3,485 Comments for Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)

dude,,,i'm glad i met you...thanks for the patience,,,i'll be in touch soon.

to:radical ed....geppert is being paid over 12 million to be the general contractor on site.everyone else is a sub-contractor to them.DELTA removal is being paid 4 million to do the asbestos.not a bad price when they are using virtually no materials at all,,,just a rip and run operation.and you are sooo right about furry ellis...........

First of all, out of C's 7, 8, and 9, only C-7 is open to the hobbit tunnels. The entrances to C's 8 and 9 are probably still bricked off, unless they broke them open. Old administration and old maintenance are also bricked off from that particular tunnel. The only other building still standing that is open to that hobbit tunnel is C-14, the infirmary. however, I haven't been to the 'Berry in almost two months, so quite a bit could've changed.

R.E....i think you're on to something about the proximity of the demo'd hallway and the boiler room/dumping area.i think what the city inspectors need to do,is to look into the "c" bldgs that haven't been abated yet and see about the asbestos in those bldgs,(i.e.7-8-9).i'll bet their using the tunnells to get into the bldgs that they're not supposed to be in yet,and removing the asbestos ahead of time and illegally funnelling it elsewhere on site!!!!

well now you just defaced the place. just like those who would spray paint the abandoned buildings.

still like the picture though. blood and gore, i want more!

i saw a mouse there. it was still alive and was quite polite and let us walk past it..then some kid through a brick at it. bahh

i've been down this hallway..

absolutely beautiful. you take some great pictures.

I had lived in phila most of my life and was always fascinated by the byberry stories.. I love the photos.

these windows would be broken but they are made of plexiglass

everyone see that and thinks it a scale

Hey live right near Byeberry that started tearing it down :( i want ot take a look it be good for tours i think

Just about every building there has a kitchen of sorts in it.

is there 2 kitchens? or is this a very recent pic..cuz i was just there and it lo0ks totally diff.

Just surfed into the site...My father was a doctor at the Philadelphia State Hospital, that's what we called it, and he used to take us to the dentist there when I was a child. Believe it or not! Actually the dentist was a very nice guy and used to make little plaster turtles from a mold to give out. He also used to give me mercury amalgum to play with, which turns out wasn't such a great idea. The dental set up in the photo looks very stangely familiar...although I assume the office I went to was in the old, C-14 building. I live in CA now and it is VERY strange to me that there are people who risk their life and limb exploring these old buildings. I don't mean to be harsh, but I think your time would be better spent visiting the elderly in nursing homes or volunteering to help people in need.

Not too shabby! I grew up in that area and got extra credits in pychology going to Byberry to teach the deaf people sign language. Back in the early times deaf people were commited because their problems were not understod. It was scary back then too.