Friday, June 22, 2012

Calling For Alcatraz to be Reopened

Let's put the Wall Street bank robbers in the cells!

"1962 Alcatraz escape remains a mystery" June 10, 2012

NEW YORK -- Alcatraz, an aging, 12-acre prison whose crumbling concrete and deteriorated plumbing had grown increasingly expensive to maintain, was closed in 1963 and is now a tourist attraction....

I've been there, readers. 

Also see: Golden Memories

California Landslide

Alcatraz was my favorite part of the trip because of the history.  

Interesting that it was closed under Bobby Kennedy.

While their names are all but forgotten, their breakout has been a subject of fascination to many Americans, [including] a 1979 movie, “Escape from Alcatraz,’’ starring Clint Eastwood as Frank Lee Morris....

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Also see: The Toilet by the Bay

Ever hear of Occupy Alcatraz, readers?