4,537 Comments for Pennhurst State School

ha ha.. i know this is completly wrong, but i just had an image of a cirucus midget doing tricks on that chair... it was kinda funny!! Sorry, the picture is eerie, but the thought/image was funny!

The mosaic appears to have been put in after the wall was put up, the frame has been adjusted to fit the oppening and the mortar was crudely applied around it.
The mosaic dosnt fit inside the frame, like it is only a small portion of a much larger picture, possibly salvaged from another building. I am sure that whomever had this put in just liked the way it looked and thought nothing of how it might appear to anyone in the future.

Maybe it was made by a patient.... reflecting their past....

I'm not sure I'm buying Sam's comments about finding these films. I just found some old movie reels in my attic and depending on the size of the film I'm not sure you would be able to make out any of this stuff he has talked about. And considering age and the elements I'm even less sure. However if indeed he has seen some film I would guess that it may be from when new employees started I seem to recall seeing some footage of the way institutions used to be. I'm not even sure if it was actual footage of Pennhurst but an overview of instituional life past and present. I do know that during the 70's and 80's employees were not allowed to bring in movie cameras. We're not talking small camcorders here. Also I get the feeling Sam is more than one person. His posts are all over the place. Sometimes he posts like a 12 yr old other times like an adult.

I'd be wary that somehow the spirits, karma, or whatever would be around that machine. Would not have it in my home.

what biulding is this basement in.....?

He was the lawyer for the Pennhurst Case, here is his website, http://www.ferleger.com/pennhurst.htm

Yeah this is just writing in the soot, but Pennhurst has probably been the most vandalized location I've watched progress over time. I don't like it in my photos so I guess the place looks more pristine here than it really does.

i love this series of photos. however, i don't think there's any deep meaning as to why the children are facing away. whoever painted the mural probably couldn't paint faces very well. i'm HORRIBLE at drawing arms/hands so whenever i draw a person, i usually have their arms behind their back...hahaha

just a thought...

It's not really graffiti because they aren't screwing any thing up permantly they are taking a layer of dust off. Just like writing wash me on the back of a car. It's not destroying anything except a layer of dust.

David Ferleger? This guy?

http://www.ct.gov/ag/c...?Q=306650&A=1949
http://www.vor.net/Oct%2028%202005.html
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http://www.boston.com/...parate_compensation/
http://www.mail-archiv...nn.edu/msg00432.html
http://www.mail-archiv...nn.edu/msg00410.html

Where I used to work they left a lot behind, and it wasn't state run. It was just cheaper than doing a full inventory and then moving the things.

In fact, there was so much left behind they reopened the kitchen for some basic cooking.

How strange, until I got to this photo, I was thinking about the lack of graffiti.

yeah, I got both of those already, and a whole lot more. And my interview with David Ferleger explained about the Lynchburg Colony.

Maybe he's ising it as some kind of 'sex toy' (LOL)