for video but it’s all I had at the time.
@stray_cosmonaut
3 жыл бұрын
@@chrisluckhardt 👍🏻