CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR SPONSOR'S WEBSITE

Ruin du Jour -- October 8, 2000

THE DEMISE OF PONTIAC STATE HOSPITAL

Emblematic of the changing treatment of mental illness was this modernist Outpatient Clinic.  The treatment of mental illness moved steadily toward outpatient and pharmaceutical treatment from the 60's onward dooming the Pontiac State Hospital and other mental health hospitals in the state.


Return To DetroitYES.com Home Page

Detroit, Super Bowl, Super Bowl XL, Belle Isle, ruins, architecture, hotels, restaurants, bars, campus martius, downtown Detroit, fabulous ruins of detroit, archaeology, Detroit Tigers, Michigan, Windsor, Ontario, art, model t, ambassador bridge, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Ford, Dodge, General Motors, Chrylser, Pontiac, GMC, Greektown Casino, Motorcity Casino, Detroit MGM Casino, Cass corridor, Packard, cadillac, tiger stadium, cobo, casino, casinos, Detroit red wings, tigers, red wings, Detroit Lions, renaissance center, rencen, Hamtramck, Highland Park, coffee house, parade, people mover, preservation, restorations, brush park, cultural center, Detroit Institute of Arts, Wayne State
The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit
Created by Lowell Boileau

©  atDetroit, LLC
All rights reserved