3,485 Comments for Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)

I personally have never desecrated anything, except maybe a pair or two of bluejeans of mine.

It's a Wolf Range Model CH-6-29 with a stainless steel stub back, fairly new. Missing 1 red burner knob Part # 19255. I used to work for wolf, could ya tell ?

The Abandoned places have a inner soul and the people that destroy that or desecrate it tell's you allot of how they feel about their own lives ..

Responses show what sad lives the individuals who desecrate this abandoned hospital have.

So sad....boo-fuckin'-hoo.

Desecration. That is the correct word! Byberry has truly been desecrated. It seems by people that have nothing better to do, or nowhere else to go. Sad lives.

I spent many days watching them pop open a skull and weigh the brain while having my lunch. Just had to remember not to dunk. seriously. It saddens me to see a piece of history desecrated. When the drugs eat wdeep into the recesses of your gray matter, where will you go? A cardboard box under I-95. Sad.

This is one of the smaller auditoriums. There were quite a few. The biggest, Fury Ellis Auditorium held nearly 300 people. Byberry had churches, a temple, indoor pools. The tunnels went from Near Somerton, at Philmont avenue to Franklin Mills mall. From Nabisco to the Hilton Hotel. Old patients used to escape and live in there, Some died in there. There are things you don't know. Please be careful

There were a mutlitude of Autopsies performed there. the Pathologists kept one open for new hires, so the person giving the tour could open it up. A friend hid in there, When she opened it, she made a comment about it being a mistake, but frank sat up. Fanny pulled the sheet off and told him he was an idiot. But the new employees had left the building. One leaving a trail of PEE.

I was the technician for a while, I have to tell you this brings back memories. a compulive swallower that ate so much, that gas formed in his intestines and he literally exploded on the table. Another ate something and was rushed in, his stomach making beeping noises, It turned out he had a musical digial watch that was shorting out. One had me wondering if there was confetti in the casset. He had been hit by a shot gun blast and never treated. Have good night and if you go, please watch out for Stanley, he doesn't like visitors in his tunnels.

yeah ive been to byberry many times in fact i used to live tight by there and i saw some freaky shit when i was there

I see what your talking about me but I'm not sure what it is exactly.Orbs can sometimes be dust on the camera lens but in a place like Byberry I think there is a good chance you could have got some paranormal activity mike.

i think i do see a ghost---right beyond the last door on the right (inside the doorway). my friend took pictures the other night there and we got some orbs in the big auditorium on film

how do u know about this stuff?

Hey Cowgirl; I'm completing my MSW - actually all I have to finish is my thesis. I have completing an internship at Evansville State Hospital and worked in a Children's state hospital for two years. Photography is a wonderful hobby and way to relax; in addition to adding a historical perspective to clinical practice. Good Luck with your Education.