Is the park like Franklin Playground in Kensington, where it was known, until their removal, that bodies from the Not only were they not prosecuted, they were kept on staff at a higher pay grade. The last patients in Byberry State Hospital in Philadelphia were discharged in 1990 but the facility is only now being demolished to make way for upscale housing and office accommodations, a far . In 1955, at the time of his death, a new auditorium was constructed in honor of Furey Ellis, who was partially responsible for Byberry's turn around. That was later increased to $10-15 per month. However, those superintendents appointed to their office by the city of Philadelphia are unknown. Byberry was "A prison for the well, a hell Numerous murders. N10s original purpose was no longer being needed, it became the medical/surgical building. This was going to require some research Albert Kohl: two investigative teams. But the twisting continued. My mother was a patient at this hospital since 1938. But upon digging through its figurative ashes, a solid evil emerges. Glenwood Cemetery was laid out by the Odd Fellows of Philadelphia in 1852. The E buildings began transferring their patients to the north and west groups in 1954, and were completely closed off by 1964. Philadelphia State Hospital at Byberry (PSH) was a psychiatric hospital in northeast Philadelphia, first city and later state-operated. on September 17, 1988:"In May 1987, the Commonwealth By 1947, the institution held 6,100 patients, with an average yearly cost per patient of $346. Abatement and demolition started with "C" buildings, followed by the "W" buildings, and ended with the "N" buildings. Old Byberrians and Urban Explorers . Like its parallel on the east campus, the west campus was designated to the "incurable" females patients of Philadelphia. But Byberry lived on in memory: Websites, rich with historical photographs and other documents, commemorated and even celebrated its notorious past. page 4 of the by-line). we met up with Radical Ed, one of the first Byberrians, and Goddog, who could find his way into and out of anywhere in the Berry. New York: Anchor Books, 1961. Home: The Story Part 1: 1906-1937 . during the period of city control do not exist (if they ever existed at all). What is more, as of 2013 many clinics operate with significantly limited funding, following large budget cuts made on the part of Governor Tom Corbett.