Aug 9, 2009

More Jemison

Posted by: Naaman 

Besides the Care Facility and the old Jemison Aslyum, there are a handful of other structures on the property:

1. The Golf Course
Yes. There is a building with a mini golf course in it.


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4. Suspended Shed Snake Skin
Original Size


5. Shed connected to the golf course building.


6. One shot of the boring little house, possibly the caretaker's quarters.


7. Power Building


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Intermediate Care Facility

Posted by: Naaman 

Adjacent to Old Bryce is a newer care facility of questionable nature. It is an extremely sterile building compared to its ancient companion.

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Aug 8, 2009

Jemison Mental Institution

 Posted by: Naaman 

This building sits on what was originally known as the Cherokee Plantation.  The plantation was owned by a wealthy southern industrialist, Robert Jemison.  The first Alabama Insane Hospital was built in 1861. The name was changed in 1900 after its first superintendent to Bryce Hospital. With the end of the Civil War and the pressures of segregation looming, the number of African American patients increased dramatically at Bryce Hospital.  In the 1920s, Bryce Hospital became segregated and this building, the Jemison Mental Institution, was built to house the increasing numbers of African-American mentally insane.

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2. The Approach
Credits: Exothermic
The Approach

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