3,485 Comments for Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)

As I posted on the last page, "Fool's names..."

"Fool's names and fool's faces always show in public places."
My Mom raised us with this saying, explaining that graffiti was what ignorant people did, because that compensated for their inadequacies. That explanation made an impression on us. Others should have been raised with the same sensibilities...

Ohhhh, ok, that explains it then, that is one of the very few buildings i haven't been in ---- YET lol

Ed, Yes, I'm sorry, I probably should have been more clear on my prior statement, there were 2 different stickers, one was white, and the other was yellow, they both had the name of the facility on them and a number. If I remember correctly, the Yellow stickers were for items that ran on batteries or electricity and the white stickers were for all other items. Its been a while so I'm not positive about the color coding. Everything in every building had to be inventoried and the sticker showed that it had already been logged and inspected. I had a hand held calculator that I bought myself, but because it was in that hospital, it needed a sticker on it.... go figure

They're on mirrors, cabinets, shelves, even a tape-machine used for shipping boxes. They're everywhere, on everything.

Nope. People see *us* as the problem.

That would be C-14, the Infirmary.

I was born and raised in Northeast Philadelphia. I remember driving down the Boulevard in the evening, with my parents, when the lights came on in "Byberry". The grounds were always meticulously kept.
Leave it to an abandoned property in Philadelphia to be defaced. The photos are truly "art", the graffiti, not so much.

First floor of the C building that has no roof, if I'm not mistaken.

Have you ever had any problems with other 'guests' at these facilities?

Straight out of the 'Poseidon Adventrue'. All it needs is a moaning Shelley Winters.

When I worked at a state hospital, the maintenance workers had to document each item and place a sticker on it to show that it had been inspected, that report was sent to DGS (Department of General Services) It was done for safety as well as inventory on anything that was electrical.

which hallway is that? I dont recognize it at all.

my brother was committed to Norristown state hospital in Penn. back in 1982. He told me that the patients lit their cigarettes in tiny holes on the wall that were glowing red from the incandescent flame of hot wires. He described that burning space as where hell was located. maybe there is another porthole here in Byberry.

GREAT idea, Amanda!