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Referrer Referrals – Part II

Friday, October 3rd, 2008

Back in January, I wrote about some of the less well-known web pages linking to this site which I thought might be of interest to you. Since then, I’ve found a few more worth pointing out and as promised, I’m listing them here…

Placeography is a wiki site where people share information about locations (eg houses, buildings, parks, neighborhoods, etc). The Fergus Falls State Hospital page links to KirkbrideBuildings.com. It also links to a page where you can hear a two-part radio series on the hospital, Update: Fergus Falls Mental Hospital.

Here’s a long article about the renovation of Building 50 at the former Traverse City State Hospital: Granting Asylum. It’s a bit old (published in 2006), but it’s worth reading if you’re not familiar with the story of Building 50’s rebirth or if you want to learn some of the finer details. (more…)

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The Art of Asylum Keeping The Eclipse of the State Mental Hospital The Mad Among Us America's Care of the Mentally Ill Angels in the Architecture The Architecture of Madness Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals The Eye of Danvers: A History of Danvers State Hospital
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