Abandoned Pennhurst State School and Hospital
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Abandoned Pennhurst State School and Hospital located in Pennsylvania opened in 1908 as a school and hospital for the mentally ill and challenged individuals. 75% of the patients admitted to Pennhurst were young children. They were either sent to Pennhurst as court ordered or parents would drop them off with no love and to move on. Pennhurst was suppose to help these children get back into society but that failed. As years went on, the campus became overcrowded. They had about 2000 more patients then the campus was suppose to handle. They were also very under staffed and the state would not give them a lot of money.
The patients were also abused physically and sexually. They would have their teeth removed if they bite, they would have fingers, toes, and jaws broken if they were bad. One patient lose an eye and another damaged. It turned into a place of abuse then a place of love and help.
In 1986, Pennhurst was ordered to close. A former patient once released went to court and sued Pennhurst for awful living and abuse. That patient won the case and Pennhurst was ordered to close. When it closed, they kicked all the patients but a very few out on the street to live on their own. A lot of those patients who are still alive are homeless in the Spring City / Royersford Pennsylvania Area. - Zábava
This video did not need music, Hearing the natural sounds of echos and water dripping made it so real. Thanks for another great video.
alice ranger Thank You Alice
i find it to be a form of disrespect that they made this place a haunted house attraction.
why do you find it disrespectful
Why? Patients were abused and assaulted
I agree. If ghosts are real they are exploiting these victims even in their deaths.
I agree. Only a vile human would make money off of a place where children were tortured and died. So ignorant and wrong. And you have idiots paying top dollar for tickets. No class whatsoever. Or human decency.
its just cheezy, takes away from the real darkness of it.
Places like
Pennhurst start with the best intentions and end up as dumping grounds mostly for people that cannot advocate for themselves. So very sad and it still goes on today but thankfully not as much. It is no longer shameful to have a family member with special needs.
NYC girl Why is it haunted?
Is true this ?
It's not those people spirits that are there it's demonic entities. because of all the Evil that was there....
Except JESUS now while it's still a free gift and we're still under grace 📖➕🕊
@@my-avajourney4711 I feel it’s haunted because people who died alone, mentally ill are unsettled and confused. No one to meet them when they pass.
no problem. When i started doing this channel with these urbex videos, I was going that route with the music. I would watch other urbex people channels and though it was the way to go. However after a month or so, i changed it to no more music except when I am showcasing my still pictures. Pennhurst was a great place to explore and I wanted to remaster it with no music. Glad you enjoyed!
When I was a kid my neighbors mom worked at Pennhurst. She was one of the strangest individuals I ever met, and it was said working there mad her crazy. She would tell of the “waterhead” inmates whose heads were enormous and could not leave their beds. All kinds of crazy shit went on there.
These type “institutions” were nothing less than legalized torture chambers where abuse was not only common but deliberately covered up.
When Pennhurst closed, they dumped many of the chronic patients who were able to walk out onto the street. I drove a tractor trailer in Spring City where Pennhurst is and around 3am every morning when I’d pull the hill on Bridge Street, a convoy of Pennhurst Zombies would walk aimlessly down Bridge Street toward the light at Main and Bridge streets looking exactly like the walking dead in white robes.
This was to me a despicable indication of a completely dysfunctional government in operation, and demonstrated the lie of political altruism which was the original salvo that opened my eyes all those years ago to the scam of forced taxpayer contributions being required to stabilize society.
The total waste and misery caused BY this government upon it’s own citizens is so massive as to be inconceivable.
So let’s elect ANOTHER lying political prostitute in 2020 who makes promises they never intend to keep, as morons wave signs and line up at voting booths to cast their vote for hirelings who’ve been pre selected before the first televised debate aired.
