Waverly Hills Sanatorium

As mentioned before I am a sucker for paranormal things. I also have an intense interest in abandoned buildings from Old mansions to Mental Asylums, there is something so intriguing about abandoned buildings. I find the history behind them to fascinate me so much and the whole look of them almost like the walls have stories to tell if you know what I mean. I wish South Africa had more beautiful abandoned buildings but no building goes abandoned in this country due to squatters and they end up fucking up everything.

One of my personal favorites would have to be The Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky. Construction on Waverly Hills began in 1908 and opened on 26 July 1910 by Major Thomas H Hayes. The building was designed to safely accommodate 40-50 Tuberculosis patients. Tuberculosis was a very serious disease back in the day since they had no antibiotics. People who had tuberculosis were kept isolated from the general public in a place where they could rest, stay calm and have plenty fresh air. A larger hospital had to be built due to the TB epidemic so a new larger Gothic style hospital was built this could accommodate 400 people! Construction began March 1924 and was open to patients again October 17 1926. Waverly Hills functioned as a Tuberculosis Hospital until 1961 after antibiotics were invented, it was closed down to be quarantined and renovated to be reopened in 1962 as Woodhaven Medical Services and remained a geriatrics  centre which was later shut down by the state in 1980. Waverly Hills still stands today and is in the process of being restored by the new owners Charlie and Tina Mattingly

Today you can actually go visit the Waverly Hills and they have guided ghost tours I would love to go see this place.

ROOM 502 – Rumor has it that a nurse was murdered or committed suicide in room 502. Legend says that the nurse found out she was pregnant by the owner of the sanatorium (go big or go home must have been this aunties motto) without being married and she had contracted tuberculosis, so hung herself in the room she was in at the time. Many Ghost hunters have gone there and come back with some kind of paranormal evidence or just spooky stories.

 

 

BODY CHUTE AKA  DEATH TUNNEL

According to one urban legend, the tunnel was a "body chute" where dead patients were tossed, and a body thrown in would make it to the bottom by simple gravity. But actually, the dead patients were strapped onto a gurney and by a rope and pulley system the gurneys were rolled to the bottom and transferred to a hearse. This was done to keep the morale high in the remaining patients. There is also a movie called “Death Tunnel” which was filmed in the actual Waverly Hills Sanatorium, the movie was a floppy dick with regards to the quality and acting but the plot was not too bad and the location was cool none the less. 

Interesting HUH???.... here are a few more pics