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Pennsylvania >
Morganza >
Western Center
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This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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Type: Building
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Moderate
Recommendation: drop everything - must see
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asbestos rust unsafe flooring copper stealers
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It was in Silence of the Lambs
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fences locked gates wooden boarding Police patrol it now three times a day for copper theives (5-20-07) Active demolition crew and machinery / State Police also patrols site and uses the grounds to catch speeders. The main admin building is now boarded up tightly.(9-10-06)
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Western Center is formally known as Western State School and Hospital, Pennsylvania Reform School, and The House of Refuge with facility roots reaching back to 1854. The beautiful 225-acre campus served as a serene setting in Pennsylvania's history of treatment for the mentally retarded although horrid accounts exist of experimental drug therapy, isolation, neglect, rape and dehumanizing treatment to some residents and faculty throughout the years. Western Center, located in Washington County within the Southpointe business park, stopped admitting patients in 1992 and finally closed in 2000. Most of the buildings face eminent demolition while the historic Administration Building may be salvage and restored to function as a future cultural center. The land under redevelopment, purchased for $2M, will serve as one of the first lifestyle centers in PA which will feature a complex of office, shopping, living, and recreational facilities in one centralized area. The expansive park-like campus host about 15 remaining buildings in various states of decay and disrepair. The seven-story dormitory building looms over the site as the dominant feature. On the opposite end of the campus, a tall green tower tops the brick Administration Building - used as a filming location for the movie "The Silence of the Lambs" in 1991 featuring Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster. Thirty-three flat aluminum gravestones mark the graves of children in the Morganza Cemetery, each echoing the same epitaph "Rest In Peace". As of 2009 all that's left is the administration building (which is rumored to be remodeled and kept) and the cemetery. The rest of the campus is gone.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Steed on 12/9/2018 6:17 AM.
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on Dec 9 18 at 6:17, Steed validated this location on Dec 9 18 at 1:58, Gecco changed the following: Status on Jun 19 09 at 14:33, Opheliaism validated this location on Jun 19 09 at 3:24, Tom changed the following: History on Aug 4 07 at 19:09, Emperor Wang validated this location on May 31 07 at 21:54, tippa changed the following: Owner, Hazards, Interesting Features, Security Measures on May 7 07 at 8:32, eoghan updated gallery Eoghan's afternoon 5/4/07 on May 7 07 at 8:31, eoghan added some pictures to a gallery on May 7 07 at 8:27, eoghan updated gallery Eoghan's afternoon 5/4/07 on May 7 07 at 8:25, eoghan added some pictures to a gallery
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