4,537 Comments for Pennhurst State School

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I so agree with Jewelzy... well said.
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Tyne, the place is COVERED in decoration! From the mouldings to the rooftops....
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This one reminds me of Grey Gardens.....
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Quite emotional....
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Well, for some, lg, it was not a nice place. Massive class-action lawsuits that are won and succeed in shutting state facilities down don't happen because everything was nice. Bad things do happen, and happened here. It's of utter importance to realize it, admit it, learn from it, and as citizens, not to let it happen again.
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So sunny and so dreary at the same time...!
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I don't know, Lynne, with all due respect... in the '68 news footage, a boy was asked it he'd prefer riches or leaving Pennhurst. He replied that he'd rather leave.
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Thank God at least for tall and airy... knowing how awful the rest of the conditions were here...
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...o my...
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The black in all the windows in these shots is SO black...vacant... so well shot.
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I agree as well. Did any one read the the graffiti in the Haunted House film clip?? A spot on the wall of one of the tunnels says "Opacity.us killed Pennhurst thanks ass"! Wth...?
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Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
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I am saddened that someone would comment about the value of the equipment for 'this type of place.' I don't know the intent of the person--but I took it to mean that 'this place' that housed those with physical disabilities or intellectual disabilities did not deserve such quality equipment. Many residents were capable of understanding and enjoying movies...they certainly did not know of the outside world that placed them here, and in many if not most cases, forgot about them.
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@ilovezakbagans-Yes, it's Dopey.
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@Bo-I saw that site. Really cool stuff! I love reading the case study documents!!!! they're interesting. One of them even mentioned cookies (the food).