Inside the Iola Tuberculosis Sanatorium
The following photographs were submitted by Sarah Barnes. The historical text is taken from a Historic Resource Evaluation prepared for Monroe County in 2000 by Bero Associates. Submit your story...
View ArticleConfessions of an Urban Explorer: “Damn Conscience”
The following story and photos were submitted by Matt Rieck. Submit your story today. I stopped by Iola on Sunday to check on what’s left, and I snapped these pics. In front of the main building there...
View ArticleElusive Memories of Iola
A couple months ago we took a look inside the Iola tuberculosis hospital on Westfall Road. The buildings have since been demolished. But for Marilyn Casserino, 79, those photos triggered memories, and...
View ArticleElusive Memories of Iola, Part 2
Here’s an update to last Friday’s story about Marilyn Casserino, 79. Marilyn is the girl in the dark dress in the center of the photo above. This picture was taken c.1939 on the roof of the Children’s...
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