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| The following videos are all in WMV format, and will play in Windows Media Player. I recommend saving them to disk rather than trying to view them as streaming video. To do this, right-click the pictures and choose SAVE TARGET AS... This will prevent the videos from "skipping" if the network connection is slow. |
Here is another video of the demolition. This footage was taken from the top of a Deer Park firetruck! The cameraman keeps the film rolling long after the
building has collapsed, giving a very rare glimpse of what it looked like after the smoke had cleared. As someone on the video says,
"Look at that pile of rubble!" This video is 7 minutes long and is about 19 MB.
Thanks to Paul Obrien from the Deer Park Fire Department.
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Clips from John Huston's classic "Let There Be Light". This is footage of the Edgewood/Pilgrim
grounds during World War 2 when the complex was know as Mason General Hospital. At the time, the builds were brand new
and in PERFECT condition. It is odd to see the buildings looking so perfect since we are all used to how
they looked when they were abandoned and mercilessly vandalized. This video is 6 minutes long and is about 15.5 MB.
For more information on this film, see this link.
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These are the TV news clippings that aired on the day of the demolition, August 16, 1989.
It includes video from NEWS12 and NBC 4. This video is 2:30 and is about 4.3 MB. Thanks to Eric Aup
and Steve Arch for this contribution.
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"THE ASYLUM" - This is a 7 minute video, filmed in black and white, in 1986. If offers a very rare look at the inside of the buildings, as well as an explosive ending. At the time this was filmed,
the vandalism and neglect were seemingly beyond repair (and these guys certainly weren't helping matters!) The accompanying audio is fittingly "Sanitarium", by
Metallica. It is approximately 12 MB in size.
Thanks to grimers.com for this contribution.
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Here is a 1 minute video of the demolition of the main building. It was recorded with a camcorder from the traffic circle of Commack Rd. Thanks to Rick, Eric Aup and Steve Arch for contributing it to the site. It is approximately 1.75 MB in size. |
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We are looking for MORE videos of Edgewood Hospital. Did anyone else capture their adventures on video? If you have any video of Edgewood Hospital, please contact us. |
| COMMENTS ON THIS PAGE | |
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| ADZAppa 11/20/2007 9:06:09 AM | |
| Damn, This Is Some Emotional Shit! The Goosebumps Just Don't Stop When I Look At The Pics, And Videos...I Haven't Listened To Welcome Home (Sanitarium) In A LONG Time! I Forgot How Good A Song It Is...I Don't Know What Else To Say But EMOTIONAL!!!!!!!!!!!! (Edit...) btw,When The Line In The Song "They Think This Saves Us From Our Hell" Comes Up, And The Chunks Are Being Thrown Off The Roof - Damn It Is Synced So Cool With The Music. I Am Going To FORCE People To Watch This.... (Edit...45 Seconds In To The Grimers Video - Whan They Walk In The Door, I See My A D Initials! I Wish They Were Still There... | |
| cat 12/17/2006 3:48:16 PM | |
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I made some comments that I didnt mean.
