No. 16 Vol. 3
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March 2018
Legacy Of Greystone Lives On After Demolition
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By: J.L. Shively reystone Park Psychiatric Hospital stood for more than 100 years and had become a wellknown, if not imposing sight in Morris Plains, until its
demolition in 2015. Despite the loss of this building, Greystone’s memory has lived on and has even become a source of inspiration for the many people who rallied around it.
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This memory has not only inspired continued discussion on the topic of Greystone and medicine but has given strength to the preservation efforts of similar structures. The current exhibit at Acorn Hall, “The Cutting Edge: Medicine in Morris County 1876–1976,” is an example of this inspiration. This exhibit ties in with the 125th anniversary of the Morristown Medical Center and “pays tribute to the medical history in Morris County,” states Exhibit Curator Kim Smith. This exhibit is planned to be on display until June 3, says Smith. The Historical Society also had a series of lectures planned to tie in with this exhib-
Authors/presenters at their first discussion at Acorn Hall.
it, the next being “Woody Gutherie’s Wardy Forty: Greystone Park State Hospital Revisited,” which is set for Sun., March 24 at 2 p.m. at Acorn Hall. The last of these programs is the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum bus
trip, which is set for Thurs., April 12 to Sat., April 14. The first lecture held in collaboration with this exhibit was given by Rusty Tagliareni and Christina Mathews, co-authors of the Images of America book “Greystone
Park Psychiatric Hospital,” which chronicles not only the original history of Greystone, but also the preservation efforts and the final demolition of the building. Tagliareni and Mathews also creatcont. on page 16
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