The no-longer-abandoned Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA. Closed in 1970, ESP was left to decay until Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site Inc. began offering tours to the public in 1994. Now, it's one of the city's major tourist destinations, drawing over 220,000 visitors a year.
Luckily, they were kind enough to let me into some of the areas that are still off limits to the public 😉 https://www.abandonedamerica.us/eastern-state-penitentiary
@AbandonedAmerica I got you, fam.
Here’s a playlist with every episode. The eastern state one is down this list some.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL78CF59E338A4F935&si=hJuRG-J9DuoZ_0pN
@AbandonedAmerica I've been there! The place feels oppressive and spooky AF.
The part in the courtyard with statistics about incarceration definitely made me think. I think it definitely influenced my feelings on prison abolition when I heard about it later.
I think it's good the museum is there, if nothing else so people not in the system can get a feel for how wrong those places feel.
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