Old Joliet Prison...

gnagel · Oct 14, 2020

Last weekend, I visited the Joliet Prison. This prison operational from 1858 to 2002. The prison was featured in The Blues Brothers as well as the Prison Break television series. Here are some of my favorite photographs from my visit:

1- East Cellblock

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3- The Chapel

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9- The Chapel

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11- Death Row Cell

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Thanks for looking...
Glenn

mjcmt · Oct 14, 2020

B&W does justice to the decay and remorse of prison life.
As these self guided tours?
Did you see the section they fixed up for prison break?

gnagel · Oct 14, 2020

mjcmt said:
B&W does justice to the decay and remorse of prison life.
As these self guided tours?
Did you see the section they fixed up for prison break?

Thanks Michael...this was a photography tour that's offered twice per month. The tour is limited to 20 people for a 4 hours period. Tripods are permitted.

I didn't see the section from Prison Break...and I explored all areas open to the photography tour.

Glenn

Dean_Gretsch · Oct 14, 2020

I agree the BW edit definitely works well with this type. I remember seeing Blues Brothers when it first came out a long, long time ago

Space Face · Oct 14, 2020

Intimidating looking place. Don't fancy having been in there in it's hay day.

gnagel · Oct 14, 2020

Dean_Gretsch said:
I agree the BW edit definitely works well with this type. I remember seeing Blues Brothers when it first came out a long, long time ago

Thanks Dean...I remember seeing it back then as well.

Space Face said:
Intimidating looking place. Don't fancy having been in there in it's hay day.

The place certainly makes one appreciate one's freedom!

Glenn

Philmar · Oct 15, 2020

great series!

gnagel · Oct 15, 2020

Philmar said:
great series!

Thank you!

Glenn

charlie76 · Oct 15, 2020

Wow...well, I must say that a few of these I think are extraordinary images. This would include #1 , #3 (obviously!), #8 and #11. Besides my bias to black and white, and knowing that John Balushi did time in Joilet, love the photos. Very nicely done stuff.

gnagel · Oct 15, 2020

charlie76 said:
Wow...well, I must say that a few of these I think are extraordinary images. This would include #1 , #3 (obviously!), #8 and #11. Besides my bias to black and white, and knowing that John Balushi did time in Joilet, love the photos. Very nicely done stuff.

Thanks Charlie...most of the subject matter seemed to call for B&W conversions!

Glenn