Looking From a Balcony

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pretty cool view

yeah,it is

The annual summer BBQ is held on this very deck. What better a way to celebrate the freedom of the nation?!
I've had dozens of beers looking at this very building from this deck, including during the last major snowstorm.
Awesome view every time.
We had the local Philadelphia Police Helicopter drop right out of the sky level to where we were hanging out here. Needless to say we boogied on out the door but their infared followed us for an entire building before we went underground.
Fun fun drunk in the sun.

Radical Ed

Tue 05-17-2005

And that my friends is why they call him Radical F'en ED

MaDMaN

Tue 05-17-2005

hey thats pretty cool that you have barbeques up there lol, it be pretty funny to run into someone up there grilling...

eddie

Tue 07-05-2005

It happened on July 3rd!

Radical Ed

Tue 07-05-2005

damn i missed out lol before july 8th i wasnt able to get there for a few weeks... oh well

eddie

Sat 07-09-2005

i'm still wondering when i'll randomly show up for the BBQ, nice pic.

radical ed = my idol

I'll have an asbestos burger, topped with rat turds and pigeon droppings, on yeah and a cold one.

Ack

Fri 11-11-2005

this IS the view . I used to drive with my friends cuttin school to go see this place while it was active it was aAAAAAAAAAAA site tosee the old SIDE was party haven ANYBODY townsend road WHITEROAD RACING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jimzep79

Thu 12-01-2005

I've been to several of these bbq's, always fun

Matt

Sat 01-14-2006

i was on one of thossee

Tue 01-17-2006

ya those bbqs rock

ted

Sun 01-29-2006

MMM burgers. LOL. Sounds like a neighborhood gathering. Even abandoned these hospitals still do some good. =)

Poisonousxbeauty

Mon 01-30-2006

I was here on monday and the same thing happened. I was atop N-10 when all of the sudden a pig chopper fell out of the sky and circled the building about four times. I knew the cops had infared so I got out of N-10 and into the underground traffic tunnel, then it went away.

SWEET !!

yo ed you are rad met many ppl there maybe one was you keep on rockin the usa

willy steska

Mon 03-27-2006

You guys have odd cops that would actually chase you guys round a building like that, it sounds like a rush. Here where we live the cops are lazy and are all like "Stop! or ill shout stop again". I love nothin more than giving the cops round here a run for thier money.. but a cop chopper tops it.. i MUST get my ass to byberry before it closes!

DarkWolf

Sun 04-09-2006

Radical Ed. PLEASE ADD ME TO MSN Wolfish_type@hotmail.com I cant find any other way to contact you. Im comming from australia to see byberry. I need a guide.

DarkWolf

Sun 04-09-2006

your coming all the way from australia to see a fucked up wearthless piece of shit abandoned mental hospital ........WOW ! I go here when I'm board

Thu 05-04-2006

Okay, here's another new word -- wearthless. Love it!

Janice

Thu 05-04-2006

Im new to the site, but I used to live on Carter Rd and every day Id walk out the front door and there it was. Back in '95 the police and medical forensics dug several holes looking for clues or bodies.

GZ Rocket

Thu 06-15-2006

I'ts not all that easy, If the right police officer is around you will be put in another place something like this but you don't have the view!!!!!!!!!!!

Amother that cares

Mon 06-19-2006

hey 'mom that cares' you do realize that they will most likley give you a warning for trespassing or just escort you off the property. Most cops dont want to do the paper work that is involved with that kinda thing.

random person

Tue 06-20-2006

my last posting was a little INFLUINCED.buti am 47 years old and still intranced by this place. i was raised i n the area and used to explore the old side when it shut down.junod playground used to be almost connected to the old grounds of the hospital .Goddog knows.the last com sounds like shes pissed for notin

jimzep79

Tue 06-20-2006

has any body really seen the old side of byberry? you guys talk but u were not at the old middle building ruins when thre

jimzep79

Tue 06-20-2006

for byberry info contact your nearest contractor they preserve castles dont they?

jimzep79

Tue 06-20-2006

do not let anybody tell you that you are CRAZY. Crazy is just that Aword..

mommy

after all the bullshit I can still see the F------ stars and still go to work........

jimzep79

Tue 06-20-2006

I've been to the old Byberry in 1986. We
would go 4 wheeling around there.

MoparJim

Mon 06-26-2006

hey fellas....save your mindless comments for myspace

nurse betty

Wed 10-04-2006

Thanks jimzep79, Townsend Rd...I was trying to think of that street. Are any of those old buildings still there? I grew up in Rambler Park and we used to goof off and play around in those old buildings. That was over 20 years ago. niceriboy@aol.com

Todd

Mon 10-16-2006

Only one building remains over there, in the refurbished form of an office building. There are a few little remains in the woods, but E-2 is the only remaining building left standing on the east side of the boulevard.

Andrew

Mon 10-16-2006

Why do children have to come onto sites like this and lie? Worse yet, why do so many believe it...No one chased you in a helicopter with infrared for being on an abandoned lot.

Josh

Mon 01-22-2007

Horrid view !

Signed: An American Soldier stationed in Germany.

Joseph

Tue 03-13-2007

hey motherfuckers long time no see byberry for all you mothers that know me I'M GETTING OUT OF JAIL AND COMING BACK TO PHILLY IN MAY

SYCO

Tue 04-03-2007

yeah and u owe me 30 bucks plus 3 years of intrest u better watch ur self guy

big robb

Sun 04-15-2007

that rooftop graff is tight. nice to see some effort in choosing a spot.

KBWS

Sun 07-08-2007

Can't we post without sounding like high school kids? Okay maybe most of you are high schoolers probably...Anyway I'm into urban exploring not vandalism

tThat is W6 right.

you're absolutely right...i really regret making that comment even though i personally would never consider painting any of these places out of respect for the patients...just appreciate both ue and good graff

KBWS

Sun 01-27-2008

thats a nice view. i would have loved to go there and see it before it got demolished.

aly

Mon 11-17-2008

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Date Shot:	January 2005	Image ID#:	1507
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