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Capone's Cell

Capone's Cell

The infamous gangster Al Capone spent eight months in this cell in 1929. The Philadelphia Daily Ledger published reports of his stay being quite luxurious in lieu of his fellow inmates.

His former cell looked much like the others by the time ESP was abandoned, but Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site, Inc. created a reconstruction of it in 2002, and is viewable to the public.
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Awesome shot!!
Benz Boy 1996
Thu 06-26-2008
Nicer than my living room! : ) ...haha
Smokey Joe Wood
Thu 06-26-2008
haaa that's awesome. are those lights on? i guess this place still had electricty
Dean
Thu 06-26-2008
wonder if he hid the gold from Geraldo in here
Joe
Thu 06-26-2008
I wonder if he's still around....
Canada
Fri 06-27-2008
i wonder how did it compare to martha stewarts cell .
markymark
Fri 06-27-2008
wow! It's awesome that they "preserved" this major piece of history.
Shawnerr
Fri 06-27-2008
thats cool!
DaveWilly
Fri 06-27-2008
VERY NICE! CRIME DOES PAY.....NOT!!!
A.S.V.
Fri 06-27-2008
I won't mind staying overnight there. Perhaps something revealing might appear in my dream. Like, where he hid his safe at.
Hallucinator
Sun 06-29-2008
Thats crazy!
Thanks for this shot!
Zara
Sun 06-29-2008
wow, his stay must have been so uncomfortable, lol
Stacy
Sun 06-29-2008
yeah no luxurys or nothing for al
Cera
Mon 06-30-2008
I would love a closeup of that painting. It looks almost like a Picasso work. What is that in the back wall? A Radio?
Kurt
Sat 07-05-2008
world's "fanciest" cell!
DSH
Sat 07-05-2008
Very lavish furnishings. Tastefully decorated. Wallpaper?
Michelle
Sat 07-05-2008
Al Capone is one of my heros. I wonder if any of this furniture is original. I also heard he left here because of the ghost or "black figure" would always walk by the cell.
Ozzy
Mon 07-07-2008
one word....WOW !!!
sweet one
Sat 07-12-2008
just fix the walls and floor I could live in that!
e man
Sun 07-20-2008
Al Capone (January 17,1899 to january 25,1947) obeyed the pater familia to take a hit and lay low by going to prison on an easily accessable weapons charge after the St Valentine's Day massacre although I don't think staying here was a pic nic.
Al died riddled with syphilus in quiet retirement (not prison) in 1947 after turning 48.
Guitorman
Fri 07-25-2008
Why not just leave him mints on his pillow as well? Haha!
Dustin
Fri 07-25-2008
Not yet dying...

