Philadelphia's Mega Prison | Eastern State Penitentiary

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• IT

  @ITSHISTORY · 2 years ago · pinned

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• BL

  @blandrooker6541 · 2 years ago

  First program I&apos;ve seen on this building that didn&apos;t involve night vision gear and ghost hunters 👍

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• AL

  @AlfonsoXIVdeColchón · 2 years ago

  Lived for 2 years in the Fairmount area of Philly, Pennsylvania Ave, blocks away from Eastern State. Even went to events there and a tour. It’s actually quite cool and the Firehouse restaurant right in front is really good.

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• TI

  @timbuckjr9081 · 2 years ago

  I had the pleasure of helping install the AC unit and duct work for it to help preserve what is left of the murals Lester Smith painted on the walls of the Chaplain&apos;s office. &nbsp;My co-worker and I were able to park inside and we would get there an hour early to just roam the halls. &nbsp;It was pretty surreal. &nbsp;I remember having a conversation with the roofers and how they had to take large pieces of sheet metal and make it look like the old soldered tin panels.

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• RI

  @richduerr4471 · 2 years ago (edited)

  To call the prison &apos;abandoned&apos; is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard! &nbsp;It holds daily guided tours, and really fun Halloween tours that are over the top! &nbsp;It has been kept restored to the utmost, including a recreation of Al Capone&apos;s cell. &nbsp;I have toured it about five times, two of them Halloween tours. &nbsp;They even have a little drinkng bar at the end of the tour, and give discount tickets &nbsp;for the bar/restaurant across the street. &nbsp;It is only abandoned by the ghosts of those who were incarcerated there. &nbsp;Or is it? &nbsp;If you have a couple hours to kill in Philly, I highly recommend you work that tour into your schedule.

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• EV

  @eventiderapture · 2 years ago

  I’d love if you covered my favorite museum in Philly; The Mutter Museum. Thomas Mutter was a fascinating individual.

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• AA

  @aaronschaefer4167 · 2 years ago

  I just did that tour last year it takes way longer than a half an hour to go through everything there are 50 plus stops covering almost every aspect of the prison and human life. Steve buscemi is great in it. Maybe if you can press everything Steve buscemi said with no time to walk between all the different stops it would take a half an hour that does not include all the interviews and extra stuff that&apos;s in that tour tour. If you&apos;re anywhere near Philadelphia I highly recommend going on it!

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• 1G

  @1GirlieGirl · 2 years ago

  I go to Terror Behind The Walls every Halloween! I swear it gets more scary every year, I love it! And when my friend Justin was growing up down the street from the prison, he and his cousin broke in and got stuck inside haha they screamed and screamed until someone who lived on Brown St heard them and called the cops. I encourage anyone who visits Philly to take a tour, it&apos;s awesome.

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• IS

  @Iswearthatsnotmine · 1 year ago (edited)

  I just found this channel. I live in Philly and I&apos;m a contractor. I worked there for 6 months doing repairs to the brick and stone work. The whole Fairmount area is pretty cool to visit but I definitely recommend checking out the prison if you ever make your way to the Philly area. Very cool piece of history!!

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• XN

  @xnbk-yotiex5247 · 2 years ago

  I still remember this prison. When I was a child, my father use to drive me by it every now and then

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• MI

  @mindyhiteshue · 1 year ago

  I toured the prison about 10 years ago, it was absolutely terrifying. Thank you so much for this documentary, very interesting to learn even more about it.

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• TD

  @tdsollog · 2 years ago

  Halloween at Eastern State is amazing. They do it up!

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