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Have you ever heard of the “abandoned insane asylum” in Downey? Do you know the actual history of this abandoned place? Have you ever been there?
References:
“Ranch of the Friends: The Extraordinary Evolution of the L.A. County Poor Farm” by Hadley Meares, KCET. March 30, 2015.
“The Ghostly Remnants of the Old LA County Poor Farm” by Janey Ellis, atomicredhead.com February 25, 2020.
“Take a Look Inside Downey’s Creepy Abandoned Asylum” by Thomas Harlander, Los Angeles Magazine. September 16, 2015.
“Decades-Old Body Parts Found in Abandoned Downey Hospital; No Foul Play, Officials Say” by J. Michael Kennedy, The L.A. Times. October 5, 2006.
Music: “Inborn” by Piotr Hummel
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References:
“Ranch of the Friends: The Extraordinary Evolution of the L.A. County Poor Farm” by Hadley Meares, KCET. March 30, 2015.
“The Ghostly Remnants of the Old LA County Poor Farm” by Janey Ellis, atomicredhead.com February 25, 2020.
“Take a Look Inside Downey’s Creepy Abandoned Asylum” by Thomas Harlander, Los Angeles Magazine. September 16, 2015.
“Decades-Old Body Parts Found in Abandoned Downey Hospital; No Foul Play, Officials Say” by J. Michael Kennedy, The L.A. Times. October 5, 2006.
Music: “Inborn” by Piotr Hummel
#californiography #history #localhistory #californiahistory #lahistory #socalhistory #DowneyHistory #downey #obscurehistory #LA #losangeles #california #LAPoorFarm #LACountyPoorFarm #DowneyInsaneAsylum #HollydaleMentalHospital #RanchoLosAmigos #SunnyAcres #abandoned #spookyhistory #creepyhistory