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As continued from Phabulous Philly (Part I)...

Behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art on the Schuylkill River sits the Fairmount Water Works.
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The Fairmount Water Works was the first municipal waterworks in the United States. Today it houses a waterworks "interpretive center" and an expensive restaurant.
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Fairmount Water Works (cont.)...
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Inside the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center...
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We then took a quick drive through Fairmount Park which hugs the Schuylkill River.
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We also passed Philly's famous "Boat House Row" which also sits on the Schuylkill River.
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A distant, but zoomed-in shot of the top of the Comcast Center from roughly the area of The Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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In the Fairmount section of Philly sits the historic Eastern State penitentiary.
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The Eastern State Penitentiary is considered one of America's most historic former prisons and was open from 1829-1971.
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The prison is maintained in a state of "managed decay" which is absolutely perfect for taking pictures.
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Eastern State Penitentiary (cont.)...
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A typical cell in Eastern State Penitentiary.
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Eastern State Penitentiary (cont.)...
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Al Capone's cell. Surprisingly, they allowed him to bring most of his own furniture. He lived here for about a year.
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Eastern State Penitentiary (cont.)...
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One of the only parts of the complex to be rehabilitated is the prison's original Jewish synagogue.
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One of the prison's guard towers.
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Eastern State Penitentiary (cont.)...
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The prison is also home to a variety of permanent and temporary art exhibits, including this one titled "Ghost Cats."
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Eastern State Penitentiary (cont.)...
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Where you went when you were really, really, bad.
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Eastern State Penitentiary (cont.)...
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I've never seen a combined sink/toilet before, but here is one on Eastern State's "death row."
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Eastern State Penitentiary's "death row" (cont.)
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A refurbished greenhouse on the grounds of Eastern State Penitentiary.
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Eastern State Penitentiary (cont.)...
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The prison's barber shop?
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A final shot from Eastern State Penitentiary.
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Continued in Phabulous Philly (Part III). - Coming soon!
 
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Philadelphia Part 2 - Good pics again!

DK: More good Philadelphia pics - Along the Schuykill River for starters I noted Boathouse Row in the background of pics 1 and 5 along with #11 as noted.
I like the way the buildings are lit with small white lights at night...
#10-The bridge that takes the NY and Northbound Amtrak NEC Main Line across the Schuykill in the vicinity of Girard Avenue near the Philadelphia Zoo
(behind you) - note the catenary poles above on the bridge.
Good group of Eastern State Pen pics - I have NOT been there but this gives me a little idea of what to expect there...LI MIKE
 
DK: More good Philadelphia pics - Along the Schuykill River for starters I noted Boathouse Row in the background of pics 1 and 5 along with #11 as noted.
I like the way the buildings are lit with small white lights at night...
#10-The bridge that takes the NY and Northbound Amtrak NEC Main Line across the Schuykill in the vicinity of Girard Avenue near the Philadelphia Zoo
(behind you) - note the catenary poles above on the bridge.
Good group of Eastern State Pen pics - I have NOT been there but this gives me a little idea of what to expect there...LI MIKE
Eastern State is arguably worth a trip to the area alone. It's really quite something and as good as I think my pictures of it are, they hardly begin to do it justice.
 

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