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At least pesky trouble makers didnt ruin these...

things had to be really bad at penn hurst for them to leave valuable things behind..i wonder why they were in such a hurry to shut the place down..why leave things behind if they are useful?..makes me wonder what really went on

Every large institution, from universities to hospitals, has tons and tons of equipment that is moved around as newer equipment comes in to replace it. At the place I work we have hundreds of extra beds, couches, chairs, tables, etc., for replacement purposes, and after awhile, unlike many places, our purchasing department organizes a sale through the state to sell off equipment we no longer use. However, we still have buildings and buildings full of unused equipment because you never know when you might need some of it again.

When institutions downsize and, in some cases, close, the furniture is moved to uninhabited areas of campus as the clients are moved together to save space and better utilize existing staff. It is the responsibility of the state to decide what to do with the extra beds and tables and chairs and equipment, but for some odd reason in many places once they have closed a place, the higher ups at the state level seem to have forgotten that the buildings are still full of equipment such as this. In some cases, such as the picture where it shows all the old typewriters stored, there is probably not much of a market. As well, there are legal issues involved in taking equipment that was purchased for a specific use and figuring out who is supposed to take the time to set up a sale to get rid of it and what becomes of the money received.

After one place I worked at had closed, they decided they were going to make it into a junior college, then they talked about a halfway house, then they talked about a minimum security facility for teenagers. Last I heard it is still sitting there full of furniture. Another facility became a Homeland Security training grounds and I am sure they use all the beds and blankets and such for their use when the people they train stay there.

So don't take the fact that there is still lots of furniture sitting around as some sort of sign that it meant something evil. I am positive that there are many other places around the country with less of a reputation that are abandoned that still have lots of equipment left.

Where I used to work they left a lot behind, and it wasn't state run. It was just cheaper than doing a full inventory and then moving the things.

In fact, there was so much left behind they reopened the kitchen for some basic cooking.

Isn't that one of Wall-E's friends?

those box's on the wall if there what i think they are there worth at least 500$ to 1000$ i had one sold it on ebay.

EXTRAORDINARY with the contrasts. Dark/light, positive/negative, straight lines and curves... again, what a great eye, Mr. Motts