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Is it true that there is still Electric in Pennhurst, someone told me that one of the Exit signs is still lit up. (ive been there once, but didnt get to see much because I didnt know where to park, I got pics only of the outside)
silkster40z
Sun 06-05-2005
I don't remember seeing the power on anywhere except for maybe a few street lights.
Motts
Tue 06-07-2005
A few years back there was an exit sign lit up.
Cyrus
Mon 06-13-2005
i have seen other pics on other sites that show lights on in the canteen
sweetness
Thu 07-14-2005
yes, there is still electricity in SOME buildings. when i was in one of the wards, there was a light on in a room that still had a gurney in it.
Sam
Thu 07-28-2005
I always find that to be so odd.......
silkster40z
Mon 08-08-2005
Maybe they left select lights on for "security" reasons. There are a few closed down restaurants and stores in my area and the power's been on there for a LONG time with no occupants. (too bad I missed out on the three-day demolition project of one old dumpy restaurant)
AutumnTwin
Wed 08-17-2005
Sick as it sounds (and as dangerous as it would likely be).....it would be kinda neat to see what kind of fireworks come out of THAT baby if you turned it on in its present state!
AutumnTwin
Wed 08-17-2005
Yes pennhurst still has power at some buildings .. when i was there in front of the rockwell building a street light was on .. very erie.
researcher
Thu 10-27-2005
Your a brave man standing under that
Ack
Wed 11-09-2005
Well, Pennhurst did run on its own. They made their own food, they had to store drinking water in big metal containers, they even had their own mourge....I dont see why they should'nt have their own electricity.
rusty
Mon 11-21-2005
I've been there once I am going again in a few weeks though.... I did see an Exit sign still lit up.. And like Researcher said There is one light still on outside of one of the wards closer to the Storage building... Then it basically goes into a dead end.. It Is a Very fun place.
Damaged Heritage
Wed 11-30-2005
i life nearby and yes, some of the underground passage ways are lit up at night. the creepy thing is that every time i go back...different lights are turned on.
yahtzee
Sun 01-08-2006
The ceiling light looks like it's gonna fall off pretty soon.
Andy
Thu 01-26-2006
2 yrs. ago i was exploring the tunnels with a few freinds we were in a very long tunnel that was pitch black. eventually we came to an intersection, to the right was a boarded up exit and to the left a long corridor led to a room that was completly lit up! we pulled open the exit to the right and ran scared we had stumbled upon occupied territory. we always thought maybe the light was only on to cause us to do exactly what we did, Get The Hell Out Of There!!
kiwi
Sun 05-21-2006
Exit signs can stay lit because they have a back-up battery in the light itself.
Gezal
Thu 06-01-2006
haha..sorry, but that made me laugh. The back-up batteries are only good for a certain amount of time. Usually a matter of hours.
Jamara
Thu 06-29-2006
Those lights have a very creepy, skeletal look to them. I was fascinated by them, and almost fell a few times because of the distraction!
Scarecrow
Thu 06-21-2007
The Power plant is no longer runing and the lights in the buildings no longer work. What ever newer EXIT signs that have been instaled have built in solar pannels on them.
BK
Sat 01-02-2010
Many state institutions were self sustaining....the patients farmed the land for food, water treatment facilities were on site & most had generated their own electricity through a "powerhouse" that was usually a short distance from the campus.
Amy
Fri 03-12-2010
The Pennhurst Memorial & Preservation Alliance (PM&PA;) actually rewired some of the buildings to get back electricity. They even installed a new telephone box, until it was destroyed by vandals.
Andrew
Fri 12-24-2010
They may want tosave that light for it gets someone...
GaGaJones
Tue 03-08-2011

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