after spending the evening working on my new paranormal erotic novella I decided to surf the channel listings to see what was on. Bored and looking for anything to watch, I stumbled upon that ghost hunter show on The Travel Channel. So... I thought why not? I'd never watched it before though I did see some of the spoofs done in regards to the show, namely a South Park episode.
I settled in and watched. I found it for the most part overly dramatic and the playbacks of the experiences not so strong in the proof department but the fourth episode caught my attention. Why? Because it was familiar or at least in the same vicinity of a place I used to venture to as a teenager when we were brave and daring in the night, LOL
Jaclyn, you will relate to this as we talked about this and have this place in common. Remember Byberry(sp)? Well, last night one of the episodes was seeking out paranormal activity at a place called
Pennhurst State Asylum or Institutution located in Spring Town, Pennsylvania. I believe I've gotten that correctly. Anyway, this is a huge condemned complex where people would drop off mentally challenged and difficult children. At one time there were over ten thousand inhabitants. Definitely a dark and desperate place. It was condemned and closed in the early sixties, I believe. The most interesting thing about the episode were the people that Zak interviewed about the place. Catch the episode if you can. It definitely gave me a few goose bumps.
Funny thing is I kept thinking about my Byberry adventures and as the guys panned one of the rooms in the place, I couldn't believe my eyes! Low and behold, I caught what appeared to be the word "Byberry" spray painted on one of the walls and I saw it more than once so I know I wasn't imagining it!
Below is a slideshow of the episode. Enjoy:) Hey, Jacke! Let me know what you think. All I could think about was our old haunt.
http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Ghost_Adventures/Photos/Slideshow_Pennhurst_State#
Just for balance, I'd seen this prior to ever watching an episode of Ghost Adventures. Check this out:
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/6178554
Now formulate your own opinion, LOL
Adendum:
I was curious to see if I was spelling the name of Byberry correctly and felt compelled to do some research on the place. I will continue the actual facts on this asylum in my next post but interestingly found much information on the place we stared upon in the wee hours of the night without exiting our car. Eerie doesn't begin to describe the misery of this place. It has since been demolished in 2006 yet still haunts my mind.
Some photos and additional links:
http://www.oboylephoto.com/byberry/
Some additional photos.
