There were more buildings between the large tuberculosis sanatorium and the lake. The sanatorium and the Maiden Castle featured in the previous posts would stay for the time being. The garages, basements and old power plant of the hospital could be demolished.
Most of the structures, which were doomed, weren’t very interesting. But the power plant was.
When built in the 1930’s, it was still a beautiful building. Plastered white, it featured large windows facing the lake. In the 1970’s or 1980’s it was covered with awful metal coating.
Originally the power station used wood. It was later converted to using oil. Its huge chimney was imploded in the 1990’s, when the hospital activities had already ended.
As the building now had a valid demoiltion permit, I had to go and see if I found a way in.
And indeed…
The first room had loads of large shelves. It looked more like a workshop than a power station.
More shelves.
“Don’t use force, closed from the inside. A possibility to get in a photograph.”
Innovative.
To me it indeed looks like this has been some kind of a workshop in later years.
There were a small office and storage in the middle of the building.
The back of the building was a different kind of space.
The power station was a fairly small one. Its electronics weren’t very advanced.
I wonder, what that thing has done.
Somebody’s been here for a picnic.
The floor of the workshop side had been made of small wooden blocks, which were wedged together. When the first one had been removed, it all started crumbling.
More home made camera surveillance threats.
I am happy that I managed to document this place, as it was torn down in 2023. In 2024 the company owning the hospital hired a consultant to calculate, what it would cost to renovate or tear down the entire hospital. Surprisingly the result was, that demolition was a better option. They are now beginning the process to further commit crimes against architecture.
This means that I will have to get back and try another photo tour next summer. We never got there the morning these photos were taken. We wanted breakfast, so we went to seek some of that.