The Belgum Sanitarium, once a refuge for the mentally ill from San Francisco's elite families, now exists only as ruins within Wildcat Canyon Regional Park. This historic site can be accessed by a scenic hike that leads visitors to a grove with remnants of the mansion, including a crumbling stone wall and towering Sabal palms planted in its heyday. Following years of neglect and eventual destruction in 1977, the site serves as a poignant reminder of the past and the stigmas attached to mental health treatment during the 1900s.
The Belgum Sanitarium served as a retreat for mental health patients from affluent families in the Bay Area, now reduced to ruins in Wildcat Canyon.
The last remnants of the Belgum Sanitarium, including its impressive Sabal palms, serve as a historical reminder of mental health treatment for the elite.
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