Curtis Jack Reynolds Upload Shows Feb. 26 Demolition at Perry County Hospital

A YouTube video posted by user Curtis Jack Reynolds titled "The Old Perry County Memorial Hospital demolition progress 2 26 2026" shows short footage of demolition work at the old Perry County Memorial Hospital site in Tell City, Indiana. The clip is labeled with the Feb. 26, 2026 date in its title and was described in source material as a short video showing demolition progress.

Tell City previously secured funding to remove the building, with the headline "Tell City awarded $500K grant for hospital demolition" appearing in local coverage. That report said, "Blight Clearance has awarded the city $500,000 to go toward tearing down the former Perry County Memorial Hospital." The same report included the city statement, "The city shares all environmental hazards will be taken care of prior to the building being torn down."

A Facebook post tied to the demolition shared images and a personal video, opening with the line "The Old Perry County Memorial Hospital demolition progress pictures. ... A somber video I made while the demo crew was on their lunch break." The post supplies an on-the-ground perspective that the demo crew was working on site and that at least some footage or stills were captured during a lunch break period.

Local audio and web outlets have documented the property’s recent online presence beyond demolition footage. One outlet noted, "Recently a YouTube channel by the name Dashborderless shared footage from inside the old hospital. The footage is quite haunting." The same coverage includes an explicit public-safety warning: "WARNING: Under no circumstances should you enter this property. By doing so you risk bodily harm and/or prosecution for trespassing on private property."

The building at the Tell City site has a long history in Perry County. One local report cites IndianaEconomicDigest.net in stating, "According to an article from IndianaEconomicDigest.net, this building was built in 1951 and served as the location of the Perry County Memorial Hospital until the mid-2010s." That report’s author added, "I believe the current location of Perry County Memorial Hospital opened in 2015, which leads me to believe that this old location has probably not been in use since 2015 or 2016."

Key details remain unconfirmed for public records and planning: the identity of the demolition contractor, the start and projected completion dates for full teardown beyond the Feb. 26, 2026 footage, copies of demolition permits and environmental remediation reports, property ownership or transfer records, and any redevelopment plans for the cleared parcel. The video title and social posts provide visual evidence of work on site, while the 2024-era grant reporting and historical notes establish funding and age of the structure.

I will request city demolition permits and environmental clearance documents from Tell City officials and seek comment from the uploader Curtis Jack Reynolds and the Dashborderless channel about timestamps and original files to confirm the timeline and to clarify the community plan for the former hospital site.