Built in 1822-29 this prison housed a few famous inmates until it closed in 1970 and became a National Historic Landmark. There's a lot more info at http://www.easternstate.org/

If you'd like to purchase any of the photos in this gallery, please feel free to email and we can arrange that. ESP Requires that I put "Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadpelphia, PA" on the photo. My watermark will not be on any prints.