Smart.....very Smart
WOW 😳 thank you for your share
@@katmcdaniel6840 Hi...! I live in South Mississippi now....but grew up in Royersford & Spring City, and used to live on Bridge Street less than a mile from Pennhurst for many years. If any place is haunted... I'm certain Pennhurst is.
what is shame when I was in there I was 15 I'm 33 now and it was in much better repair but now they tore it all apart and did all sorts of weird things to do
Will Flinn yea its a haunted attration now Its number 1 in the US
I too saw the Pennhurst docu while researching mental hospitals and insane asylums. I too was horrified. What's worst was the horrible administrators and staff that ran those buildings. Let's not forget the parents of these feeble minded children who dropped off and abandoned their kids, leaving them there to be horribly abused and killed, where was the "love" for these innocent helpless souls? Watching the docu hurt me to my heart, I just cried. The conditions of these buildings now after sitting abandoned for 25 yrs, are horribly rotted and decayed. Pretty much describes the people that ran those places inflicting unimaginable treatments on their patients. My heart and prayers goes out to all of those who have lost their lives while holed up in those dungeons. I was quite surprised to see those yellow stage curtains still intact after many yrs. I can't see anyone considering attempting to restore those buildings, they would be best torn down, demolish all of them.
lexdee523 like out of the Stanford Prison Experiment
Andrew Hinton Exactly!
No, those buildings should stand as they are, it's a beautiful place!
@@erikcaldwell2913 There's nothing beautiful about that building or the horrible inhumane treatment they did to those patients.
@@lexdee523 There most definitely is beauty in the aging architecture, and grounds. Maybe not in your opinion, but some find it captivating.
My Friend's Mom actually got to adopt a kid from there, He is about in his 30's now and the stories he tells us are dark and scary. He even said someone was suffering right next to him I almost break down in tears listening to them.
Do me a favor will you? Find out how old he is?
can I ask you Question? I was wondering if your friend would like some of his story told in a book I am writing? i am keep all name anonymous. But if he wish not to its OK I can respect that.
This reminds me if Cane Hill asylum in England. It was open for many years and overcrowded and understaffed. Some patients ran away and committed suicide even, including David Bowie's brother, Terry Burns.
I found out the reason why they wont let them burn it down @Gut zilla, the Historial sociality declared it a historical site, so it can not be touch. I knew a woman who lived there for 42 yrs. she went there as a child, her parents died, aunt and uncle took her in, then decided they didnt want her, so they put her in Pennhurst.
Gerrie C its a haunted house now
Underrated Wayne yeah in October they use only a portion of it as a haunted attraction. It is definitely actually haunted tho
I went here a few years ago and walked around. Very risky, there were no trespassing signs posted all over, but I just had to see it. I’m so fascinated by abandoned buildings like this. Incredible and very creepy but absolutely captivating. I agree that it really is a huge risk to go there without permission. I got lucky.
This is def the place to be. It massive and gives you that eerie chill just walking around it.
Thank You. I was very happy to take part in this and already spoke with them again to return after the haunt season going on there now. Always good to hear from a Pro Explorer.
Just the fact that the place is so very abandoned makes it scary! And I wasn't even really there but I get goosebumps watching! Thank you for posting! I'd have never known what this place " really" looked like without your very brave explorations!
The place is very large in size but also it is dead silent. You get that eerie feeling walking around there
Wooooow! Stomach is in knots! & my heart still aches. Hands down to you! & thanks for sharing. But one question! After walking the grounds & entering the abandoned buildings. When you went back out to "reality" how did you feel? Cause if that was me! Id be a blubbering mess. Just sobbin.....& sad. Just to think about those whom actually lived there & suffered.
I've explored here. The Mayflower Bldg. is the most haunted out of the entire complex. The tunnels connecting the buildings might be creepy, dark and filled with debris but it's the Mayflower Bldg. that even during the daylight hours is beyond description concerning it's feeling of death, despair and hopelessness. The EVP evidence , the footsteps caught on audio and the goosebumps and hair standing on end was enough to make us stop and try to shake off the fear that was permeating us. We have also investigated Letchworth Village in Haverstraw, NY and Pennhurst stands toe to toe with Letchworth as being one of the most haunted places in the country.
juliajuliagenevieve I have a video coming up soon where I am in the basement of Mayflower alone
Steve, Excellent!! I was also in the basement and on the first floor alone for approx 1.5 hours while the other two investigators were elsewhere in the bldg. Urbex many many times overlaps paranormal investigation. How exciting for you to be able to go back. The basement is intense and is where I picked up a couple of good EVP's. I'll look for the video Steve!!! Be well and be safe!! :O)
+Madison County Sound Labs Where is the mayflower basement located exactly? I looked around on his channel but couldn't find the video he's talking about.
