4,537 Comments for Pennhurst State School

*For Future Reference: people like Lynne who post here are NOT denying what happened. (consider unseen abuse going on right now in miscellaneous, ordinary looking homes) Rather, it's a clarifying thought that there are people in the mental health field working like heck to make sure that the system does not automatically mean a horrible end at the hands of The Uncaring.

uhh, I think they only stopped caring about decorating as of the 1930s... (GREAT thought was put into architectural ornamentation in the initial construction of these buildings!!)

Um...it IS from the last century. ;)p

thorugh out cases that pennhurst was haunted. they hvae very much provein that such meditcation event were done here . i for one thing this place in hell on land

this is bullcrap at what they do to people!!!

motts you should of done that as a color photo this is my personel opinion but i think it woud of looked cool in color

EXIT LIGHT, ENTER NIGHT, TEAK MY HAND WERE OFF TO NEVER NEVER LAND!!!!!! ( Metallica Black Album)

yea i dont know y but this reminded me of that song

In the only state in the country where special needs children are educated until 26, many great things are now happening for their future.

Aids came arounfd in 1980 and this place closed in 1987 Many of the Special needs population has Hepetitus B. Wash you hands Phantom

kids with CP are also unstable on their feet or kids with seizures could fall off the stairs too

After seeing a show about Pennhurst hospital- the fellas were trying to reach the spirits of the people that resided there-- or were kept prisioners- tormented-negelected and more. The patients that have passed on should be left alone to find peace and be able to move on. It saddens me to think that humans were treated that way. I pray anyone that is still alive is doing well and is well taken care of.

it is a known fact that many children have been dropped off at a instution such as this and many others because a parent could not afford to feed or care for them..there was no children a youth and even when there was/is it is more difficult to get your children back from them than a temporary mental hospital. I have several friends that are not very old that thier mother dropped them off all the time returning for them after months of not seeing them..they now have mental problems because she always came up with an excuse to get them in...I also experianced a mother that did that not long ago say the 1990's doing the same thing! its a shame but true.

is it me? or does it look like there's a person on the top floor curled up?

very freaky image very creepy illusions....

Is Pennhurst still standing?? There's the VA hospital there! Is it further down the road from there??