• Eastern State Penitentiary was once the most famous and expensive prison in the world, but stands today in ruin, a haunting world of crumbling cellblocks and...
  • The Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP) is a former American prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Fairmount section of the city...
  • Penitentiary, Philadelphia, c. 1831, by C. Burton. Hand-colored steel engraving. Image: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site.
  • Charles Leonard (B-1912), photographed in 1903. Photo: collection of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site.
  • 34.3k Followers, 487 Following, 1,508 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Eastern State Penitentiary (@easternstate).
  • When it was built, the Eastern State Penitentiary was one of the most expensive buildings in the United States.
  • He recounts his 1842 visit to Eastern State Penitentiary Chapter Seven in his travel journal, American Notes for General Circulation.
  • Established in 1829, Eastern State Penitentiary (“ESP”) was a pioneering correctional facility with a mission to cultivate genuine remorse, or penitence, in its...
  • Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary was built in the 1820s, inspired by Enlightenment ideas and Quaker belief in solitary reflection and penitence.
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  • By 1926, the population of Eastern State Penitentiary had grown from 250 to 1700, requiring additional cells to be built.