Thanks to TrajanMax over at
KirkbrideBuildings.com for finding this image in his copy of William Egle's History of the Commonwealth of PA (1876) and for allowing me to use the image on the website. You can see the full size image in the
Vintage Photo Gallery (third photo from the left in the top row).
I received an email this morning notifying me that Department of Public Welfare may be considering closing the 97 year old Allentown State Hospital. The closure is being met with a good bit of resistance. Below are links to news articles on the closure, I will add new links as I find them. Should I find out any more information I will also post it here. Please feel free to leave a comment or email me if you come across any new information on the Allentown closure.
NEWS ARTICLES:
For those that may not be aware, the Fox series '
House' season 6 premier aired last week and it featured real shots of the exterior of the
Greystone Park State Hospital in New Jersey. Interior scenes of the 2 hour premier episode were filmed on a sound stage that was designed after the interior of the actual hospital. Whether you are a fan of House or not, I recommend watching the 2 hour episode. I personally had never seen more than 10 minutes of the series before watching it. I originally wanted to see it just to see Greystone, but I ended up actually really liking the characters. You can see the episode online at Hulu.com for free. For those that may be able to shed some light on how accurately the show represented present day state hospitals, please feel free to comment.
LINKS:See the 2hr premier episodeA video about the making of the Mayfield setLearn more about Greystone Park State HospitalView the House website
I just added 13 new vintage photos to the website from an annual report that I recently purchased. A lot of the photos are taken inside the Main Building and really show off how elaborate the building used to be decorated. The photos are of the
Main Building and the
Grounds. Below are some of my favorites out of the new photos.
Welcome to my new website dedicated to Danville State Hospital, and welcome to the new Danville State Hospital Blog! This is where I will post any note worthy website updates as well as any news, events, or information about the hospital. If you know of anything happening at the hospital that you feel is worth putting here, please don't hesitate to contact me at admin@thomas-industriesinc.com also, please feel free to post your comments. Enjoy the site!
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