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After so many years I finally managed to get to Eastern State Penitentiary, an old prison in Philadelphia, which is now a museum. Quite a weird museum, to say the least, but what a place for a photographer! Our kind is a strange people, I know... This notorious prison was opened in 1829, and was build with the idea that a solitary confinement would inspire penitence in the hearts of the criminals. It had a pretty remarkable design for its time, it had central heating system, running water and flush toilets in each cell when Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the USA was still  relieving himself in a bucket in the White House. It witnessed a lot, Charles Dickens visited it, Al Capone was kept here. It operated until 1970, and after that it is just keep crumbling. There are rumors of ghost encounters in its long dark corridors and cells. I'll be posting some of the photos I managed to take there, so stay tuned!
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*Mayfair710 Nov 20, 2012   Photographer
can't wait to see what you did there!
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:iconaponom:
A few free days a coming, hopefully I'll manage to process more pics. Time is always a big factor for me.
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*jennystokes Nov 20, 2012  Professional General Artist
Wow!
This sounds really interesting.
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:iconaponom:
As it turned out, the most of the ground is closed. I guess it is not safe enough to let the public in. Only a few cellblocks are open to visitors, but still this is a place like no other.
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*jennystokes Nov 20, 2012  Professional General Artist
OH! No!
I saw one pic today and was looking forward to seeing more????????
Sad?
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:iconaponom:
I still took a lot of pictures there, hopefully I'll process some more in the coming days. There will be four free days ahead for the Thanksgiving!
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*jennystokes Nov 21, 2012  Professional General Artist
Good to hear this.
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