{"id":243,"date":"2010-02-16T12:25:57","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T20:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/?p=243"},"modified":"2010-02-16T12:25:57","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T20:25:57","slug":"historic_philadelphia_jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/blog\/2010\/02\/16\/historic_philadelphia_jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Philadelphia Jail!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A visit to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/outoftown\/pennsylvania\/philadelphia\/fairmount\/easternstatepenitentiary\/index.htm\">Eastern State Penitentiary<\/a> in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia back in October:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/pennsylvania\/philadelphia\/fairmount\/easternstatepenitentiary\/18110-03-09.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Fairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/pennsylvania\/philadelphia\/fairmount\/easternstatepenitentiary\/13410-03-09.jpg\" alt=\"Barber Chair, Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Fairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/pennsylvania\/philadelphia\/fairmount\/easternstatepenitentiary\/14810-03-09.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Fairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/pennsylvania\/philadelphia\/fairmount\/easternstatepenitentiary\/02710-03-09.jpg\" alt=\"Cell, Cellblock 1, Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Fairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Al Capone&#8217;s well-appointed cell, restored to what it looked like when he had a stint there:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/pennsylvania\/philadelphia\/fairmount\/easternstatepenitentiary\/15210-03-09.jpg\" alt=\"Al Capone's Cell, Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Fairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some of the facility has been restored, but sections such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/outoftown\/pennsylvania\/philadelphia\/fairmount\/easternstatepenitentiary\/cellblock12\/index.htm\">Cellblock 12<\/a> retain their dilapidated Romantic charm:<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/pennsylvania\/philadelphia\/fairmount\/easternstatepenitentiary\/04510-03-09.jpg\" alt=\"Cellblock 12, View From Second Floor, Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Fairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nice views of Center City from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com\/bigmap\/outoftown\/pennsylvania\/philadelphia\/fairmount\/easternstatepenitentiary\/exerciseyard\/index.htm\">Exercise Yard<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/bigmap\/outoftown\/pennsylvania\/philadelphia\/fairmount\/easternstatepenitentiary\/08110-03-09.jpg\" alt=\"Baseball Diamond, Central Guard Tower and Center City Skyline From Exercise Yard, Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Avenue, Fairmount, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A visit to the Eastern State Penitentiary in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia back in October: Al Capone&#8217;s well-appointed cell, restored to what it looked like when he had a stint there: Some of the facility has been restored, but sections such as Cellblock 12 retain their dilapidated Romantic charm: Nice views of Center City 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