3,485 Comments for Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)

I have done some UE in my time and I never defaces or had taken what we found like some others have I guess i just got old and stopped life and mundane thing's tend to do that you know. But if I was given a chance I would be the first one there ...

Urban explorer? Is that what you call it? The police (and I) call it criminal trespass. I seek out buildings such as this one to buy and restore, however it seems when I get a building like this I always seem to have someone that decides that rules and locks and barriers don't apply. I have had equipment stolen and had to make countless repairs because of so-called "urban explorers" such as yourself.

Lynne is very observant!

Go Lynne, Go Lynne!

but yeah that is a scary looking dude. :)~

I don't believe Motts has one, but here's a link to some of my old pics. (You might have to copy/paste). There's a shot of the refurb in there.
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/radical_ed/my_photos

I can barely make out the shadow of me. I wouldn't have ever noticed. How did you glean all of that info from such a dark pic? Did you just see the other pic of me and my "provisions" and take a great guess? Damn, that's scary...

only certain wards got the luxury of safety, i guess. hah. i'm sounding redundant... but these shots are all gorgeous.

so simple, yet beautiful. =] Nice shot.

very nice -- the blood looks amazing, goddog... i miss our IMs. ;]

i'm still wondering when i'll randomly show up for the BBQ, nice pic.

Because people in psych hospitals also deserve sterilized medical instruments like everyone else. Institutions have always been small communities with their own medical facilities on-grounds and the materials you use "inside" should be as good as what is used "outside."

I work in a facility for people with intellectual disabilities and we have a medical hospital unit and an outpatient surgical unit, so we need to have access to sterilized medical equipment (not that autoclaves are used quite as much these days with all the disposable equipment that people use any more). Besides, in psych hospitals and places like where I work, you might (or might not) be surprised at how many falls and cuts and such occur. Between seizures and their sometimes associated injuries, motor coordination issues, self-injurious behavior, and aggression by other clients (the least of the injuries) we have several people in the clinic every day of the year. Therefore you need to have access to surgical instruments so you can stitch someone up quickly if they get a laceration, etc.

Or were you giving us a sly wink and hint about lobotomies from the 50s and 60s? :-)

So what's on his shirt?

I do believe that's Radical Ed!

It's a person with long dark hair in a tank top, long shorts, socks, and sneakers or leather shoes/boots. Looks like there is something in the middle of his shirt.

What about the old building that was refurbished I think it was E-2? Any other pics for that side of the blvd?

Why did they need such autoclaves in a psych hospital? More questions.