The Ghosts of Bushnell and Intermountain.
Remnants.
A long time ago, ancient history for some, there was a place called The Bushnell Hospital. Located in Brigham City, Utah, the hospital was built to house amputees returning from WWII. After the war, the hospital buildings sat vacant for years, until they were used as a school for Diné (Navajo) children. When enrollment numbers got low, the school opened up to other tribes and became The Intermountain Indian School.
These buildings are on the eastern side of the complex. Some have been converted to little shops or apartment buildings.
Eventually, the school was shut down in the 80’s and sat vacant for decades. Some buildings succumbed to the elements or vandals. Windows boarded up, doors padlocked, landscape overgrown, graffiti, garbage, drugs, filth.
Growing up in Brigham City, this is how I came upon the schools. Already dilapidated and barely holding on. I remember seeing them and immediately thinking they were haunted. The buildings, at the time, weren’t patrolled by police or security so you could go as far as you’d like. For me, peeking into a broken window or door was enough. You’d hear tales of ghosts, satanic rituals, hidden tunnels, all the usual for elementary age kids. “If you go at night and shine your light at a specific part of the wall, you’ll see the devil.” Or “Back there where the elementary part of the school was, you can hear children crying or laughing at night.” And even “If you watch the animals in the dark, they will slowly transform into monsters.”
The paintings are in a backlot covered with weeds and debris. It hasn’t been maintained but it is accessible.
Clowns and circus animals perform.
Elephants.
Who knows how old these paintings actually are, but they definitely still hold an eerie factor to them.
Seal, Kangaroo and a monkey?
Seeing these paintings now, as an adult, they still terrify me. Although, other than these and a few other buildings, the school is gone. Where they once sat, it just an empty field. They put up signs with information and photos of the history behind the hospital. For now, all we have is these empty fields…
All that empty space is where the hospital/school stood.