Are you asking where in the complex the building is located?
Madison County Sound Labs Essentially yes but i realize that's a difficult question to answer. I'm planning on going here with my friends to shoot some videos; is the security here tight? Are there really alarm systems in the buildings along with video cameras?
Great video. I've seen it many times. Thank you.
Just discovered your channel. Amazing footage. Intensely mesmerizing when I think of the place as functional. Great work and thank you.
I had an encounter down there that still haunts me today, 2 years later. There was a room down there with a rusted surgery table in the center. No graffiti, no trash. I was surprised by this and slowly entered. I was suddenly hit by an overwhelming feeling of absolute dread, and backed out. I can see why that room is left alone.
My husband actually takes care of 3 people who once lived there 😕 it’s truly sad to know about how he once had to live but a blessing he made out alive and is doing well to this day 🙂
The silence is deafening isn't it? Thank you again Steve- another wonderful video
+Julie Barclay Thank you!
Julie Barclay what's odd is there's no sign of wildlife not even rodent activity birds nothing.
the gameing wolf g Its winter obviously there wont be wildlife or such.
This should of never have happened i couldn't watch or hear anymore because of how these innocent people who are just like you or me got treated may you lost souls rest in peace :'(
This place resemble concentration camps, i feel so sad and devastated just to watch it. some humans can be so evil and cruel!
Wow! Fascinating. This was so gripping; you did a TERIFFIC job here. Thanks for sharing.
When he first got to Pennhurst I heard faint crying in the background so sad 😞
Yes!! I heard it too and a guy with a British accent said something too!
You are a real artist. No sound made this gripping. Blurbs were an inspiration. Being a musician, i loved that you focused on the sheet music. "Smoke gets in your eyes:" of all things. The playground was a bit of noire. Loved it. Thank you.
A lot of thought and money went into putting that place together. Too bad they didn't hold up to the promise of taking care of the patients. Hauntingly beautiful and hard to say with knowing how the patients were treated.
Jake92574 i agree
My Mom grew up outside Phila. She says she remembers back in the day that when she was a kid and misbehaved they would tell her and the cousins that they would be sent to Pennhurst. Jeez. She's 87 now!
Thank You chiefamylee. Glad you enjoyed it. I really liked this place and plan to return in the near future
Really wicked video, you are so lucky to have gained permission to look around! The footage quality was wonderful, (I subscribed) what camera do you use? :)
Thank You. Yea Pennhurst is my all time favourite. I grew up not far from it and back in the day, it was an easy fun place to get into. Now it much harder
Sounds like the State workers were crazy if they abused these helpless people...
+Angela Hagerman All the good people, had to quit, if they complained they would be fired, so when you had someone you could trust,then suddenly they was gone it was a heaven for psychopaths
@@dearnapst yes, psychos would love to work with the mentally ill, easy targets.
This is so amazing! Thankyou so much for uploading this!
Your welcome. Thank you for watching!
Abandoned Steve Was there any haunted voices you heard?
not that I recall
Abandoned Steve I thought I heard faint voices.
Thank You so much. Glad you enjoyed it
I'm surprised no one mentioned that this was the same hospital grave encounters film was made.
Great video thanks for posting it!
Remember the old saying, "if only these walls could talk". Well, from what Steve says the history of this place is, I don't think I would want to hear what the walls would say if they could talk!!! And I mean that seriously, what a ghastly place it must have been for the patients when it was operating. Thanks again Steve!
yea these walls have a lot to talk about
I live in the town next to Royersford. This place chills the entire state. I went on site to try to get some pictures but (twice on separate occasion) was adeptly met by armed security and police. Thankfully the security guard was cool, and we had mutual connections. Enter at own risk.
