Omg. Horrifying story at the link, from the not-so-distant past. (I'm not sure we're doing so much better now, tbh)

Yep. It's why I don't really believe in ghosts, because I've never seen any at some astonishingly bleak places. The glasses in the morgue still were pretty horrific even without any spirits to go with them.

Things are still pretty bad, unfortunately, although this is hard to beat in terms of how sad it is

Love it, we are nearing concrete plans for Presidents Park II

If I'm reading this correctly, yes, even though language norms do change (for example, "idiot", "moron", and "feeble-minded" were all considered clinical terms) there definitely was not a single care given to treating people who socially were considered inferior with any dignity or respect

Well the funny thing is if I was, I'd have left all the busts out in a field to rot

Yes, it does seem rather predestined in hindsight

If you're ever in Virginia, you can. I believe they still offer limited tours of it if you search for the website

I feel like for this park to have had any shot at working, they needed rides. The Lincoln Log Flume, Reagan's Trickle Down Water Park, Carter's Play Area for Little Peanuts, Herbert's Stock Market Plunge. You know. Have some fun with it.

Me: Mom, can we have US Presidential Busts? Mom: No, we have US Presidential Busts at home.

Wow, that's quite the noggin. All stone too, by the looks of it!

I have not but it sounds fascinating!

I hope you never look into Philadelphia's historic preservation tragedies, for the sake of your faith in humanity. Despite being a UNESCO World Heritage City, developers have tried to wreck every single thing of architectural significance they can

Oh man, that's everywhere. Demolition by neglect is the best way of getting rid of pesky historic buildings that otherwise communities would want to save