![]() Final bids were due on September 14, 2010, but that deadline was extended to October 15, 2010. In June 2010, MNCPPC advertised for proposals to purchase the 60-acre (240,000 m 2) hospital campus "as is" with the MNCPPC retaining the surrounding 150 acres (0.61 km 2). Under the deed, if the MNCPPC receives more than its cost from selling the property, it must share the proceeds with the District. In 1995, the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (MNCPPC) purchased the property from the District of Columbia. ![]() The rest of the land is meant to be open space park land. In 1994, Maryland enacted a law that requires if the grounds are sold, they are supposed to be used as a continuing care retirement community. In addition, parts of the walkways are flooded with nearly 3 feet (0.91 m) of water. The hospital basements are also infested with rats and bats. Today, these walkways are littered with garbage, broken glass, and graffiti. ![]() Each hospital basement has its own morgue. Large pieces of rusty, sharp metal, cloth and debris hang from the ceiling, and the buildings contain large amounts of asbestos and lead paint. The basements of the hospital buildings are extremely dangerous and filthy. These walkways join the basements of both buildings together. #Gundry sanitarium series#Instead, hospital waste was burned.īoth the children's and adults' buildings are connected by a series of tunnels, like many sanitariums. ![]() This is primarily due to their close distance to Glenn Dale Road, a local street that bisects the hospital grounds.Ĭontrary to popular belief, the large incinerator present on the hospital grounds was not used for the destruction of human remains. The children's hospital building and adult hospital building are the most widely explored structures by local trespassers. Several of the buildings also have collapsed roofs. The buildings are characterized by broken glass, peeling paint, corroded walls and overgrown vines. Other parts of the hospital include: art rooms, staff housing, nurses' homes, playgrounds, theater, seclusion rooms, storage areas, chapels, morgues, and boiler rooms.
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