+Tim Mallon yes place is watched, when were you encountered?
Why they don't they just tear it down .
Loud and Explosive Bowel Movements its privately owned so they wouldn't have permission unless the one who has the place agreed to it
Can you feel the energy and the silence so eerie.
Thank You. Glad you enjoyed it
Wow! Excellent camera work. You focussed on the sheet music (Smoke Gets in your Eyes). Very compelling considering the subject matter. Also the history blurbs were so good. No spooky music made the experience more gripping! Can you tell I'm impressed? Gonna subscribe. Thanks!
Love your videos. It makes me sick to hear how these poor people were treated.
Thank You
Abandoned Steve
Questions:
1.)Did you wear a mask?
2.)What was that whistling in the background?
3.)How did you get permission from the owner?
M0rshu64 yes I wore a mask and that prob what you hear in the background. You can get permission for a fee to see Pennhurst
I did like the music....
At the end of the day...why not? It suits the feeling of loss...
When I was in 11th Grade in 1967 our health class visited here and it was horrible. They walked our whole class through the buildings and they took us up into an attic with people who were considered brain damaged just hanging in baskets or sitting on the floor. It was a gruesome site and you didn't know what to do with it in your mind.
Wow not the field trip I would expect a high school to do. Thanks for sharing
That is a field trip i won't have mind skipping. I know you don't now me but I was wondering if I could us your comment in a book I am writing I am leaving people's names out it will be anonymous.
Thank You. Glad you enjoyed it. Welcome
did anyone here the voice at 2:15 saying you've gone fricken mad
+Kimberley Stewart Yes, I heard other voices also in the beginning.
+Kimberley Stewart I heard it too, I want to know if there was anyone nearby, if not, that's some class A EVP!
he said in the comments it was his phone saying, "you've got fricken mail", it's his ringtone
Kim Himes
Oh, I did not see that. It sounded creepy nonetheless.
+ArcadeGames I agree!!
thanks for sharing, this gave me the creeps! There is no way you could get me to go there, the feeling I got from just watching it was BAD!!
ohh it not that bad :)
It have taken me a while, to even dare see such places even when closed down. Because I know how they was treated, been on a children's home a few times, because my mother was sick, in the sixties. Even I'm 58 now, I still have some deep wounds and scars that need heeling. I try my best to support other children in same situation, luckily the worst of the worst places are closed or have new management, but you have to be awake all the time, so history don't repeat itself. BTW We still sue the state to give us and apology. The Danish government won't give it, they are afraid they will be sued for money then, but we just wan't the damn apology. Thank you for showing it and tell about and the name of the docu.
I would have been like a kid in a candy store in this place! Old typewriters, cabinets and such. I love old objects. And with permission!!!!! Great video
Great job on the video
Just learned of this place after doing my SC State Hospital vid watched the suffer the little children video and your video. Now this place just gives me the creeps LOL ! but awesome video Steve!
yea that video by the reporter was the best news report I have ever seen. You do not see the news do something that long anymore. Sad video
very good but shameful amazing what use to go on in these places
i love checking out pennhurst. I plan to visit it again this winter.
hey Steve Pennhurst one of my favorite haunts I do like the scary background music it adds to the creepy experience but you are doing an awesome job continue my friend Marco upstate New York
+Mark Gentile Thank you Mark
+Abandoned Steve (Historical - Urbex) hey Steve you're welcome keep bringing me the good stuff stay safe I look forward to your next video moco upstate New York
He went there on a nice perfect grey day which makes it more creepier .
Steve I liked the original version with the spooky music, so I wasn't one of the complainers, but I like this version too! You're right, you cannot definitely hear the eerie silence of the place. Also, for some reason, 1986 seems like too recent of date for this place to have been abandoned. I'm not doubting the accuracy of your info, but the inside looks to me like it's been abandoned since the late 60's.
