3,485 Comments for Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)

I don't think the tunnels had water in them then. Over the course of time, they have begun to leak. As for the purpose of the tunnels, I believe it was a way to transport the patients from building to building without exposing them to the outside elements.

Does anyone know the purpose of the tunnels? Was it for the winter months so no one would have to go outside in the cold? Are all the tunnels underwater? I don't believe I have seen any pics of the tunnels.

can anyone visit

to all u dumb asses that thought i,m dead i,m locked up in a state prison in new castle Pa it blows but i,ll be huanting byberry again very soon
-syco

Ed did ya send it yet?

Where i was actually listening the night they changed 'big bad old WWSH' to Z 106, and I managed to catch the change from Electric 106 to Eagle 106 as well, I was completely unaware of the switch to cool jazz until reading it in the newspaper.

Puddleboy,

I'm pretty sure Eagle 106 changed to jazz in late 1995. My friend and I used to listen to that station at work and I clearly remember the announcement of the station change. Weird the things you remember sometimes (like that was important!) I think we went to the Haunted House in '94 though.

So I wonder if the fact that S-10 wasn't abandoned allowed the radio station to hold the Haunted House there.

it's not that S-10 is impossible to get into, it's improbable. The building isn't necessrely abandoned.

After I signed off, I realized it wasn't '85, as they were still Z 106 at this point. '95? I thought they had switched to cool jazz by then, but then I know of no one who listened to this station past '90 or so.

That haunted house was really fun and very spooky. Though you couldn't really see much of the building because it was so dark in there. I wonder how the radio station got permission to use the facility.

And yes, it was Eagle 106 with John Landers and Danny Bonaduce in the morning (ah the nostalgia). But the Weird USA guy from the link is wrong about the date. It was 1995, not 1985, as I was in Massachusetts during the '80's. Ironically, not far from Northampton State Hospital... the subject of another one of Mr. Motts explorations.

Thanks for the info and for further rekindling the memories everyone!

I do remember Eagle 106, and Electric 106 before that. (LOL)

Yeah, that was in S-10. Although access to S-10 is impossible, that's where they store all of the gym equipment from the glory days of the Berry.

Trust me, a lot of blood can come out of your hand, especially when you are drunk and have been messing around with broken glass. Ask anyone who has been drunk and inside of an old building. Or as in my case, dropped their beer and attempted to pick it back up.

Here is a quote from an Angelfire board: The rest can be found using this link. http://www.angelfire.c...eirdUSA/byberry.html
"About 1985 Byberry was used as a haunted house for and represented by the now defunct Eagle 106.1 radio station. I remember going to that haunted house and I had a good time. That haunted house was a good idea but it was short lived. It did not last much past the first year."
Hope this has helped

What building was that held in? S-10 or somewhere else?