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Wow. That's some pretty hard core decay, when plastic begins to disintegrate. I can imagine the insurance loss on this property was staggering.

Taking your comments to heart, this area seems the scariest of all. Everyone here must have left horizontally or not at all. May they be in peace now.

Can you imagine the hell a day in this place as a patient must have been?

Awesome picture. Simple, but incredibly eerie.

They were used for sterilizing medical equipment by high steam pressure.

Sadly the condition of the documentry isn't in much better shape than Pennhurst itself, the Audio is impossible to follow at times. I see there is a Pennhurst Documentry in the works, perhaps some restoration will be done.

there is a NPR interview online at :
http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2004/07/20040708_b_main.asp
Michael D'Antonio and Fred Boyce one the former "State boys" at Fernald are featured, this would be very interesting to anyone who wants to understand better what went on in places like Pennhurst.

interesting contrast between the ridgid uniformity of the lights and disaray of the benches.

amazing how this picture of a chair can stir such feelings of lonelyness

I often wonder why equipment like this was just left to rot.

I wonder why it was painted over... the colors are still quite vivid.

Amazing shot.

The wheelchair almost seems dwarfed by the now hidous the wall murals. Very disturbing shot.

its not hard to imagine a child sitting in that chair.

Fantastic Shot! Great Photography. You should enter this shot into a Photography contest!!

each door way seems to lead you further into hell
once again - great shot