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this is a very sad shot...
garth
Thu 02-24-2005
cant you just feel what it was like? Great shot!
silkster
Mon 03-21-2005
Meloncolic, you can almost see the lost shades waiting for anything more than what they had been denied
this wasnt life, it wasnt even an exsistance..it is hell
Bella
Tue 04-12-2005
im just glad i wasnt there
greg salmon
Sat 04-22-2006
And where are the clients?
Sonya
Mon 05-15-2006
Motts...did u have maps during all this and if so where did u find them?
mikeymisery
Tue 09-05-2006
to sonya... i am a nurse for some of these wonderful people. My organization assisted with deinstitutionalization. We bought houses in ne philly, 1-3 people live in a regular house with our staff there 24-7. Thank God, they have wonderful lives. We go to Norristown State Hospital frequently to review the trashed records to find out their histories. It is the saddest thing i have ever done.
triage nurse
Sat 10-21-2006
triage nurse,

Must have been a lot of money going into that project.

My town got a batch of sexual deviants with no supervision whatsoever. And definitely more than 3. Ho-hum.
Navi.
Sat 10-21-2006
Motts, are these pictures of the state school as-is, or did you move things around to get this look? either way i absoloutly adore these photos and plan to eventually decorate with these prints. They are beauty in the simplist form.
Rachael
Sun 02-11-2007
Thanks! I'm pretty sure I didn't move anything around in there, as I usually don't.
Motts
Sun 02-11-2007
in that case, we are very lucky to have an abandoned institution in such an artistic condition. im from around philly, so as soon as i get my liscense[2 years] i plan to check this place out. i find it more appealing than byberry, due to the fact that the vandalism isnt quite as appaling and image- ruining. thanks for the site! keep up the great work!
Rachael
Sun 02-11-2007
my mother, who is a nurse, drove me through pennhurst's campus today. most of it has been torn down or is in use. but the abandones buildings that are left are elegant and mysterious. thanks again for the photos and stories.
rachael
Sat 02-24-2007
The sense of depth in this photograph is truly wonderful. The wheelchair, columns, and debris gives it a great sense of perspective. Absolutely wonderful photograph, Motts!
Elizabeth
Mon 06-04-2007
It's really strange in most of these shots to see all of the stuff left behind. I wonder if the state really even cared about this place when it was closed down. This picture reminds me of the ward in the movie " One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest".
Cameron
Sun 07-22-2007
They chained up the door at the end of the room and moved the wheelchair
Richie Wilson
Sat 05-31-2008
i wonder how insane you'd have to be to get into these places....? eh, small thought.
person
Sat 02-07-2009
i finally got to pennhurst for the first time today. im looking at my comments from 2 years ago and im amazed. it was the best trip of my life. im going back next week=]
rachrow
Mon 03-30-2009
what we once knew is now lost
OJ simpson
Fri 05-01-2009
Ahh....OJ-finally where you belong-jail.
Belinda M Miller RN
Mon 10-24-2011

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