TOURS

    Behind the Scenes Tour: Parole, Intake and New Staff Offices

    Behind the Scenes Tour: Parole, Intake and New Staff Offices Image gallery

    Presented by Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site at Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site

    June 12-June 13, 2010


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    The Parole and Intake Offices (sometimes called by their historic name, “Bertillion”) were added to Eastern State Penitentiary’s complex of buildings in 1944. They included records rooms, showers, photography rooms and a dark room. The spaces had been in serious disrepair by the time the tour program began in 1994, and served as the temporary dressing rooms for Terror Behind the Walls for many years. The historic site has retrofitted them as staff offices, leaving as many details of the original architecture as possible (including bullet holes in some of the windows). Tour the offices, and see photographs and artifacts related to this historic, evocative place.


    • At-a-
      Glance

      • Venue Info

        Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site

        2027 Fairmount Avenue
        Philadelphia, PA 19130

        Full map and directions

      • Admission Info

        Tickets: Free with admission: Adults $12 Seniors $9 Students $8 Kids (aged 7-12) $8 Not recommended for children under the age of seven.

        Info Phone: (215) 236-3300

      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        June 12-June 13, 2010

        Times:
        10 am-5 pm (last entry 4 pm)

      • Accessibility Info

          Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.