Sandia Ranch Sanatorium is one of Albuquerque’s local urban legends. An old abandoned insane asylum which was known for performing lobotomies and using electro-shock therapy is reported to be haunted. Several rumors exist including those of murder in addition to how the staff would store the bodies of the “batched” lobotomies in the crawl space in the boiler room.
I am not a ghost-hunter, nor do I follow the occult – I just love taking pictures of old abandoned places, especially with history. There are several occult symbols tagged throughout the asylum, as well as a lot of gang graffiti and tagging. Some very talented work, too. I will admit, though, the place gave me the creeps – especially the main room with the large fireplace.
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A few samples…
The crawl space in the boiler room where rumor states the staff would store bodies from lobotomies gone bad...
Some taggers have a sense of humor....
Your photos are just so good. I’ve told you before, you have a great eye. I’ve lost mine over the years. My hand pulled prints from my own darkroom were once shown in galleries, and I’ve been published in Texas Architect magazine, but that was years ago. When my life changed, I no longer had room for my darkroom or time to keep working with my second love… my cameras. It’s been nearly 10 years and this was my first serious outing without my trusty film cameras, just the digital. Some nice ones are among my bunch, but I’m tellin’ ya, you have out-done this one time pro. Very nice job!
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Michelle, these are great and very eerie and atmospheric. I did see them shortly after I joined WP in early December, but at the time, it wouldn’t let me comment, which is kinda like deja vu all over again. But obviously, no problem this time around. Very cool!