Great vid as always, Steve! Thanks for re-posting this.
Steve
a spooky, Horrible place...your Very Brave Steve..Good Job..
yea i am going to try and go this route more. Most of my newer videos are like this. Just my older ones were the ones I am going away from
Hi Steve. . .I realize it's been a few years since you posted this video, but what kind of camera are you using for the newer videos these days? Also, what did you use to film this video. Thanks Steve!
Beautiful building's, its nice to watch and get the feel of the place without people talking.
Went on the VIP Ghost hunt from 11pm to 7am. Its not only very very haunted , Its a moving experience that is oh so sad. From Children, to nurses to the criminally insane. We heard it all. Our hunt was in the Mayflower Building . Our emf and ghost box was amazing. Something you never ever forget.
I remember this video well, its hard to believe it's been 7 years.
Hi Steve
Great re do. It is a shame that so many ppl had to suffer because the medical community at 1 point in time believed that these ppl had to be warehoused for correct treatment. These poor souls still need our help, we need to pray for their release from these harsh environments. These places are all over the world. Keep yourself safe when you go into these places some of the patients that passed away in these places are very angry and they might try to hurt U. Blessings2u
This is an amazing video. I have seen the documentary "Suffer the Little Children" and am blown away by how disgusting human beings can be towards those they deem beneath them. How did you get permission to wander the campus?
Yea that new broadcast was very disturbing but at the same time the best news report i have ever seen by any news station and it was done in the late 60s too.
Its so terrible that these poor people had to live like this! It breaks my heart to know these people, especially young children were abandoned and constantly living in fear. However, this video was so interesting. Did you experience any paranormal stuff, for instance did you feel angry, sad, desperate vibes, or did you feel someone watching you, or did things move when they weren't supposed to? What did you experience? How did you feel being in there?
more like you get the feeling of someone watching you
Thank You. I was freaky being there as I was alone!
Alone huh? Not at all Steve- All of those kids yelling at you at the 2:00 and a guy with a British accent clearly said something too! Great job. It gives us Spiritualists more proof to the naysayers. Thank you = )
Hey I wanted to do some filming and take some pictures, I was just wondering, how were you able to get permission to enter the grounds?
There are a few more abandoned buildings near by Penn Hurst hospital.
one of the problems with any institution such as that is, the larger the less successful it will be. Special needs people cannot be helped in such a scope. I mean seriously, it was waaaay too big and overcrowded. If it had stayed half a dozen buildings, it would have been fine. Out of control. It's like a To-Do list with 1000 items, rather than 8...where to start!?
wow yea i never explored it back when it was easier to get into and nothing was really locked up that much. I have heard though from friend since I use to live in that area who said the same things
I have been in the tunnels when i was younger but they are closed up this time around. They use a large section of the tunnel for their haunted attraction in october
Hi Steve, I think the music that you used conveyed the sicking horror that went on for all those years at Pennhurst state School and Hospital ,what do these people expect you to use The Sound Music sound track.
I contacted this guy back in December 2012 and was finally able to do it in feb. Right now they are most likely not doing anything as the gear up for the haunt season which starts in 3 weeks there. I would try again after October 31.
The brickwork is amazing. Built when they had style.
Great shot of the Limerick power plant @ 14:00
Your welcome, Glad you enjoyed it
There was nothing wrong with the music you used in your last video ,conveyed the sadness of the place,beautifully.
Thank You so much. I am not sure why but when I started doing this hobby on my channel i started with spooky music on a few videos and now I am disappointed I did that. This one though deserved to be re edited b/c it has a very deep and sad history and doesnt deserve the scary music.
Why didn't you go into the tunnel system?As a teen I went exploring there quite a bit since there's many tunnels with ajoing buildings and other buildings through out the property. They originally designed the property to be all but self sustaining. Hence the green house and expansive fields once used for farming.
