tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.comments2024-03-02T17:57:53.814-05:00jermalismAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10147417233377815390noreply@blogger.comBlogger845125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-40263579133193116842017-07-06T20:36:55.583-04:002017-07-06T20:36:55.583-04:00Great post as I worked there for 17 yrs ,through t...Great post as I worked there for 17 yrs ,through the 80s,90s and early 2000.Our treatment programs ,education courses and shop programs helped out a lot of inmates to make themselves better people.Today's Super jails are just giant warehouses and are not conducive to change.Great pics and they brought back a lot of memories of my past.ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-29154431822563749812017-07-03T00:38:49.971-04:002017-07-03T00:38:49.971-04:00Awesome pictures thank you! I have a question for...Awesome pictures thank you! I have a question for the former inmates. There is an abandoned stone house on the property(Not the superintendent house) it is beside the old legion. Just wondering who lived there and if it was indeed part of the GCC lands? It is completely deteriorated but has the same stone work surrounding it as the rest of the property. It is also enclosed in some trees with a large, rotting sheltered deck in the front. It is made of gray stone on the back and red brick in the front. Thanks in advance for any info you can provide!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00012166146577715345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-49712446028311833492017-07-01T20:35:11.880-04:002017-07-01T20:35:11.880-04:00Year on magazine looks like 1989Year on magazine looks like 1989Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-1613683840846656072017-06-28T22:21:14.316-04:002017-06-28T22:21:14.316-04:00Same here. It was like you knew you were back in K...Same here. It was like you knew you were back in Kingston as soon as you saw that signWendyokoopahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11116961582559224851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-37464867806420426272017-06-24T02:17:45.187-04:002017-06-24T02:17:45.187-04:00Hi there im very curious on where this place would...Hi there im very curious on where this place would be, I'd love to explore it myself. Thank you! �� Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-30670103565092021972017-06-17T20:45:33.547-04:002017-06-17T20:45:33.547-04:00what memories I have when i was there in 1972 73 m...what memories I have when i was there in 1972 73 memories of working in the marker plant.remebering being in the junkie wing One thing for sure is you knew you were doing time enjoyed. playing cards shooting the shit what we were doing on the streets I shook pretty good time.anonymousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-36603069022283599032017-05-21T23:14:24.693-04:002017-05-21T23:14:24.693-04:00These are all tax write offs for the owners.These are all tax write offs for the owners.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00673902988561239423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-12679813680817800762017-05-21T22:51:30.056-04:002017-05-21T22:51:30.056-04:00To me, the large, seemingly free-standing chimney ...To me, the large, seemingly free-standing chimney is the most beautiful feature of this site.bookendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237913881350687361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-24562608270887390752017-05-21T02:11:27.736-04:002017-05-21T02:11:27.736-04:00Brings back memories,served time there 1959
J.M.....Brings back memories,served time there 1959<br /><br />J.M..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-79113174052432406412017-05-14T17:57:08.798-04:002017-05-14T17:57:08.798-04:00Wow. No idea there is a community of people comple...Wow. No idea there is a community of people completely fascinated by asylums and mental institutions. Personally I feel I may have had some experiences in a past life/lives in such places which is what I think accounts for my interests. My grandmother was institutionalized on several occasions complete with ECT. I live in California and when I went to college I majored in Psychology because of my interest in severely mentally ill/insane conditions. My favorite picture you posted was of the broken half moon glass window looking out over the water. My least favorite comment was from the person who had to criticize, esp the line suggesting you "do your research before you sell something off as fact" or words to that effect. What??? Clearly you are not selling anything. Why do some people have to be so conflictual? Anyway, thank you so much for this. I'll be looking into more.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14412168172650943293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-64188894638163605652017-05-03T17:00:45.847-04:002017-05-03T17:00:45.847-04:00I went this morning, hopped the fence maybe 100 me...I went this morning, hopped the fence maybe 100 metres to the left of the main entrance. I didn't even get close to the first structure before I saw 4 Police SUVs pull through the main gate. I waited for them to pass along the main driveway and then I left the way I came. Disappointing. I wonder if there is a silent alarm? Or maybe they were just doing a routine check on the place because I sincerely doubt that someone called them for me, I had only been there for a maximum of 5 minutes and noone saw me enter that I am aware of. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-43901421290022453912017-04-30T12:32:28.570-04:002017-04-30T12:32:28.570-04:00This is super cool. Could I possibly get your perm...This is super cool. Could I possibly get your permission to see this in real life and visit the interior? Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-6628729838862851112017-04-30T12:30:47.881-04:002017-04-30T12:30:47.881-04:00This looks really awesome. I would be interested i...This looks really awesome. I would be interested in seeing this in real life. Could I possibly get your permission to visit the interior?Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-55721340213914553542017-04-06T09:35:35.256-04:002017-04-06T09:35:35.256-04:00Hi there,
