4,537 Comments for Pennhurst State School

Once I was told what the image actually was, it wasn't that difficult to see. It's a "Gingerbread House," it just happens that Motts only got part of it in the picture.

Although, the multi-eyed monster thing is what popped out to me at first, too. ;-)

have you guys seen the stalls with the seatbelts on them, really weird

From the looks of it, perhaps the kids painted the images on there, which explains why it looks like a creepy monster. I mean, despite all the allegations about keeping them holed up in beds for days, if there was a playroom it had to be used, right? Why not entertain the older, more stable children by having them decorate away from the dreary whitewashed walls?

a keillidescope? I can't spell it, I'm sorry.

Ness...you're f-ing mean and ignorant of all the horrid things that went on there. Grow up and join the rest of the real world.

wow...

Great shot.

ya watching them flow by and waiting for freedom..feeling trapped..this makes me sad

this si so connected together n nice

I can't figure out what the silver and blue object is on the floor.

r the stairs and top floors ok to walk on still...now?...

i loooooooooooove this pic!

Milly's exactly right, the patients worked in Pennhurst's farm,(which was part of the self-sufficiency of the campus), they learned how to live life outside of Pennhurst, some were allowed outside for "social time," not all of them were locked up for their entire eternity...Also, when they worked, much like "outside life," they "earned" paper money to be used as a learning tool both for purchasing and extended counting.

Why would you destroy things that don't belong to you? Historical knowledge is one thing, but playing and partying with it, that's just horrible.

Back when that bed was in use, the metal was probably painted to look less like a hospital, and it wasn't old, rusty and rotted like we're seeing it today. Not all of these buildings and their contents were pure evil. Also, keep in mind the technological advances we've made in the past 30 years. Back when Pennhurst was in operation, the medical technology was no where near even the basic hospitals we have today.