Well the trip to Pleasure Beach was rather depressing. My boyfriend and I had gone roughly two years back, while the last few people still lived on the island, bravely defending their homes despite the state trying to force them to leave. We even got to talk to one guy watching the place, who seemed happy to see we were only there to take photos and not break windows.
Apparently right after we visited and took our photos, the last families where forcefully evicted leaving the place open to vandals and underage drinkers. Who knows how long it took to be torn apart from that point. It was very sad to see places that once looked like people lived in them, to seeing the whole place full of trash, doors kicked in, and bullet holes in walls. I took one souvenir, a cast iron seagull that was nailed to the wall of one home.
The worst part, was that night our Urbex group got news that around the time we had been driving back from the island, a fire broke out. News post about it.
Sad to say, that might be the straw that broke the camel’s back, teens looking to have fun have now ruined a wonderful, historic place for the rest of us. I’ll cherish my one unspoiled trip, and mourn the loss of another great Urbex location worth going to.
The only other plus to the trip, a good friend who came out to join us, gave me a neat little gift. Ten dollars in patient credit for sancks, in case I ever end up in Norwich State Hospital.
I forgot my camera, but I’ll have some taken by a friend to share soon.