Byberry State Hospital (Images of America)

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Looming at the outskirts of Philadelphia County since 1906, the mental hospital most frequently referred to as “Byberry” stood abandoned for 16 years before being demolished in 2006. At its peak within the 1960s, Byberry was once home to more than 6,000 patients and employer to more than 800. With its own self-sustaining farm, bowling alleys, barbershop, ice cream parlor, federal post workplace, and baseball team, Byberry was once a micro-community. Right through its history, the hospital served as an educational institution for Philadelphia’s medical, nursing, and psychology students; was once the website online of a World War II Civilian Public Service conscientious objector unit; and a volunteering hot spot for local churches, schools, and Girl and Boy Scout troops. This book provides an unprecedented window into the nice, the bad, the odd, and the forgotten history of Byberry.

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