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Comment on Mystery Ride in Eastern Pennsylvania by GEOF

GEOF — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:20:41 +0000

Interesting pics- I worked there as volunteer while I was at Clarion State (now Clarion U). NO horror stories then (1972-76) ANyone know what is happening there now? I was told all ‘residents’ went to group homes. Was well run opearion when I was there- but hear some pretty grim stories of why some older residents were sent there! Curious what is happening to the place now?

GEOF

Comment on Mystery Ride in Eastern Pennsylvania by paul

paul — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:40:34 +0000

I’ve worked with former residents who now live in group homes.Some real horror stories out of this place. Some former patients actually said it was OK.A guy I cared for is deaf, autistic, he had a real hard time. His mom hated to take him there when he was 10. She said they wanted to put him in a cage. She wouldn’t allow it. He was in a four point restraint alot lf the time. In the group home, he would ask daily if he would have to go back. He had terrible flashbacks. He got out in 1990 and it took years for him to calm down. I can’t imagine what his life was like there. There is a cemetary to the left of the bldgs., through a cornfield, past a sign that says “keep out”. Sad place, think bodies were creamated. Glad those places are gone but alot of those folks wound up in prisons. What’s better?

Comment on Cycle World International Motorcycle Show – Cleveland 2010 by Tank

Tank — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:24:15 +0000

Seeing you guys made it feel like summer was back! We put on our best weather for you guys, now the weather has totally turned to crap. I am glad you guys didn’t need to suffer through our current weather!

Comment on Cycle World International Motorcycle Show – Cleveland 2010 by Darryl Cannon

Darryl Cannon — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:11:50 +0000

Good to see you there too Tank! We had a good time, and the weather was actually nicer up there for once.

Comment on Mystery Ride in Eastern Pennsylvania by Nancy Johnson

Nancy Johnson — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:11:21 +0000

I’ve just happened across your site. I grew up in Polk, PA. The facility you visited was originally “Polk State School for the Feeble Minded”. It was built in 1897. I lived there during the 1940s and 50s. It was then “Polk State School and Hospital”. My great-grandmother was among the first employees hired to work there. My father was the head gardener, so we lived in a staff house on the grounds. It was a wonderful,vibrant place. It was almost completely self-sustaining. 800 acres of fields, orchards, dairy herd, cattle, chickens and hogs for food. It had it’s own bakery, butcher shop, carpentry shop, etc. When I lived there there were about 3,000 patients. About 1,500 staff. In the early 1970s, patients began to be transferred into group homes or released to live on their own. Nowadays with advanced medical care, relatively few people are institutionalized. I’m not sure what’s being done there now. The photos that you took are wonderful. I hope you don’t mind if I save them for my own photo files. I’m 65 and have lived in Virginia for over 30 years. Those photographs bring back endless, happy memories.

Comment on 2009 Cleveland Cycle World Motorcycle Show – Honda by Laura Smith

Laura Smith — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:59:59 +0000

I personally love all honda bikes and think the Honda fury is a very good looking bike with all of the speed and style of Honda bikes whilst looking like a chopper.

Comment on Catastrophic Motorcycle Failure by Two more weekends of riding! | Ride With Tank

Two more weekends of riding! | Ride With Tank — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:18:30 +0000

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Comment on My last Gap adventure of the year by Tank

Tank — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:40:04 +0000

Well now the whole world knows that Robert is a brain eater!

He did the right thing. There are many who, on their death bed, will wish they had taken the chance, taken the road less traveled, and taken a spoonful of pork brains in milk gravy.

Robert can tell his grandchildren off the time he ate pork brains and those kids will know that Grandpa did not just have a life – Grandpa lived.

Comment on My last Gap adventure of the year by Keisa Updike

Keisa Updike — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:23:42 +0000

We miss you too tank. Lol we are stell talking about the pork brains you and robert are just crazy

Comment on Mystery Ride in Eastern Pennsylvania by mike

mike — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:18:54 +0000

it is polk center…i work for the PA conservation corps and we go there to hold education meetings…it used to be a hospital but it is now under the care of PA. the inside of the building doesnt suggest anything creepy, infact there are still permanent and temporary residents which recieve special care but not too many. it is also a facility for small state projects…