/authors/justforalittlewhile/Recent content in JustForALittleWhile on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usSat, 03 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2025/05/03/committed/Sat, 03 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2025/05/03/committed/<p>“…So this building was built in 1887. Originally, it was a sanatorium, although ‘sanatorium’ might be a little euphemistic; it was, in fact, an institution where affluent families sent family members suffering from ‘psychoses’ to ‘recuperate’ outside of the public eye. The intentions were laudable – comparatively – but in terms of modern standards the level of care provided was… well, a tad barbaric perhaps. Not long after the turn of the century, the sanatorium went bankrupt and the building was abandoned…</p>