The face in the attic

Pennsylvania · United States · Hospital

The attic is blocked off. Look in the window from outside and there is a face.

This school in Philadelphia was a hospital and a nursing school before it was a school.

Bloody hands and figures are reported in the mirrors.

The account everybody repeats concerns the attic, which is sealed. From outside the building, looking up into the window, you can see a face.

Several explanations circulate, including one about boys who were skipping lessons and got trapped up there.

None is documented, and they are not repeated here.

A face visible in an upper window from the street is the most public claim any building in this collection makes. Anybody can stand on the pavement and look, which means the story is tested constantly by people who have no investment in it, and it survives that.

It is also exactly the kind of thing old glass and a dark room produce.

The school is in use.

FAQ

Where is The face in the attic located?

The face in the attic is in Pennsylvania, United States.