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Cell Block 15 (Death Row)

Cell Block 15 (Death Row)

Below is a photo of Cell Block 15 circa 1960. Most of the bars were cut out after Eastern State was abandoned.

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looks weird without the bars, like beach huts or something
Sweed
Fri 06-27-2008
Why would they bother cutting the bars out?
Shawnerr
Fri 06-27-2008
I was thinking the same thing about the bars...but they are steel so recycling them into something else would be my guess being back in steel country.
DaveWilly
Fri 06-27-2008
did you see the actual death chamber? What did they use back then? Injection? How about the good ol' fashioned firing squad? hahaha
FDNYMedic
Sat 06-28-2008
No I didn't see the death chamber; I'm not sure how people were executed here. They might have been sent to a different facility for that.
Motts
Sun 06-29-2008
Cutting out the bars before closing the prison was considered, but ultimately deemed a bad idea.
Ayu
Mon 06-30-2008
at first i thought it was like shower rooms like at a gym or beach.
Cera
Mon 06-30-2008
...OK, I can't resist.."the original Green Mile" :-)
nvusofmotts
Tue 07-01-2008
During its period of actual abandonment, (oh,say 1960's,1970's/80's)people climbed trees in back of the prison(Brown st.)to get over the wall and climb down trees inside the prison yard to get inside(they must have had a blast)Things were stolen ,such as metal,of course,but they also stole-can you believe it!-the oak doors on individual cells.Now these doors were small,with a high step to make it hard to attack the guards when exiting the cell.
The prison is bounded by 21st st. on the left,22nd st. on the right,Fairmount ave at the front (only)gate,and Brown st. in the back.
Guitorman
Fri 07-25-2008
I'll repeat : I don't think anyone was executed here.
Guitorman
Fri 07-25-2008
From which there may be no return....
Amazed
Thu 08-07-2008
Speachless.
Tvangeste
Wed 08-27-2008
Weird how they would cut out the bars, but not the beds, and some other things they have left behind here..
Spickle
Fri 10-24-2008
the bars are gone it's not the same without them
Brooke
Sun 11-02-2008
I been to Eastern State Penitnetiary on Halloween night it was so so so scary.
Deb.
Wed 12-03-2008
I agree The Green Mile that was my 1st thought
AJ
Fri 01-02-2009
yo creepy as ever dooouuu...
Mont and alt
Wed 05-06-2009
Very Cool!
Tammy
Fri 09-18-2009
Makes you think and wonder what they were thinking being on death row?
Little B
Sun 12-27-2009
Death row?...that means these are the cells where the people went b4 they were put to death, right?
Mama T
Mon 01-25-2010
ohh DEATH ROW sounds scary NOT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
meg
Tue 04-27-2010
NO ONE REALLY KNOWS WHAT WENT ON HERE BUT IAM 100 PERCENT SURE ALOT OF DEATHS OCCURED HERE AND IAM SURE IT WAS NOT A PLEASANT SIGHT.
THE WALKING STICK
Thu 08-26-2010
Hi Deb I was at Eastern State Penitentiary on Saturday morning it was so cool
ilovehorseyrides
Mon 10-11-2010
"Cellblock Fifteen opened in April 1959, replacing Cellblock Thirteen as the maximum security block. Extending from the end of Cellblock Two, Cellblock Fifteen had 17 cells on each of its two floors. This block became known as "Death Row" when men with death sentences were placed here between 1959 and 1961; however, there were never any executions at Eastern."
http://www.easternstat...lore/online-360-tour
DanniDurant
Fri 03-18-2011
@DanniDurant-Cool!!!! I will go to check these places out if I ever get a chance to return to ESP.
ilovehorseyrides
Fri 05-20-2011

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