Originally this medical institution was focused on smallpox patients, so not all of thousands inmates were able to leave it. According to statistics, about 7,000 patients have been treated in the hospital every year; more than 450 people of them died yearly. The hospital operated until 1973, and then come to desolation. Nowadays this once grand building in the Gothic Revival style is inevitably collapsing.
Many mysterious stories are associated with this deserted building; not all brave skeptics dare to stroll through the corridors of this deserted building. Many tourists are eager to get to Roosevelt Island in evening to watch the old hospital illuminating at the nightfall. The nature of this phenomenon remains the main mystery of the hospital. According to one version, one of the residents of the Upper East Side illuminates the building. So far, there’s no evidence unconvincing this version; every night, regardless of the time of year and weather conditions the building is embraced by glowing mist.
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