Glenn Dale Hospital

[Caitlin]

I am looking for people who were past patients or workers at the long since vacated Glenn Dale Hospital in Glenn Dale, MD. for a book project I am working on. If you or anyone you know has had a first hand experience there while it was operating, and would not mind being interviewed please contact me at [e-mail] so we can set up when/how the interview will take place. Thank you!
Caitlin

[Bayview]

Did you ever get any responses to your request? My Grandfather was housed @ Glen Dale with TB back in the 1940's. I am interestedin learning more...wondering if you found anyone?

[asbestosconcern]

Wow I never would have thought I would see a comment on here about this place...As a teen friends would party at that location. And tell wild stories about it. and in adult years and being a part of real estate I found out that the building can not be torn down because of the LARGE AMOUNT OF ASBESTOS!!!! Kinda makes you wonder if u live around there??????

[RickyL]

I had three brothers who were there as children in the 60's. My parents and would visit every Sunday, I would see them in the yard but could not venture beyond the gates because of the disease. I would not mind being interviewed, contact me at [e-mail]

[Tammy Smith]

My Grandmother died from TB and My two Aunts were children and were there in 1955. They were getting better and were to be adopted out. We haven't been able to locate them. My Mom did not have TB and she went to live with her aunt but the aunt did not want the other two girls. They were 3 and 4 at the time. There is going to be a gathering at the Hospital October 4th. There are going to be doctors and previous patients there. You may want to go. My sisters and I are going. We want desperately to find our aunts.

I found a lady by the name of Leah Latimer. I will try to get her email for you. She wrote a story and you can find it on the internet. Her mother was in Glenn Dale for TB but was wrongly diagnosed. She was not able to see her mom for years. She used to be a reporter for the Washington Post. She is holding the event at the hospital on the 4th. Her email is [e-mail].

[Holly]

does anyone know what happened to the patients once they shut the hospital down? i've always been kind of curious about that.

[Tammy Smith]

Dear Kathy and Patricia:

If you read this, please contact us. My Mother has always dreamed of finding you. She has always talked about you and wondered where you could be. She always felt guilty being the oldest and not able to keep you two and take care of you. This was my Mom's only wish in life. Please, please, please contact us. You can put a post in here or give us a call. We want so bad to meet you.

[ggr]

I heard it was in part an insame asylum. Is that true?

[lealat]

RickyL wrote:

I had three brothers who were there as children in the 60's. My parents and would visit every Sunday, I would see them in the yard but could not venture beyond the gates because of the disease. I would not mind being interviewed, contact me at [e-mail]

I wrote an article in the Washington Post Magazine, "Quarantined," Dec. 2006 (my mother was a patient there.). I am inviting everyone to contact me to share their/family history stories for another piece I am doing on the sanatorium. I am at [e-mail].

[kram]

Holly wrote:

does anyone know what happened to the patients once they shut the hospital down? i've always been kind of curious about that.

as you may know, around the 50's or 60's, it became a general hospital as TB died down, and then, supposedly in the 70's, it became a mental hospital before finally shutting down in 1982. as the hospital began to shut down, these mental people were simply released into the streets. with no knowledge of any family to speak of, some found their way back into the place. there have been reports, and way more commonly, rumors that these insane people still inhabit the place, hence the vandalism.

[kram]

ggr wrote:

I heard it was in part an insame asylum. Is that true?

oh yes. if you read my reply to holly above, you will find out more.

[Donna]

I ride past the hospital everyday going to and coming from work. We have lived in PG County since 1964 and I remember my parents telling us about this place. It closed in the early 80's. Funny thing my daughter's class of 02 took senior skip day and they all went up there to take pics and look around. They said they felt spirits and sadness. If people just went there to look and take pics etc and not destroy the things left behind it could have been a real nice piece of history. I heard that someone was trying to buy the property to renovate it to some kind of housing. Not sure though but there is a trailor parked in front of the childrens building and there is always a car out there. Looks like developers. The area is actually very beautiful. I want to know more about the place and all its history.

[Donna]

Post to comment I left. I don't live in St. Louis MO my main server and computer network is housed out of our corporate office. Jsut incase somone wonders how I drive past everyday from St. Louis, MO.. LOL