3,485 Comments for Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)

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Not to get too PC, here, but if CJ worked at Byberry in the early '70s, she's probably became a WOMAN about at least 40 years ago!
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A Byberry Barbecue, eh? I don't think I'd have much of an appetite hanging out in that joint!
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Another "Byberrian" found slides with brain samples on them! Ooooh!
If I was in an abandoned asylum, I'd be most keeen on finding old patient records.
This is what the makers of "Session 9" were getting at. If you haven't seen that movie, don't bother, it's a turkey.
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Six months old seems awfully young to be "institutionalized," but it did happen. Byberry did have a pediatric unit.
One of the arguments in favor of the "deinstitutionalization" movement was that people indeed got "institutionalized" to the point where they stood no chance in the outside world.
Unfortunately, the D.I. movement was devilishly underfunded nationwide.
Now the severely mentally ill live in prisons instead of state hospitals.
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I'd like to read any other info you've got on this institution, Motts.

I've seen the Byberry grounds in person, but I've been reading everything I can find online.
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CJ,
I've read your all your comments. Fascinating. Would love to read more about your experiences at Byberry.
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I love how it's obscured so you can't see how high it goes or where it leads!
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The juxtoposition of the empty window frame with the broken one gives the impression of vandalism in action.
The green scum is nice too!
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Like a black metal CD cover...
only much, much better because it's a real pic from Byberry!
I admire your photography skills!
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Smart friends you've got there, Ed, very smart indeed!
Disturbing cartoons on those walls. Gotta love 'em!
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Eerie looking curtains!
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More like "dropped" ceiling!
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Probably not the best device for schizophrenics, wouldn't you say?
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i have a pic of this room with ghost like figures in the back ground
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Oh, it's haunted, Alright!