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Eastern State Penitentiary Now Used Only for Storage
The 147 year old Philadelphia facility on Fairmount Avenue sits idle except for equipment storage after closing in 1970. Officials say razing would cost over $2 million, so the state leases it to Philadelphia for $1 a year and plans for its future remain uncertain. The prison's architecture and history, including Dickens and Willie Sutton era escapes, are noted as part of its enduring legacy.
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Philadelphia
Gruens
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Ken Robinson
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections
Italy
Graterford
Walter Delury
Eastern State Penitentiary
Fairmount Avenue
Philadelphia Art Museum
John Haviland
Eastern
Cherry Hill
Robinson
Easter State Penitentiary
Willie Sutton
Attica