do you have any actuall photos or infor...Hi there, <br />do you have any actuall photos or informations about the building<?<br />I would love to see how it looks now :] <br />DenisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-12704360461044887422017-04-06T01:45:57.846-04:002017-04-06T01:45:57.846-04:00"Paint roller trick" is a forcible entry..."Paint roller trick" is a forcible entry method where you take a paint roller without the brush and slide it between double doors, allowing you to press the lever on the other side. Also if this ends up being a double comment its bloggers faultAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-8740613116688439632017-04-03T11:57:45.144-04:002017-04-03T11:57:45.144-04:00I can't believe it 🙇 such a wonderful home!F...I can't believe it 🙇 such a wonderful home!First messed up by reckless invaders and then burned down by vandals! I came across several videos about Ferns House in the past years! And every time more and more Vandalism was seen! That Conservatory group did a bad job! And the surviving family of Fern deserves a kick in the bum! They did nothing to save the house!Now ,the last will ahd testament of Fern is gone!! Only the videos are left!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06214816830596096684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-49878702245014469672017-03-23T14:02:46.785-04:002017-03-23T14:02:46.785-04:00Hey, if anyone has any stories or further informat...Hey, if anyone has any stories or further information on this facility can you please contact me at Macintyre.sean@live.ca. especially the person who posted this i have a few questions i hope you can answer for me. thank you for your time in advanced.the streets experiencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-72556444725793282932017-03-21T19:31:16.786-04:002017-03-21T19:31:16.786-04:00I landed at GCC in November, 88 after doing 6 mont...I landed at GCC in November, 88 after doing 6 months dead time in Barton Street. I was there on a deuce less for stealing several Lamborghinis and some other high end cars in Oakville. I ended up doing the whole 16 months on that bit and all of it here at GCC. I was sent to work in the kitchen and was in the C2 Dormitory range when the summer of 89 riot happened. What a night that was! C2 and C3 ranges were completely destroyed. I was one of the few inmates from those ranges that wasn't transferred out after the riot. Later, I applied for the Beef Center and got in. I moved up to C4 and did my last 8 months amputating the rear right leg off of 800ish cows a day. The gate cracked for me in February 1990 and I took all the money that I made and saved in the Beef Center and moved out to BC, where I still have a home. I live in Costa Rica now and was just sitting here watching the toucans in the tree above our pool and telling my girlfriend about my bad boy days back in Ontario. I was showing her pictures online of the jails I was in and saw this post and though that I would comment on it. Interestingly, I haven't seen or talked to even one of the hundreds of guys that I did time with in GCC since leaving there 27 years ago. Some of those guys were there with me for more than a year and it was actually hard to say goodbye to a few of them when I left. Similar to soldiers, we formed our bonds with each other during extremely difficult circumstances and we got each other through those days when we were shaking it the roughest. I know that we all put ourselves there and I have no need or want for any sympathy for any pain and loss that we went through during our incarceration. I'm just reflecting out loud about a fairly profound social experience in my life. <br />Oh well, the sun is low now and the ocean is sparkling gold. It's time to grab another cerveza and take a long, smug swig from it as I remember those other truly horrific people that I also met in jail. Guys that I met on the 5th floor in Barton Street that were up on murder beefs and that are, to this day, still in the Penn. Those are men for who's continued incarceration makes my beer on this here patio so especially rewarding. How far I am now from those very dark days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-10695863674472904132017-03-14T14:52:36.472-04:002017-03-14T14:52:36.472-04:00This was so sad, St Jo's was a great place to ...This was so sad, St Jo's was a great place to work, in a friendly environment, and wonderful care was provided to patients. So awful to see the deterioration<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-38538515935832167242017-03-11T00:38:56.049-05:002017-03-11T00:38:56.049-05:00Cecil Kinder was my grandfather's brother. I r...Cecil Kinder was my grandfather's brother. I recognize most of those pictures. My mother took him in and cared for him when it became obvious that he could not longer survive on his own in Rockingham. He lived out his last years at her home in Renfrew.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-34530549599187946962017-02-26T18:45:15.316-05:002017-02-26T18:45:15.316-05:00Hey. Thank you for writing this. This is by far my...Hey. Thank you for writing this. This is by far my favorite place in all of kingston. I have tried to get in here about four times... Never successful. What's the trick? One time the security guard came and told me a ton of interesting stories. He said he never believed in ghosts before he worked there but he does now. Feel free to email me on your next visit.. This is one of the things that I've been wanting to do forever. Misramsay@me.com Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-39953362529090685762017-02-15T17:21:34.701-05:002017-02-15T17:21:34.701-05:00Hey Herm,
I was there in 94/95. Finishing up my 2...Hey Herm,<br /><br />I was there in 94/95. Finishing up my 27 months. Love your pics sure brings back memories. I was the first person to work with the new reflective plates. I also attended the native son's group, I have no native blood at all. I joined cause I found it interesting. On that note I was the first white guys to be chairman of the native group. I was voted in because I had the longest time left and no native guy wanted the spot. Sure was a very interesting time. Thanks again. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07406224157639444689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-9892080757455750252017-02-05T00:54:43.728-05:002017-02-05T00:54:43.728-05:00Was here in 93, went for treatment for alcohol and...Was here in 93, went for treatment for alcohol and found out so much more about myself. ThNk to dr Elizabeth Yates I've been clean and free ever since. This joint saved my life to bad it's gone.Glennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-72502410491003316832017-01-23T19:23:01.544-05:002017-01-23T19:23:01.544-05:00Hi there. Great post by the way. I have seen it be...Hi there. Great post by the way. I have seen it before and just came back today. Is this place still there today or is it gone now? I remember these stores so well. When I was young my father and I used to go to the original store at Highway 7 when it was still working its way up. Tim Scammell, PTechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158488271463632441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5346894193514172723.post-52353995866543456542017-01-04T02:06:49.810-05:002017-01-04T02:06:49.810-05:00The picture of Mr. Luther took me back. He was ou...The picture of Mr. Luther took me back. He was our teacher at Maple <br />Grove School at West end of Peterborough. This guy was crazy for the strap. If he pulled off half the stuff today that he did in those days I'm sure he would have been fired and/or jailed. Same goes for the crazy principle during that time - Dave Murray. Too bad some former students couldn't enlighten you to the hellish times these two bastards subjected all the students to at one time or another. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com