| Page Views: 867 Last Visit to Philadelphia: June, 2005 | Philadelphia - The Eastern State Penitentiary by calcaf38 - last update: Mar 5, 2006 |
I dreamed of visiting the Eastern State Penitentiary for years.
In the Summer of 2005, I was in an unusual mood, because I was between jobs.
So, no Bangladesh, no Devil's Island that summer.
But on only one tank of gas, I could enjoy the haunting ruins of the Eastern State Penitentiary, and I was not disappointed. |
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| Pros: | "Fantastic, haunting, wrenching, thought provoking" | | Cons: | "A sad place" | | In A Nutshell: | "www.easternstate.org" |
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brazwhazz Fri Jan 9, 2009 14:54 UTC
Hi Oliver, thanks for checking out my Solovetsky page! (And yes, the island is as remote on VT as it is in real life.) I visited ESP in 2006, and I loved it! Your comments sum up the place very well. Good luck on your future travels! :) | toonsarah Mon May 26, 2008 09:46 UTC
Wow - amazing page about a clearly amazing place! You capture the haunting atmosphere so well. | angiebabe Thu Oct 4, 2007 23:04 UTC
Hi Oliver, was in Phily a few yrs ago and enjoyed the visit - esp the Art Museum - so a surprise to see yr tips on something so interesting that i didnt know was there. tho i didnt have much time.thanks for your pics and info. | craic Wed Jul 18, 2007 00:25 UTC
it gives off the vibe of the old melbourne jail where ned kelly was hung - they never saw or spoke to another human being either - and the cells had such thick walls they must have suffered from sensory deprivation - very cruel - but what a wonderful page |
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