The Executive Office
by Kristia Adams
Title
The Executive Office
Artist
Kristia Adams
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
An office fit for a director or executive....maybe? This abandoned office has an attached bathroom that has seen better days. It is like a scene from a horror movie.
Taken at the former Pennhurst State School in Spring City, PA. This state institution was built to house "the feeble-minded and epileptic". It also housed orphans and disabled children. Pennhurst's history is a sad one, filled with a misunderstanding of mental conditions at the time and flat out patient abuse. It operated from 1908 till 1987. Pennhurst is located a short drive outside Philadelphia in Spring City, PA. If you visit, be sure to book a tour through their website. The Mayflower building is open for tours by appointment and houses a small museum with hospital artifacts. They are very serious about prosecuting trespassers!
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June 13th, 2021
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