Eastern State Penitentiary's Summer Nights series continues Saturday, July 11, with an after-hours event celebrating music, poetry and storytelling at the historic prison. Held from 6-9 p.m., Music & ...

Eastern State Penitentiary is a 9.8-acre abandoned prison in Philadelphia. In 2019, I took a tour of the ruins and walked through the former cell blocks and prison cells. The crumbling facades, ...

That synagogue, the first established within an American prison, was originally restored in 2009. It opened that spring along ...

Eastern State Penitentiary is opening a new exhibition that explores the history of Jewish life, religious freedom, and the nation’s first prison synagogue. “Freedom Through Faith: Judaism at Eastern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As the weather cools down and leaves begin to change, another exciting time is upon: Halloween. Eastern State Penitentiary, a ...

Visitors at Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site learn about sports and recreation behind bars. (Courtesy of Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South ...

In 1787, four years after the American Revolutionary War, the United States was a country brimming with possibility, and no city felt the excitement more than Philadelphia. Delegates such as Alexander ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The historic Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia will bring back tours and even open a beer garden after a tough year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sean Kelley, the ...

The coronavirus pandemic has forced massive layoffs at a top cultural attraction in Philadelphia. Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site has laid off about 40% of its staff, implemented salary ...