4,537 Comments for Pennhurst State School

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It crossed my mind, I would probably enjoy uncovering tombs or something but I really love exploring these places more.
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BSMarcia - breathe deeply - relax - borrow my helmet. :-)
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It seems like that they put a lot of the play rooms in the basement. Maybe to hide them from others seeing them in an active state. This picture seems to paint a picture in one's mind that they played in semi-dark to hide the childrens feeling of enjoyment, when they have a mental retardation and cant live/help/take care of themselves. And let them play in their fantasy world.

It makes you think what these kids were giving as entertainment or for play. And makes you think how did they play with the other mentally retardation kids. So sad....
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Being in this hallway would freak me out.
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I like your name "LostCause."
It's very original. :)
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This is a freaky pic....like it makes u think of a scary part in a movie and something bad is going to happen....
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This is one of my favorite shots, the detail is phenomenal. Only an ultra high end place would be built with this kind of detail today, but back then attention like this was given to a state school. Kind of says something about the times we live in.
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Who uses typewriters anymore?
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maybe it was a high diving board into a pool below
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Wasteful, wasteful country.
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Motts, Did you ever think of working for National Geographic or some other magazine?
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"Just put all the type-writers over hear on the shelf, so when they rust we can just throw them away."What a waste!
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I really love this shot! Reminds me of an old temple.
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BOOKS!!!!!!!! MY weekness!!!!! I would have loved to just spend the day going through all of them!
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SESSION 9!!!!!