Thanks man
This would make a great Arkham Asylum for a Batman Fan Film.
Lee Darin Jr zack snyder will eat up that idea,lol
I used to walk those tunnels alone that 4 hours . Place emanates spirits. I'm not scared of them though I used to walk in those tunnels by myself for hours you could never explore the whole place it was so big. but there was something that got me obsessed with that place I went there every day for a very long time during the day during the night I got chased off by the military people that have a base up there I don't know if they still do that was a long time ago when the place wasn't in such bad shape who is still closed for like 18 years but those buildings are gorgeous pieces built with pride but they destroyed it now turned it into a damn tourist attraction
When you pan the camera it feels like someone is going to be standing right there next to you...spooky!¡
kudos for obtaining permission to video and then sharing it with your fans! Do you know if the current owners have any plans for this place?
May be one of the most haunted places in the country. Would love to go there
GatorsFan24 worth the trip
it does, wonder if it been replaced recently
Awesome!!!
Hi Daisy, I am not sure what they are doing at the moment. Right know all I know is they offer the paranormal tours which are done after 9pm. They do not offer any public day time tours but I believe they want to some day
Hello and welcome to my channel! Pennsylvania hear in the US has a lot of history of old builds way back in the 1700s so you see lot of videos of this area. Pennhurst is located not far from the city of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania
How did you go about getting access?
Thanks Karen
That can be a problem. That fucks it up for those who simply want to tour the place, and see what it was like during its time.
I am (for some reason that I don't know) obsessed with Pennhurst Asylum. If I had the money to do so, I would restore Pennhurst to what it looked like in 1908. Make it into a museum that IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good to see it like this before the whole holloween stuff
I heard kind of real old music in the distance @ 2:00 and what was that @2:16? sounded like someone said you got freakin mail ..lol
Steve, is there anyway you can make a video on the house @1:47? It looks quiet intetesting.
That house was the super superintendents house of the school. The new owners of pennhurst actually do not own the property that the house lies on so I was told to stay away from it. The township owns it so it be a but harder to access without getting caught as it pretty open to the neighbors.
Abandoned Steve Aww, what a shame, but is definitely not worth the risk though.
Hello Steve, how are you? I hope well!
I'm from Brazil and I have trouble understanding, when I can just use the Google translator, also to write.
What an amazing video! What beautiful architecture of these buildings, why leave, why all finished? Many objects have been lost over time, what a pity, I'm sorry, I wonder where they are and why abandonment.
Congratulations, great matter.
Abrasive,
Oswald
Thank You so much
I also explored the factory next to Pennhurst. Don't know much about that building.
I wish they would do some restoration to the bulidings -- focus more on historical aspects rather than the "AAA SPOOKY" aspects, maybe like a museum.
Kim Jong Mothra i do know they plan to do a museum. It just they get no funding for local government or people. They have to raise funds to do the needed repairs and the spooky stuff is what draws the people to make the money to do repairs. But I do agree with you
too bad owner doesn't keep grounds cleared of tall grass
I wonder if any of those poor children actually got to play on the swings and slides or as I suspect they were just for show..Love your vids, just subscribed as I can't go to sleep because I'm addicted them. Take care :)
Well according to how things ran there, yes, there was children who did get to play on the swings etc.. However only the children who they deemed capable of being outdoors. Terrible stuff
Abandoned Steve What did it smell like in there?? Did it smell like old basement?
TheDaltonThomas i had the respirator on most of the time but these places smell like a musty moldy basement
Abandoned Steve That's what I thought, with all the leakage in the ceilings, was it moist in nay of the buildings? Was it warm in any of them?
TheDaltonThomas When I went it was 20 degree F outside so it was very cold in them but a lot of moisture yes
Thanks You for watching my videos. I would double thing sneaking into Pennhurst as it is very hard to get into and they have some strict punishments. Every since the haunted house was started there, they have cameras motion sensors, and many guards. I wouldn't risk it. The VA hospital is still there but has been renovated and is off campus. It looks like a regular hospital now.