About this episode
The episode discusses the transformation of St. Elizabeths and its dark history as a psychiatric hospital.
We’re talking about St. Elizabeths. As a lot of folks know, the campus of D.C.’s psychiatric hospital has transformed over the past 15 years. There’s still a hospital, but a huge part of the former campus now holds a federal cabinet agency and another part is being redeveloped as stores and houses. NBC4’s Mark Segraves recently gained access to a part that the new management really doesn’t want to talk about — the site of some pretty ghastly surgeries and experiments from the time when St. Elizabeths was known as an insane asylum. Want some more DC news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter City Cast DC. You can text us or leave a voicemail at: (202) 642-2654. You can also become a member, with ad-free listening, for as little as $10 a month. Learn more about the sponsors of this June 11th episode: Folger Shakespeare Library Mugsy Interested in advertising with City Cast? Find more info HERE.
People in this episode
Host: City Cast
Topics covered
- psychiatric hospital
- history
- urban redevelopment
- mental health
- D.C. news
Keywords
- St. Elizabeths
- lobotomy lab
- D.C. psychiatric hospital
- urban redevelopment
- NBC4
- Mark Segraves
- insane asylum
Sponsors
Folger Shakespeare Library, Mugsy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NBC4
Places: St. Elizabeths, D.C.
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