Once a state institute for the disabled and now a seasonal haunted house site, Pennhurst Asylum may soon become a data center.
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The AI Buildout Is So Big Even a Haunted House Owner Wants In
The co-owner of Pennsylvania's Pennhurst Asylum has big plans for a data center.
About an hour’s drive northwest of Philadelphia, the ruins of a state-run medical institute rise from the banks of the Schuylkill River.
It’s here where real estate developer Derek Strine has been scaring locals for years. His haunted attraction, Pennhurst Asylum, every fall hosts tens of thousands of visitors for a well-controlled fright.