Everything you need to know about Philadelphia State Hospital, or Byberry, is here. Shanna's former site, byberry.cjb.net, played a major contribution to the development of this section.

A building-by-building description

What should you expect? What should you bring?

Any other questions you may have can probably answered here.

The 4th Dimension. The first movie to be filmed on site at Byberry.

**The latest news on Byberry's fate (03/29/2006)**
Zoning board approves latest Byberry proposal

Paperwork, artifacts, and records found within Byberry

Inmate Charles Watts, who escaped from Byberry in 1946.

A Children's Room in Cottage 4 at Byberry.

Hydrotherpay tubs for female patients.

If you are interested in some of the history of Byberry, the articles below will give you a start. These articles were written mainly between 1989-90 and from the Philadelphia Inquirer. I have references to these articles if you ever need to use these for research. They detail the final years of Byberry and include some interesting photographs. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files. If you do not have it, download it for free here.