Questions
from: Patrick
Until the late 70's, early 80's, there was a building in the city of Euclid, on Euclid Avenue, just West of E. 260th. (where the current retirement home is, on the south side of Euclid Ave) I remember relatives saying it was "the nut house" and I think it was the old Ridgecliff Psych Hospital, before it became Laurelwood and moved to Willoughby. Anybody able to offer any insight to me? Second part, also on the east side. Warrensville Heights, where the current Metro Health Skilled Nursing facility is (on the same property as Tri-C East). I have heard conflicting stories on this property. Is this the old Sunny Acres Hospital, which treated TB? The old nurses dorm (so I've been told) still stands, and from the outside, looks like it's in pretty bad shape, and is supposedly haunted. Any truth to that? Third (and final) part... across the street from Tri-C East (where the Armed Forces Recruiting building is). There was (until 2000 or 2001) a group of buildings that was possibly the forerunner of the County Hospital which I've been told treated the poor, and psych patients. The buildings looked reallllly creepy before they were torn down. Is the info I got accurate? Any insight you could give would be appreciated.
Patrick
9 comments:
I think you are talking about the old cuyla home it is loacated on hillendale drive which is just east of e260th the place looks huanted looking feom the outside.
Hillandale is much closer to I-90, past the old Parklawn apartment complex. CuyLa was up the hill and just behind a subdivision of 50s tract houses. Ironically, the ex-wife of the owner worked at Ridgecliff.
Ridgecliff was at Euclid, just W of E 260th in the 70s and the early 80s. Previously, that building had been Glencliff Nursing Home. The original Ridgecliff Hospital (aka Ridgecliff Asylum) was at the top of the hill where Ridge & Bishop Roads meet in Wickliffe. It was in an old house with a mock lighthouse next door, across from Wickliffe City Hall. The house, a one time mansion, was demolished in the 80s.
Ridgecliff & Glencliff were owned by Paul Glendinning, a physician from a Social Register family, who has multiple sclerosis. He held forth primarily at Glencliff. In the early 70s, ownership changed to a non-profit which sold the original Ridgecliff and consolidated at the old Glencliff site, as a psychiatric facility. Because of the nursing home connection, Ridgecliff saw a lot of elderly patients. I worked there in the late 70s and learned a great deal about Alzheimer's because of it.
The facility in Euclid was outdated, which led to the move to Willoughby.
I live in Euclid right now and that building has been torn down for a long time now.
Hi,My name is Mike . My girlfreids Mom was a patient at the Sunnyacers TB hospitol.Is there any photos or info.
I remember Ridgecliff Hospital at the top of the Hill of Ridge & Bishop. Only the lighthouse remains. It was a beautiful home with beautiful grounds. Why was it demolished and what is its history prior to being a psych hospital?
It would be interesting to find that the building was haunted, seeing as I go to school at Tri-C East.
me and some of my friends checked it out last night. i've lived in euclid my whole life and i've never heard of it before we went there. it was lightweight scary. the bridge was prolly the weirdest part. we couldnt tell if it was underneathe there though cause there was some window openings it looked like.
My mom used to be a patient at sunny acres/metroheath. It was used until a few years ago, when they decided to sell it and build a nicer facility near Parma. I don't know what happened with the sale or what's going on now, but all the patients have moved to different hospitals and I think it's empty now, though I drove past it earlier this week and there was a window open and a light on. It's not really in bad shape, it's just old. I don't know if it's haunted. i'm not really that good at feeling stuff and my mom isn't really able to tell much (there's a reason she lives in a nursing home).
I was the last one to live in the Ridgecliff "nut house" before it was demolished, I was the caretaker there for about 9 months in what I would guess would be 1982ish. I was 19 years old and my father was working in commercial real-estate at the time and his company was attempting to sell the old mansion and accompanying side building after the mental facility closed. I was offered the job by my father as they needed someone to cut the lawn and keep an eye on the place. I spent many a night there alone and I can stand here as a very honest and alert person and tell you with out a doubt that this place was very haunted. Not only was it haunted with the souls that stayed there as a mental facility it also had spirits from the old mansion that stayed in the top floor of the mansion once used as the servants quarters. The amazing level of paranormal activity chased away roommates and finally spooked me to the point that i could no longer stay there. I have many stories from those 9 months and i will attempt to post some of them here over the next few weeks. Todd
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