The pictures of these two places abandoned by humans for entirely different reasons, are quite astonishing

Not Just A Sanitarium

When the island was nearing its doom it became more than a treatment facility. As the diseases it was built for declined- be it because of the discovery of vaccines or other medicine or improved lifestyle, the islands use changed.

World War II found the war veterans struggling and in need of houses. North Brother Island seemed like an ideal choice to be converted into a small city.