I think it's easier to get a feel for the Rock if I just show you some of the pictures I took...
Our Boat
Alcatraz
your greeting
"Persons procuring or concealing escape of prisoners are subject to prosecution and imprisonment"
"Persons procuring or concealing escape of prisoners are subject to prosecution and imprisonment"
the lighthouse and I believe the warden's quarters that were burned down during the Indian takeover of Alcatraz in the 70s
where families of officer's and guard's lived, children were shuttled back and forth every day to San Francisco for school
where families of officer's and guard's lived, children were shuttled back and forth every day to San Francisco for school
evidence of two different times in the island's life
in the 1970s as a sort of self-determination and returning to ancestral roots Indians from San Francisco and eventually all around took over Alcatraz Island
in the 1970s as a sort of self-determination and returning to ancestral roots Indians from San Francisco and eventually all around took over Alcatraz Island
the social hall and Angel Island in the distance
what's left of the social hall
Caroline peeking inside
the interior of the social hall- it had a bowling alley and soda fountain, residents were members of bowling leagues
Caroline peeking inside
the interior of the social hall- it had a bowling alley and soda fountain, residents were members of bowling leagues
the sign read "apartments"
more housing for families- the island also had a post office
I don't know what this building was since this was as close as we could get, but it looked broken down and hollow on the inside
the morgue
the prison
where prisoners first got acquainted with Alcatraz, shoes were lined up on the tables
where prisoners traded in street clothes for prison attire
the showers
I think this was "Michigan Ave"
"Broadway"
the average furnished prison cell
the corner of cellblock C, "C-D St"
in a 1942 prison escape attempt that left guards and prisoners dead, the marines and national guard were called in and hurled grenades at the armed prisoners and left these pock marks on the ground
in a 1942 prison escape attempt that left guards and prisoners dead, the marines and national guard were called in and hurled grenades at the armed prisoners and left these pock marks on the ground
entrance to D Block, unruly prisoners were sent here, also contained isolation or "the hole"
D Block
a cell in D Block
isolation
isolation again, one of the prisoners talked about how he would pass the time by removing a button from his shirt and throwing it in the air, he would spin around a couple times and then search on his hands and knees for it
the gun gallery, prison guards would patrol these posts with rifles
a small window looking out to San Francisco
the view that constantly reminded the prisoners of what they were missing
visitation window on the prisoners' side
visitation from the side of the visitor
the exterior of the administration building
mail room, office
a sound board and microphone
the average guard attire, prisoners called them "red ties"
what's left of the warden's quarters
some of the view from right outside the administration building
in 1962 3 prisoners escaped into San Francisco bay on a raft fashioned out of raincoats, they created wax heads with real hair to fool the guards when they were taking head counts that night
they dug through their walls with spoons (sorry it's blurry)
the kitchen
dining hall
these canisters are all over the dining hall and if they were turned on gas would have filled the entire dining area, fortunately they never had to be
before Alcatraz was a prison it was a military post protecting the mainland, this is a howitzer- it would be loaded with multiple cannonballs and would tear through anything in its way
Alcatraz is now a national park, but the modern day version of Alcatraz can be found in Florence, Colorado
heading back to San Francisco
boat full of tired and probably cold people
goodbye Alcatraz
the exterior of the administration building
mail room, office
a sound board and microphone
the average guard attire, prisoners called them "red ties"
what's left of the warden's quarters
some of the view from right outside the administration building
in 1962 3 prisoners escaped into San Francisco bay on a raft fashioned out of raincoats, they created wax heads with real hair to fool the guards when they were taking head counts that night
they dug through their walls with spoons (sorry it's blurry)
the kitchen
dining hall
these canisters are all over the dining hall and if they were turned on gas would have filled the entire dining area, fortunately they never had to be
before Alcatraz was a prison it was a military post protecting the mainland, this is a howitzer- it would be loaded with multiple cannonballs and would tear through anything in its way
Alcatraz is now a national park, but the modern day version of Alcatraz can be found in Florence, Colorado
heading back to San Francisco
boat full of tired and probably cold people
goodbye Alcatraz
hey El...alcatraz looks eerie....how about seeing some of YOU in the next pictures....miss you already.
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