andrew i cant explain the mood this image sets, undoubtly an eerie one. the image almost looks like an extremely detailed pencil drawing. truly amazing though.

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: Inviting the Cold

	andrew all of these photographs are breath taking. i have tried many times to capture these buildings in photograph, nable to duplicate this scale of perfection.

Location: Kings Park Psychiatric Center  Gallery: Inviting the Cold

	Andrew Hey jimzep79, if you read this, can you shoot me an email at: andrewdbyrd@gmail.com ? You said something about a playground. That would've been located in the south group. It was probably there during your time. Does anybody remember it?

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Depression

	Andrew Behind the stage tbere were chaplains' offices and dressing rooms.

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

	Andrew What building was it in?

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

	Andrew As an organist myself, I'm wondering what happened to that organ.

Location: Pennhurst State School  Gallery: Forgotten

	Andrew The VA Medical Center is in the tallest, more modern building on campus, "Horizon Hall", or "New Horizons". It now has another addition being added to it. There is an armory at the old "female group" up on the hill. The VA also uses the old garage/firehouse as a maintenance office/workshop.

Location: Pennhurst State School  Gallery: Forgotten

	Andrew There was also a large recreation building south of the campus, but it was torn down back in the 70s. There was also a building for working patients, as well as a group of cottages for children. It's almost impossible to find pictures of these buildings, but Goddog has some great ones on his site: The Story of Byberry.

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: A Grand Tour

	Andrew Haha I saw Radical Ed on a TV show called "Scared" at Byberry

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: A Grand Tour

	Andrew I love looking at the old Byberry blueprints. Behind the stage there was a corridor leading back to some changing rooms and the chaplain's office.

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

	Andrew This was the lecure hall for medical students training at Byberry. They would come in here for lectures on mental health. Also, that graffiti of the cat (or lion or whatever it is) on the left has always creeped me out.

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

	Andrew Which auditorium is this? There were three auditoriums: the old ballroom above the old women's (c-building) dining room, the Furey Ellis Hall (large auditorium), and the lecture hall (small auditorium).

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

	Andrew Yeah, this is the old women's infirmary. The state built a large tuberculosis building (N-10) in the '50s, but when TB was nearly eradicated, they no longer had a need for that building. So, since N-10 was filled with medical equipment, they turned that into the new infirmary. This building was left vacant until demolition in 2006.

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

	Andrew I was looking at some old blueprints of the auditorium, and apparently there is a way out onto the catwalks from the same floor as the projector room.

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

	Andrew I worked in a theater like this last year, and I hated going up and down those spiral stairs. I have always had a fear of heights.

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

	Andrew W-6 was known as the "senile ward" at one time. It housed the older patients with dementia (inc. alzheimers) along with its twin building, W-7.

Location: Philadelphia State Hospital (Byberry)  Gallery: Sunlight

	Andrew This picture was made by WPA workers when building the administration building. They were comparing the work that the patients did for no money (along with the terrible conditions they were kept in) to slaves.

Location: Pennhurst State School  Gallery: Forgotten

	Andrew i am a college student wrapping up my final year of school and making a short documentary on the history of Fernald for a project. If there are any former employees (or even residents on here) on here who would be willing to share any stories or information about Fernald I would me most grateful. -Andrew ajohnson1109@wsc.ma.edu

Location: Pennhurst State School  Gallery: The Sadness

	Andrew More fires have been started AFTER Pennhurst was clused than while it was open. Maybe they should've closed down the school and left the fire station open.

Location: Pennhurst State School  Gallery: The Sadness

	Andrew What building is this in? All the laundry was done in the laundry building, so if this isn't that building, then I don't know what this is.

Location: Pennhurst State School  Gallery: Forgotten

Andrew Although I am Presbyterian, my dad grew up in the Baptist church. I went with him to his church a few times and they had a landscape portrait of a river in the front; apparently lots of Baptist churches have these. The rectangular object at the front looks like one of these. This room might've been used for religious services on Saturdays & Sundays. Also, I noticed a projector screen lying on the floor on the stage. It might've been put down to show movies.

Location: Norwich State Hospital  Gallery: The New

	Andrew I work with theater technology, and I have worked in many theaters. This was probably just a small auditorium or lectures or even small shows. The other theater was probably for more elaborate productions. Also, those seats look really uncomfortable. >(

Location: Norwich State Hospital  Gallery: The New

	Andrew I think that metal door on the left might be for a fire hose or something. Although why they need a fire hose in a tiled room that is almost always wet is besides me.

Location: Norwich State Hospital  Gallery: The New

	Andrew It seems dangerous to have tile in all these rooms. With patients walking around and slipping on the tile, there would be inguries.

Location: Norwich State Hospital  Gallery: The New

	Andrew Underneath the sequence it looks like "Danny Kolb Have".

Location: Henryton State Hospital  Gallery: The White Elephant