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i live near pennhurst and a lot of kids from my highschool went exploring there, including myself. We always went at night and sometimes lights would be on. The lights that were on were usually near the administration building and they were ALWAYS in teh basements or tunnels. I have no idea how or why the lights were turned on and off.

But it's a lot easier to pretend it's the "good guys and the bad guys", isn't it? I don't know why people avoid taking the extra step of looking at the complex fabric that is life, but I suppose it's less effort to live that way, plus it can also be a lot more dramatic when you want it to be. Funny thing is, people with disabilities hate to be pitied and hate for people to speak for them without checking it out with them first. They believe, just like everyone else, that it is degrading to make assumptions about them just because they have a handicap. They like people to talk WITH them, not ABOUT them, to see what it's like to walk in their shoes (or roll in their chair). People who want to make this a one-note play sometimes do as much harm, albeit unintentionally, as the people they claim are the problem. Both sides act like folks with disabilities are "things" to be taken care of when what these people want is just to be treated like any other human being. Pity can be as deadly as neglect or abuse because it leads to folks with disabilities being seen as less than human. These are people FIRST; THEN they are people who have disabilities.

Damn that soap box! >:-( Where did it come from?

I live in phoenixville. There are alot of people living there who were in pennhurst.

Fun with bread. Lewis, have you ever peeled and carved a face on an apple and let it dry out? Pretty cool, dude.

Jsut what are you trying to say, ~Me?

Over the years, Simone, years of neglect and decay.

Lynne, it's kinda like working in retail. People that have never worked in retail have NO earthly idea how hard it is. Likewise....

Oh geez . . . .

I've been talking to the wall, haven't I? :-(

Strange, this ferry was decommisioned around 1964. There is talk of resurecting Ferry service along the Beacon Ferry - Newburgh line.

the blanket was surprisingly warm as well as soft. I was tired okay?!

Are they frosted windows, just dirty, or is that condensation? No matter really, just wondering. Beautiful shot.

I could spend a long time in there. Just peeling paint, and, well..... you know.

is this how this place actually use to look like or over the years did it become like this

I don't know what it was used for but I know I might not have been able to resist the temptation to take it home if I were Motts.

Out of all the photos on this site the ones of this playroom of horrors were the ones that I found truly creepy and disturbing.Pennhurst I think might be the one location covered here that gives off the biggest feeling of dread.