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Camarillo State Mental Hospital

AlexMandel — 2009-04-08 13:35:22

consistency

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AlexMandel — 2009-04-08 12:54:06

I seem to recall seeing a bowling alley on our tour, facebook confirms

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BrentLaabs — 2008-12-17 22:57:36

not a very pleasant place

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- The hospital was in operation from 1936 to 1997. The hospital is rumored to have employed treatments now considered brutal, such as shock therapy, and as a result could be haunted. ["California State University Channel Islands" CSUCI] has a more complete [http://www.library.csuci.edu/history/documents/history.html history].	+ The hospital was in operation from 1936 to 1997. The hospital is rumored to have employed treatments now considered brutal, such as shock therapy, and as a result could be haunted. Even if you take away the treatments, the screams of the more delusional residents would be enough to curdle your blood. ["California State University Channel Islands" CSUCI] has a more complete [http://www.library.csuci.edu/history/documents/history.html history].

MicheleTobias — 2008-12-13 23:23:23

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MicheleTobias — 2008-07-29 13:52:45

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	+ [[Include(Departed Business)]] + + \|\|<bgcolor='#E0E0FF'>'''Former Location'''\|\| + \|\|Located on what is now the ["California State University Channel Islands" CSUCI] campus\|\| + \|\|<bgcolor='#E0E0FF'>'''Operated By'''\|\| + \|\|(enter former owners)\|\| + \|\|<bgcolor='#E0E0FF'>'''In Operation'''\|\| + \|\|1936 - 1997\|\| + + ==History== + The hospital was in operation from 1936 to 1997. The hospital is rumored to have employed treatments now considered brutal, such as shock therapy, and as a result could be haunted. ["California State University Channel Islands" CSUCI] has a more complete [http://www.library.csuci.edu/history/documents/history.html history]. + + The hospital was converted first into space for local businesses and artists and later made the transition to a California State University campus. + + ==Pop Culture== + The song "Hotel California," by The Eagles, is rumored to be about a friend's stay in the mental hospital. + Charlie Parker's "Relaxin' at Camarillo," was written while he was recovering from his heroin addiction at the Camarillo State Mental Hospital. + The punk group Fear wrote a song called "Camarillo" about the State Hospital. + Frank Zappa recorded the song "Camarillo Brillo" about a stay in the institution. In the song he mispronounced the city's name + + [[Include(Seed)]] + [[Comments]]