- Nowadays, Eastern State Penitentiary is a museum, that’s open for anybody who wants to take a look at the first penitentiary ever built.
- Chicago gangster Al Capone spent eight months locked up in Eastern State Penitentiary. Apparently, the spirits of the prison were powerful enough to terrify even...
- Formerly recognized as the world’s most renowned and expensive prison, the vast Eastern State Penitentiary operated from 1829 to 1970.
- Walk west one block and the entrance to Eastern State Penitentiary is on the right-hand side of Fairmount Avenue between 21st and 22nd Streets.
- The Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, which was built to apply the Pennsylvania System of imprisonment, served as a model for numerous...
- From its beginnings, the Eastern State Penitentiary was a feat of architectural brilliance, featuring a radial plan reminiscent of a bird’s outstretched wings.
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- Eastern State Penitentiary was designed by British architect John Haviland, one of the most notable architects working from Philadelphia in the 19th century.
- This Eastern State Penitentiary version of isolation sounded pretty horrible; and it looked horrible too – which is why I was there.