Pennhurst and Other Abandoned Things

 Clews House, Frazer, PA
This was originally built in 1734, but appears to have been expanded a few times over the years. I believe it was last used for offices, and has been abandoned since around 2000. The boat dealership next door now owns the property and uses the back yard for more storage.

 Pennhurst Power Plant, Spring City, PA
This was most likely original to the Pennhurst complex, and was shut down a few years after the asylum closed. Pennhurst's currently in the planning stages of redeveloping into a corporate center, which will thankfully preserve most of the original buildings. I doubt this is included in those, as it is a little ways away from the rest of the buildings.

 I think this building served as the substation and control room.

 Inside, there wasn't too much to see. All the old electrical boxes had been stripped out by looters. Despite being abandoned for nearly 30 years, it's still actually in pretty good shape. It's funny since I've seen houses that have been abandoned only about 10 years that are on the verge of collapse.

 Looking from the substation to the main plant.

 I thought this was a neat building. I'm hoping they can find a new use for it, but I'm not sure what it could possibly be repurposed as.

 Loading area on the other side of the building.

 Plenty of broken windows to give us a look inside. I could have easily gotten inside here, but since there was a police station right up the road from here I figured that wouldn't be the best idea. Nothing wrong with taking pictures of the outside though!

 Old railroad bridge. I think this carried cars that could open up their bottoms and drop coal right below. It's funny how much coal is still here after all this time.

 Canal House, Spring City, PA
This was most likely built in the early 1800's, and would have originally served as the residence of the lock keeper for this part of the Schuylkill Canal. The canal was abandoned by the early 1900's, but this house was clearly occupied more recently. My guess would be that it was last occupied in the 90's.

 Schuylkill Canal, Spring City, PA
Some parts of the canal are still filled and used recreationally. This part wasn't so lucky, I'm guessing something broke and drained it all back into the river.

 It's pretty overgrown. I'm assuming it's been a few decades since this drained.

 Mile Marker, Spring City, PA
Parallel to the canal, the Schuylkill River Trail runs along an old railroad alignment. When it is finished, it will run all the way from Philadelphia to Pottsville. Currently, it ends in Phoenixville with a few shorter stretches up closer to the other end. This Milepost was left over from the railway, indicating 32 miles to Philly heading southeast, and 63 to Pottsville in the other direction. I guess it's still applicable to the trail.

 Pennhurst Demolition
Keystone Hall's demolition is well underway. Even though it was still in decent shape and wasn't replaced by anything, the National Guard didn't want it on their part of the campus.

 The exterior walls have been stripped down, but the inside hasn't been touched yet. It's funny still seeing furnishings inside.

 Semi-transparent building.

 Without the walls, it saves us the guesswork of wondering what this place looked like inside at least.

 It's been two years and I really need to forgive them for this, but I'm still mad they tore down a perfectly salvageable building like this.

On the other atrium side, the structure itself has started to come down as well.