What happen to that building did up set some people.there is a reason for every thing that happens.even if we dont under stand it. |
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| jim m 11/19/2006 2:07:51 PM | |
| found this on you tube ..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt-StzHtaiQ | |
| banffspring 10/14/2006 8:15:24 PM | |
| I myself really enjoyed the video, i used to goto Opacity.com but thissite is better.a so called adventure. I envy them as well as many of you do ( the people in the vid) yet i have a lot of respect to the person(s) who keep this site going on, It was in fact the greatest place to let your imagination run wild back then. There is a connection between us all that post here. Truth is born out of arguements, so i see on here. I have a film of the demolition of the edgwater building, Brentwood F.D was filming it there. On VHS of course, But it seems that this website has sufficient film, especially the talented one from the class of 85/86. Due to limitations of films that i have, they are decent quality if that's one of the values you sort for. I now live far away (63.5 )miles from the 89' ground zero. But choose to take Commack rd to go back to my parents house instead of the Sag P.W.. Some things i dared to do whislt there in 87. tried to walk across the exposed eye beams that once held floors in place there. tried to understand what many elders wrote on the walls there, mostly rock groups that we all know that brings back personal memories. Tried to climb the Tower (smoke stack)seem back in those days ,the person who wrote their name on the highest peak won a mental game of an ego trip. Well i did not do it for there was shit piled high in the entrance. however, bet one of ya did manage to prevail. Still have atleast 27 papers on personal records that were scattered on the second floor. No c rations though. Found some keys there, still have one. Also have a pair of reddish rusted window bars (from Pilgrim ) a building sign in Blue and yellow writing # 86. Had an uncle may seem crazy to many, Once told me if my grades improved in school, that next summer he would take me to pilgrim ( facinated about the 2 smoke stacks that stood like beacons of hope LOL ) from the street i grew up on. Well i finaly went there that next summer, Mental defectives and peanut butter sandwiches, fake fur coats in the summertime, the place,, the HIDAWAY!! that was the name of this cafeteria, sat down with 2 schizophrenics, bipolars and word salad conversations. Beautiful yet at the same time,concerned about my well being. Thank you uncle, for showing me what most would cast aside. Edgewater was vacant,pilgrim was not. Edgewater was like Oct 31st everyday. I still think of this place, I found a picture of it from a Research book on ECT and Thermal baths. Framed of course in my bedroom hanging over the closet. I dio in fact remember a voice saying Lucifer, though not from an elevator shaft, seem to come from the areas that me and my friends were furthest apart, perhaps we were trying to scare each other from a distance. Had no spray paint at some visits so used the ceiling to write my initails and of course Slayer on the catwalks leading to the upper portions. Windy up there at the power plant, there was 2 levels going outside.leaned over the edge and marked the bricks v | |
| falloutshltr6 8/24/2006 2:44:31 PM | |
| i tell ya so much bickering i have been in all nooks crannies and all these tough guys were probablz the ones that ran out of the bldg when i would sneak up on them with my satan mask screaming LLLLUUUUUUUCIFER Out of the elevator shaft. | |
| Paul 2/19/2006 5:29:13 PM | |
| .....oh and Manowar does rule, yes. :) | |
| Paul 2/19/2006 5:27:16 PM | |
| Wow, I'm amazed to find this site tonight (thanks dad!). I lived in Charter Court growing up and could see the building from my bedroom window as a kid. I was probably haning out there at least 1-2 times a week between the ages of 14-17. My memories are much like the home vid with the Metallica song! Amazing! | |
| Mad Matt 1/24/2006 11:16:08 PM | |
| Great video from the Gimer's, and Let there by light. The Grimer's video makes me so envious. I used to get laughed at for listning metal, why couldn't I have been born 10 years early? I would have liked to give this place my own personal touch of evil. The army guy's seemed to come out ok even after all they had been through. I wonder why the civilians didn't experience the same results. It just seems funny that they go from one extream to another. First lock up every body who looks funny, or has a bad attitude.And when that dosn't work just let them become homeless and smash people with brick's. I just don't understand. | |
| Mr No one 1/17/2006 10:48:50 PM | |
| Well Joe I found out from somebody who's friends with the grimers on the lioddities boards what that "Flame Retardant Japanese Ceiling Fan" graffiti was supposed to mean. Being that Rotten13 brought up the asylum video again I figured I'd let everyone here know that it was just meant as something stupid and random that one of them wrote, if anyone cares to know (I know Joe was baffled just like I was). | |
