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− | Camarillo State Mental Hospital, also known as Camarillo State Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital for both developmentally disabled and mentally ill patients in Camarillo, California. The hospital closed in 1997. The site has been redeveloped as the California State University, Channel Islands. The University has retained the distinctive Mission Revival Style architecture, and the distinctive bell tower in the South quad is now the symbol of the university. | + | Camarillo State Mental Hospital, also known as Camarillo State Hospital,was a psychiatric hospital for both developmentally disabled and mentally ill patients in Camarillo, California. The hospital closed in 1997. The site has been redeveloped as the California State University, Channel Islands. The University has retained the distinctive Mission Revival Style architecture, and the distinctive bell tower in the South quad is now the symbol of the university. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Originally it was intended to turn Camarillo into a prison, but community opposition in part and interest from the Cal State Universities led to its conversion into a university- California State University, Channel Islands (CSUCI). CSUCI had its first classes in fall 2002, four years ahead of the original schedule. Most of the buildings of Camarillo have been preserved and revitalized, including all the original 1930s mission-style buildings. The university is Ventura County's first public university and is quickly becoming a destination university. It had 2,300 students in 2006, but is expected to grow to 15,000 by 2025. | Originally it was intended to turn Camarillo into a prison, but community opposition in part and interest from the Cal State Universities led to its conversion into a university- California State University, Channel Islands (CSUCI). CSUCI had its first classes in fall 2002, four years ahead of the original schedule. Most of the buildings of Camarillo have been preserved and revitalized, including all the original 1930s mission-style buildings. The university is Ventura County's first public university and is quickly becoming a destination university. It had 2,300 students in 2006, but is expected to grow to 15,000 by 2025. | ||
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== Videos == | == Videos == | ||
− | + | Here is a video from the hospital when it was still active. It was an employee orientation video uploaded on Youtube by the people over at [http://www.cshemployees.com/ Camarillo State Hospital Courtyard]. | |
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− | + | The following is a forty minute video documenting the history of Camarillo State hospital that had been created by the California Department of Developmental Services and was uploaded to youtube by PublicResources.org | |
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== Further Reading == | == Further Reading == | ||
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*[http://www.psych-health.com/times52.htm This is an article on the closing of this hospital.] | *[http://www.psych-health.com/times52.htm This is an article on the closing of this hospital.] | ||
*[http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/sep/20/patients-who-died-in-state-hospitals-are/ Patients who died in state hospitals are remembered, by Kathleen Wilson] | *[http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/sep/20/patients-who-died-in-state-hospitals-are/ Patients who died in state hospitals are remembered, by Kathleen Wilson] | ||
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+ | == Images == | ||
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+ | File:Camarillo State CA Hospital PC.jpg | ||
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== Related Links == | == Related Links == |