4,537 Comments for Pennhurst State School

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I think the opposite brian, we should keep buildings like this around as a reminder of what happened in the past.

"Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it."
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I'm thinking that since that window is up higher on the wall, they installed the stairs to be able to open/close the window with ease.
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fall seems like a great time of year to observe this place
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is that the drain on the bottom left of the tub? why is there no taps? thats very odd, maybe it was used as a shock therapy bath with ice or something?
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looks like a really big and old radio
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at least theres soap!1
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did u write on it too?
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that wheelchair scares the shit out of me!! great shot
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was there any lights in the ceiling?
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Reminds me of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory. mm candy
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it reminds me of the cartoon xmen because normal people are affraid of the mutants. the mutants on xmen were not trated will by humans.
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this building should be demolished . its a depressing reminder of how we used to treat people like animals.
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how much to rent this room for a year?
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can i rent a room here?
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Are you sure it's a bathroom? And not some sort of changeroom? Was there a showerhead in the "shower" or a hole where a shower could have been? Just an idea. Walking up and down stairs have, for a long time, been used as exercise, so maybe that has something to do with it. I don't know, just a guess!