| Joe 1/17/2006 8:49:08 AM | |
| Ha, gotta love The Grimers. | |
| Rotten13 1/12/2006 2:57:06 PM | |
| The funniest thing is in that grimers video, someone spelling metal wrong. At the end of the video on the wall it says Death To False Meatle. | |
| Joe 11/16/2005 5:12:38 PM | |
| Nice catch, Mr. I see it! | |
| Mr No one 11/16/2005 2:44:35 PM | |
| If you look carefully in the video shot from the fire truck crane you can see the smokestack of the powerhouse shortly after 102 crashes to the ground, it is a brief glance because after that it's obscured by smoke and dust. | |
| JIM M 11/13/2005 7:04:14 AM | |
| Great vid Joe..... | |
| kppc 11/11/2005 2:00:17 PM | |
| awesome new video thanks joe for adding it! | |
| mike 9/13/2005 12:51:33 PM | |
| Is the video ready? | |
| Joe 7/16/2005 5:37:31 PM | |
| HMB - Drop me an email. I can capture it and put it on the site. | |
| hmb 7/15/2005 7:46:20 PM | |
| joe got my hands on tape finally its cool nothing spectacular but its something new | |
| hmb 6/14/2005 6:16:30 PM | |
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joe should have the video on the 25th of june
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| Joe 6/13/2005 9:58:55 AM | |
| HMB - I can edit and convert it into a downloadable file. I would need you to send me the tape. Email me when you get your hands on it. | |
| hmb 6/12/2005 5:17:28 PM | |
| joe just talked to my mom she will find it and bring it down with her next time she visits long island. have no clue whats on tape never knew she filmed it she says its about 10 minutes long, taken from comack road will have to wait and see. have no idea how to download it when i get it will need help. | |
| Joe 6/6/2005 2:29:12 PM | |
| HMB - any word on that video? | |
| hmb 5/21/2005 11:04:30 PM | |
| was talking to my mom this weekend she tells me she has a video of the building going down that she shot. have to wait till next time i go upstate to visit and will get it and post it. | |
| d 5/9/2005 2:34:08 PM | |
| In the video from the traffic circle... is that the back of Sean M's head? | |
| slugworth 11/11/2004 10:29:02 AM | |
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HEY NOW!!!
New Video to be posted shortly! Check back soon! "Who's High-Pitch?" |
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| tunnel king 10/4/2004 2:07:53 PM | |
| I wonder if anyone was inside at the time and went down with the bldg. imagine, like a suicide. | |
| Joe 8/17/2004 12:54:59 PM | |
| I have not seen Grimers on this site in quite a while. | |
| mudpaws 8/16/2004 1:36:02 AM | |
| I want to know if that guy in the Grimers video who owned the hearse at the time was named Mark? Or if he sold it to a guy named Mark. I used to be friends with a Mark from N Babylon that owned three hearses, one of which was a Caddy like that one. | |
| Rotten13 8/15/2004 10:37:00 AM | |
| I can't believe people were cheering when she went down. JDS, Manowar I know who you are Iownit I probably know who you are too. Bridge of Death!! | |
| Joe 5/27/2004 9:23:16 PM | |
| CD - It sounds like Pilgrim to me. You are not the only one to confuse the two... Many people mistakenly called Edgewood, Pilgrim State. | |
| cellar dweller 5/26/2004 8:22:09 PM | |
| Scud, You might be right. Maybe you can help me. The geriatrics ward & the surrounding buildings just to the north of the old railroad station, would that be deemed pilgrim state or edgewood? Thanks. | |
| scud 5/26/2004 4:22:25 AM | |
| the buildings were closed up in 1971, and they were definitely closed in 1984...are you sure youre not confusing edgewood with pilgrim state? also, does anyone know who took the third video (the one minute long home camcorder demolition from the traffic circle)? | |
| cellar dweller 5/24/2004 10:12:16 PM | |
| Joe, in order to accommodate other buildings that at the time were still operational, we ran cables from the geriatrics ward on the east side of the property out to these peticular buildings. The new telephone switch which my company installed was housed on the first floor of the geriatrics ward. The smell of urine&feces in this building was so bad , my coworkers & I would work for 15minutes then run out to catch our breath! | |
| Joe 5/24/2004 11:13:52 AM | |
| Good stuff, Cellar Dweller. Why was there a need to run cables through the tunnels of long abandoned buildings? | |
| cellar dweller 5/23/2004 10:23:12 PM | |
| Many years back my friends & I used to climb in thru a broken door & climb to the rooftop. We would go there mainly on halloween night to freakout our girlfriends. After awhile it became a ritual at least one friday out of every month to go there! One time we went into the basement& found old civil defense food rations dated from Nov.61. I also ran 27 square miles of communications cable thru the steam tunnels back in 1984 for a company called UTC. I also witnessed an autopsy while installing a wallphone in the morgue. From my home in NorthBabylon I could see the tip of edgewood from my second story window.. |