Pennhurst: My 2015 Flickr Halloween Post

This was from my first Halloween upload on Flickr. It features Pennhurst, an abandoned insane asylum near where I live. Most of these buildings were built in the early 1900's, and abandoned when the asylum closed in the late 80's.


 This building was formerly home to the Auditorium.
 Main Building, this one has been repurposed as a haunted house.
 Fairly certain that chandelier isn't original.
 The main entrance.





 Abandoned playground in the middle of the complex. This was probably the creepiest part.
 Basement entrance.

 This building might have been a little too far gone to save.




 Somehow I doubt Hershey Hall was the "Sweetest Place on Earth"



 The garage, which is actually still in use. A mulch company uses the parking lot as their storage yard, and keeps equipment in here.


 The mulch pile has pushed in a couple basement windows.


 This building was where the medical center was.

 Old locker room, maybe?



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