Amazing shot!
Tvangeste
Wed 08-27-2008
Damn. That's even better than my house!
CoyoteSolar
Sat 09-06-2008
i wonder where all his stuff went to? it would be awsome to find!
monkey
Sat 09-06-2008
ha this is so cool. i love that old kind of furniture. i love those kind of rugs. and lamp shades.
Jade Jean
Tue 09-09-2008
the whole luxury of the cell thing reminds me of Good Fellas
Amanda
Sun 09-28-2008
Absolutely amazing. Incredible shot. Everything just looks so pristine.
Britt
Sun 10-05-2008
Kurt: yep, it's a radio. Usually ones this big had record players built in, too.
Bluebottle
Tue 10-14-2008
See? They seem to have taken the bars away from some of the cells, but they didn't take anything away from this cell, and there are some pretty nice things in here too! And are those lights on? Could you just flick the switch and turn them on? If so, kinda weird!
Spickle
Fri 10-24-2008
cuz hes ganster
vegi 3
Sun 10-26-2008
that's nicer then my bedroom and bathroom put together
Brooke
Sun 11-02-2008
Didnt ghost hunters visit here?
Mouri
Thu 11-06-2008
awsome shots motts
john w
Sat 11-08-2008
You are sentenced to six months in prison with no DVR!
Wrath Barcane
Wed 11-19-2008
Yeah Ghost Hunters (TAPS) did investigate here twice. On there first visit they got a video of a shadow man walking around. Second time, I don't think they caught much.
Ozzy
Sun 12-07-2008
You can get a pretty nice cell" with a kind word and a gun."
donzo27
Sat 12-27-2008
I have a radio that might be the model Mr. Capone used. Does anyone know exactly what he had?
historynut
Fri 01-02-2009
Capone is dead btw. Motts was this in the prison or what
Trevor
Sun 02-08-2009
eastern state penn is the 2nd most haunted place in america
lol
Tue 02-10-2009
This cell stands out from all the other cells in the prison
Jacob
Thu 04-09-2009
Ghost Hunters TAPS did 2 investigations there. Yup, there is still power. I know you weren't there at night Motts, but did you happen to experience anything paranormal?
Zac
Tue 04-28-2009
I wonder if that stuff is in a museum somewhere?
Tammy
Fri 09-18-2009
The red adds a nice touch of color.
Tammy
Fri 09-18-2009
my husband's great-uncle Shooey Malone arrested Al Capone!
barb malone
Tue 10-27-2009
I think this would be a place to stay the night and see what all you hear and poss. see!!
Lindsay
Fri 10-30-2009
I have that exact desk in my home. My husband got it from an antique dealer around 25 years ago. I wonder if it was Al's? It was in great condition but I used some Formbys stuff on it to recondition it. It is pretty awesome like the picture here.
Weezer
Sat 11-07-2009
Visited in sept. Glad I took the self guided tour. Historical ,Yes. Haunted, doubt it.
Bill.S
Thu 11-12-2009
awesome shit
jhghjghj
Fri 01-08-2010
I have GOT to see this for myself!!!
ilovehorseyrides
Sun 02-21-2010
I found one of these book cabinets in a thrift shop in Erie, Pa. I had never seen the cell, but I KNEW it was a FIND!! :) It's SO cool to see it in these photos!!!
Mary, Northeast Ohio
Sun 03-07-2010
love that room for many reasons but can say its for me to know and you to find out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
meg
Tue 04-27-2010
Why would Al ever want to leave?
Steve
Sat 07-10-2010
Dis Capone's son deadly!! Italoamericano the brave seller! Him cont. Or de room count its dreams up to now.... All and for all him be part of the people who strived to the heights... Blessed Alberto Capone....
Swahilian
Fri 08-06-2010
IF YOU GUYS WATCHED THE EPISODE WITH T.A.P.S THEY WERE TAPING ONE PARTICULAR HALL BUT THEY WENT TO LUNCH WITH THE CAMERA THOUGH RUNNING THEN LATER ON THEY WENT TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO THE EVPS FOR ANY STRANGE OCCURANCES AND IN THAT HALL THEY CAUGHT A MAN AT LEAST THAT IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE COME OUT OF A CELL CROUCHED DOWN WEARING A LONG BACK ROBE THEN GETS UP RUNNING DOWN THE HALL...VERY CREEPY INDEED,YOU CAN GOOGLE IT TO SEE IT.I THINK IT LOOKS LIKE THE GRIM REAPER
THE WALKING STICK
Thu 08-26-2010
I didn't see it but I WAS at ESP today!!!
ilovehorseyrides
Sat 10-09-2010
That is the nicest jail cell I've ever seen!
Caleah
Wed 12-08-2010
Ah, more ghost doubters. Eastern State is definitely haunted.
gypsy74
Sat 04-30-2011
There are three lamps and a radio in that cell. What I'm wondering were did all of the outlets come from. There is one light on the upper right wall. I pretty sure they did not have outlets in cells way back then. and if they did it would take a three prong socket or two extention cords to operatate all of his stuff. It looks good . But I think something is fishy in Denmark.
Jack Diamond
Fri 05-13-2011
That little statue head, on top of the radio, it's a copy of Michelangelo's David.

The man had good, classical taste.
Laura
Wed 06-22-2011
awesome picture! The furniture looks amazing like it hasn't been that long since it's been used.
kayla
Wed 09-14-2011
I love this shot!
Flandre Scarlet
Mon 11-14-2011
and the lights still work?
biig L
Sat 03-03-2012
dis is a nice cell wish i had one when i went in
big boy
Tue 04-24-2012

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