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Actually, 'darkness', a leaf spring does the same job as a coil spring in that they bear the weight of the vehicle on to the axle. The shock absorbers are related but their job is to dampen the movement to avoid bouncing.

Whoa. Tiled ceiling. Now that's certainly something you don't see everyday.

I wonder how long it's been since a fire burned there.

Oh wow. That's just incredible.

Another outstanding shot!

Amazing!

I don't understand all this crap about asbestos - I mean I understand breathing in the tiny little fibers MAY give you health problems, but geeze, how long was asbestos around BEFORE they realized that? And instead of costing millions of dollars to remove, can't they just cover it up with something? It all seems like we are getting overly paranoid about stuff and not caring about important things like history and preservation. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for a healthy environment too but does asbestos really cause a problem or is it only if you're over exposed to a TON of it in a short time like lab rats? If that's the case, anything in that high quantity would be bad for your health.

I really, really, really want to visit this place now.

Holy cows and pooh, James Dean! This is an AMAZING picture. Me and the bestie can't stop awing...

A very gorgeous building, if must say so myself.

Ooohhh. I really like this room. I'd build this as a part of my house.

Do I honestly have to say how creepy that is? Completely freaky. Makes you wonder...

This is a beautiful shot. Seemingly peaceful. Then you think about that large, eerie building behind you.

Wow i can't believe its gone. I have such fond and hellish memories of living at building # 9 and building # 4 for two 4 month terms. It saved my life but it was also hell at times. I remember sleeping 20 hours a day. I was on Melaril and sometimes thorazine. I was there when jody keane was there. Dotty cushing and karen van burean and there was one guy i forget who had the spaciest eyes and wild hair that was like lighting had hit him. I also miss carol bremiller and another older female with the last name baer from east lansdowne pa

Oh there was also maggie who was the cutest little woman without teeth who smiled so sweetly. Rod Stewart had just written the song maggie mae and we would sing it to her. Many times i volunteered at the bowling avenues. The cafeteria was a great hangout. I loved getting the paper dollars good for only buying at the cafeteria. I remember when a neighbor named grabor graber from springfield delaware county threw a chair out the window of building number 4. I remember when my neighbor Steve gentile was thrown in there for being gay. What a shame being gay was back then. I was there for suicide after being caught for wearing womens clothes. I later had a gender change which confirmed my early childhood needs to resolve my GID. Dr Armstrong was a tough Dr and she ran building number 9. I loved a few of the staff who played cards with us during the lonely holidays. I remember we always thought we were the normal ones and the rest of the people outside were the crazy ones. I still think we were right. I was institutionalized and loved living there and i never wanted to leave but at the same time i was an embarresment to my family who wanted me out. I remember walking to my grandmothers home which was only a mile away then i would walk back after getting some food and be back and never caught. I wonder what happened to the black man from chester Pa who wanted to screw me as a child and who was there because he was being released from prison for murder and they wanted to get him to be normal and not want to have sex with males. I never did have sex with him and well i am not interested in men. Oh i remember the big giant black man who worked in building number 4 who would throw people into seclusion. Also the tall lean black man who taught me how to play chess at 12 years old. I never did go to high school but many years later i got a GED and then later went to college and got 2 associate degrees in science.

Yes oh how i miss haverford state mental hospital. Please email me if anyone from haverford state mental hospitals building number # 9 reads this. I was there in 1969 - 1970 - 1971 . Email me at danielleeee@hotmail.com i would love to talk to some of you again :)

Great Shot! Awesome set!