4,537 Comments for Pennhurst State School

What? You mean we DON'T beat up all the fragile people we are supposed to look after? Maybe I am reading too many gothic horror novels or reading too many websites where people want this to happen and I've gotten cornfused with my own self . . . .

Gosh, thanks for straightening me out, Lyric!

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Tunnels in these buildings were indeed for transporting patients as well as the dead. Food, supplies.. heat etc.

The whole abuse thing is just too blown out of proportion.
The biggest thing that you would transport a patient for, would be to respectfully move the deceased.

Many of the living cannot deal with death, and do not deal with well. Even in whole capacity, let alone diminished capacity, which is why even in modern hospitals the dead are transported in seperate elevators, and when possible down hallways less used, that do not adjoin patient rooms.

Tunnels with no windows were also utilized as shelter durning Tornados and other disasters. To dimish flying debris such as broken glass.

Yes, that is so very true and I am so very glad that someone finally had the courage to say it, Shawna. Us hospital staff types were and still are always beating up the people we are paid to look after. We have absolutely nothing better to do than beat and pound defenseless people and then we have to try to hide it, naturally.

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i heard that the reason there are no windows down in the tunnels because of the fact that the paitens were so physcially abused that when they had to walk from building to building nobody wanted to see them thats why they made tunnels with no windows

Lynne, my dear, I do believe that Rosenhan wrote that sign! ;0)

There are sites with current day pictures of the Chernobyl town that are very similar to this whole series. Writing still on the chalkboard and all...
very cool photos.

I like how one side is burned and melted while the other side is perfectly fine!

That's horrible that people are setting this building on fire! Just like Dixmont! Poor thing!

Bri, correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Rosenhan wrote that sign, huh?

i really wonder who wrote that sign, that handwriting in itself is very erratic and kinda scarey. all the different slants indicate a very unstable person. neat.

The ceiling light looks like it's gonna fall off pretty soon.

I think it looks like a laundry room.

As this building has been abandoned for many years, and many people in and out, we have to keep in mind that items, furniture, etc. is moved... it is highly likely this PT equipment was moved...

a great picture... has a lot to say...
not to take away from it -- it could be that someone moved the bed into the basement for the "effect" (not who took this photo) but others... there are so many urban explorers in and out of this site...

haha looks like a step latter to me... but i guess therapy works