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D Building

The photo is of an empty and deteriorating D Building at Pennhurst State School and Hospital. I worked there from 1970—when I was about to turn 18—through 1972. During that time, we moved from D-4 to D-1, then up on the hill to C-2. I met some wonderful people: some worked there, but most lived …

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Posted bydavidstongMay 18, 2022June 11, 2022Posted inCurrent, Pennhurst

summer rain, 1972

This is an older post from a November 2009 blog: Barry was a runner. He stood in the half light by the back door of the ward, his eyes almost closed. He rocked gently as he shifted his weight from left foot to right foot and back. He was tall and thin; so thin that …

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Posted bydavidstongMay 17, 2022May 17, 2022Posted inPennhurst, Pottstown
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