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Andre Hagen Inner circle 1432 Posts |
Pennhurst Asylum in Eastern Pennsylvania. Interesting video (45 minutes) by History Channel:
http://www.history.com/shows/haunted-his......ennhurst Andre
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one - Albert Einstein
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Godzilla Inner circle Tied & Untied Witches on 5316 Posts |
Thanks,for link!
"If you watch Godzilla backwards, it's about a big ass lizard who helps rebuild a half burnt-down city, then moonwalks back into the ocean"
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Wizard of Oz Inner circle Most people wish I didn't have 5150 Posts |
Yikes.
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.
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Jerry Inner circle Some where in Florida 1402 Posts |
Excellent documentary!
When I mention eugenics to people, they think I am nuts and making it up. Over 30,000 AMERICANS were sterilize by AMERICANS, for racial purity. This is not Sci-Fi alternate universe, it happen here in the US 20th century. I like to buy a copy of this. Can you imagine having a séance at this location? Jerry |
George Ledo Magic Café Columnist SF Bay Area 3042 Posts |
Another interesting one is Kings Park Psychiatric Center in Long Island, which closed in 1996. There's a fair amount of material on it online and on YouTube, including stuff on its being haunted.
The place was my first project when I joined an architectural firm in NYS in 1986. About ten of us went down for a month or so to document the existing conditions and come up with a renovation plan. The engineers who had to go thru the utility tunnels, boiler room, and such had some great stories, while those of us on the programming team saw other parts of it in operation. It was creepy even when used every day. The morgue in building 7 was right next to the loading dock, with a wall of refrigerated compartments separating it from the autopsy room. All for convenience, you understand. The compartments could be opened from both sides, so you would slide a body in from the loading dock and slide it out from the autopsy room, or vice versa. There was a sign on the loading dock side that said "feet first." A conference room on the same floor had a built-in bookcase along one wall, filled with glass jars containing specimens in liquid. Right out of a horror movie, except they were real.
That's our departed buddy Burt, aka The Great Burtini, doing his famous Cups and Mice routine
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Intrepid Inner circle Silver Spring, MD 1178 Posts |
Pennhurst is a must see at Halloween. Trust me.
Bob
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Jerry Inner circle Some where in Florida 1402 Posts |
Intrepid, do they have some special function at Pennhurst on Halloween? Are you still allowed on the grounds?
In the documentary, one of the interviewed, it had "Pennhurst owner". I wonder what his plans are for the property and why did he purchase it? George, what cups are those in your avatar? Ireland copper? Jerry |
George Ledo Magic Café Columnist SF Bay Area 3042 Posts |
Jerry -
Those are plastic cups sprayed copper. I don't do the cups & balls, and Burt really doesn't care: he's just interested in the mouse.
That's our departed buddy Burt, aka The Great Burtini, doing his famous Cups and Mice routine
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seneca77 Loyal user Tampa Bay, Florida 201 Posts |
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On 2013-08-04 18:21, Jerry wrote: It wasn't just racial purity. Many were sterilized because they were "slow" or "feebleminded". Others were sterilized because they were poor. The U.S.'s sterilization programs inspired the Nazis. A shameful part of our history indeed. - Bob |
Frank Douglas Special user 555 Posts |
We have >>>Central state Hospial<<< here in Petersburg, VA.
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