Byberry State Hospital

by Hannah Karena Jones

Book Overview

Looming on the outskirts of Philadelphia County since 1906, the mental hospital commonly known as Byberry stood abandoned for 16 years before being demolished in 2006.

Like many other mental hospitals and asylums of its time, Byberry began with the best of intentions. Despite having its own self-sustaining farm, bowling alleys, barbershop, ice cream parlor, post office, and baseball team, conditions in the hospital were abysmal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738599085
• ISBN13: 9780738599083
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.5" x 9.1"