April 30th, 2008
Ghost Hunters at Weston
The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum is the featured location on tonight’s episode of Ghost Hunters. The show airs at 9PM on the Sci-Fi Channel. TAPS — “not your normal paranormal” investigation team — will be shown hunting hauntings in the Kirkbride. I’ve never really watched the show, but from scanning a fan forum for 30 seconds I gather TAPS is a bit more skeptical and scientific than the average paranormal investigation unit. I don’t know if that’s saying much though:)
Regardless of your opinion on paranormal phenomena, this episode is probably worth watching. There’s sure to be plenty of good footage of the Kirkbride.
In related news, I’ve refreshed and expanded the Weston State Hospital photo gallery. I haven’t been down to Weston in a while, so the photos are from 2003 and 2004. It was a little sad taking down the even older shots. They were there for a long time and I had grown attached to their more “old school asylum photo” character. The newer pictures aren’t anything to write home about, but they’re definitely more slick than the older ones.
Hopefully I’ll have a chance to get down there this summer. I’d like to see the building again, and Weston in general is a nice place to visit for a day or two. I imagine it’s not everybody’s cup of tea, but I like it.
Ethan if you come down to Weston this summer you have to get ahold of me so we can meet up. I’d actually like to take the tour myself and I know Rebecca and I would like to meet with you too.
Sure. I’ll let you know if/when I’ll be coming down. It’d be good to finally meet you.
my huband is from weston and is 63 his mother worked at the state hosiptal many years and we never heard anything about ghosts i will watch sci tonite and would love to take the tour ty
I am a volunteer there and the tours are great! I encourage them and look at it this way, it’s for a great cause!!