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i have a pic of this room with ghost like figures in the back ground
johnny
Mon 06-06-2005
upside down crosses on the seat????
MRGRIMM
Fri 07-01-2005
Just the angle of the shot. The crosses are just small diamond-shaped lights for the ends of the aisles. Similar to older movie theaters.
Radical Ed
Sat 07-02-2005
Good lighting in this pic
Starscream
Thu 07-07-2005
anyone up for a movie?? my treat...
cate dep
Thu 07-14-2005
And I thought the cinemas around where I live were in bad shape!
Randar
Tue 07-26-2005
shhhhh...silence is golden....
Radar
Sun 08-21-2005
this is just too good
hovig
Wed 02-15-2006
Seeing what appears to be mold on the floor reminds me of the problems that a maintainence worker had at a local hospital. He went into the crawl space above the ceiling to do some work, inadvertantly breathed some mold particles and became very ill. It nearly killed him and he is disabled to this day because of it. I remember him having terrible breathing problems. So people beware, asbestos and lead are not the only harmful substances floating the halls of these rotting buildings. As uncool as it may be------ a respirator could save your life here.
Peat Moss
Wed 02-15-2006
Sorry Motts,
In my ranting I forgot to mention that this is one awesome photo. It is hard to imagine so many seats were needed, that that were that many people. I am also surprised to learn the patients were even offered this level of entertainment.
Peat Moss
Wed 02-15-2006
Whenever I go into the "turn-of-the-century" buildings in Byberry during the summer, I get mildly ill for a couple of days. Usually it's a sore throat, labored breathing, and the sniffles. It gets REALLY bad if I you stir up the debris or brush against the pinkish veiny mold that grows out of the plaster lathe.
Radical Ed
Wed 02-15-2006
that is a great picture, I can just imagine all of the staff, pt's or anyone else seated and waiting for a production to start.
rtotten
Sun 02-19-2006
I wounder whats playin.....
jdarkqueen
Sun 05-21-2006
This is one of the most striking photos I've found on this site so far. The lighting and the contrast of order and decay are beautiful.
And speaking of mold being dangerous: the 18-year-old son of a co-worker died from spreading moldy hay around the foundations of his home to insulate it during the winter. The mold destroyed his lungs.
isabeats
Mon 05-29-2006
LETS GO SEE A MOVIE.
(:
Apple.
Tue 10-02-2007
A truly dazzling picture Motts
Seeker
Sun 10-28-2007
that stuff is so hard to walk through.
*Ninaa<3
Sun 03-23-2008
This picture is creepy and i like how the lighting makes it look very scary!!! Good Work!!!
Alyssa
Sun 03-23-2008
For some reason, this is the creepiest picture of all..When I was about 7, we lived just up the street from Byberry....or maybe I was really a patient there and I was too young to remember. Chills.... miss Philly
Joey Pants
Sun 06-01-2008
These seats are just like the ones that were in our old school auditorium . Of course it's long gone and replaced now!
Adam
Mon 12-29-2008
If I wasn't such a skeptic, I would think this the perfect place to run onto something
Pandora
Tue 11-10-2009
Wow! Such advanced decay is fascinating to me. I'm all for saving historic sites, but this place just had to go. I'm thankful that Motts preserved it in it's dying days in photography.
Larry D
Fri 12-10-2010

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