June, 2011 Trip to the Midwest from Kansas to Kalamazoo - 2011 - Glore Psychiatric Museum

I suppose a reasonable question would be,

'Why in the world would anyone want to visit a psychiatric museum whilst on vacation?"

Fair question.

Thinks to do............

How many times have you seen a five star rating, 10 out of 10 reviews?  It was a first for me.

Glore

This definitely looked interesting and since the weather was crappy outside and since we were in St. Joseph, MO for the night,  why not?

Glore Psychiatric Hospital

Lots to see here.  The admission ticket was about $8.00.

Glore Sketch

Artist rendering of the original hospital.

Wheel Chairs

Did you ever see the movie, "Man Hunter"?   From "Red Dragon", the first book that featured Hannibal Lector.

Bath

Bathing tank.

Exercise chair.

An exercise chair - my grandfather had one of these.



Car Show

The Yellow Rose

The Yellow Rose

The Yellow Rose

The Yellow Rose

Jukebox Hero

Jukebox Hero

Jukebox Hero

The Jukebox Hero



The Morgue

The morgue.



Old Photos

Goats

There were a number of interesting photos.  Glore was quite self sufficient.   They grew produce and raised livestock, including goats.

Produce

Here, bushels of apples are being off-loaded.

Power Plant

They even had their own power plant on site.



Fever Therapy

Fever Therapy

Fever Therapy

Fever Therapy

Remember this from the old James Bond movies?

Fever Therapy



Electro convulsive Treatments

Shock Therapy

Shock Treatments

Boy, this wouldn't have been much fun.....

Rectal Dilators

Rectal Dilators

"For the intelligent treatment of............."



Treatments for the Reallllyyyyyyy Disturbed

Schizophrenia

Lunatic Box

Lunatic Box

Schizophrenia

Nurse Rounds

Making the Rounds

Human Hamster Wheel

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The human hamster wheel was quite the original concept.

Tranquilizer Chair

Tranquilizer Chair

Tranquilizer Chair

Leech treatment too?  

Leeches

Yup - Leeches.


"Art"

Stomach Contents

Stomach Contents

The Operation



Inmate Creations

Patient's artwork.

Painting

Self portrait done by a woman suffering from schizophrenia.

Art

Interesting piece of art.



Black History

Black History

Black History

The  black history section is fairly extensive. and interesting.

There are also a few rooms dealing with civil war surgery.

Lining the walls in this area are pictures and details about the pony express riders, their routes and longevity.

There's a lot to see at the Glore Psychiatric Institute and museum.  I recommend it.

Marley

By the parking lot is a single cell Marley cooling tower -  their AV series, I believe.  

I've never actually seen one this small.