Molly Stark Hospital

On August 23, 1929, Molly Stark Sanatorium opened its doors to the public, providing care to residents...suffering from tuberculosis. The hospital was designed with balconies, verandahs, and lots of windows to offer its patients plenty of fresh air and ample sunshine, the then believed treatment for their illness. The worse off patients were kept on the second floor with the more mobile ones on the first floor, allowing them access to the grounds filled with nature. "In 1938, the Works Progress Administration installed nearly 1,200 linear feet of tunnels at the sanatorium", which were meant to house the utility infrastructure, but also became a means of travel underground between buildings. Also, in 1956 and until 1995, the Molly Stark became a hospital for other illnesses. The patients who were admitted here were the mentally ill, those with drug and alcohol abuse and the elderly. By the late 1970s funding from the state was cut-off and the hospital was turned over to Stark County to be used for offices. After the concern about asbestos was brought up, it was decided to leave the building entirely instead of paying the large amount for asbestos removal. Molly Stark closed its doors in 1995 and now is left in disarray. works cited: http://brianmoreland.blogspot.com/201... http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.p... Artist and song: Imagine Dragons - Monsters, Radioactive