Results 1 to 7 of 7

Thread: View from Alcatraz

  1. #1
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Toronto, Canada
    Posts
    8,458
    Threads
    682
    Thank You Posts

    Default View from Alcatraz

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    Last in the series although I have a few odds and ends which I will get to sometime later. This is the view from the island looking south across the bay to San Francisco. Not quite what it would have looked like in 1963 when the prison eventually closed, but it must have really increased the prisoner's sense of isolation.
    I hope you have enjoyed Hearst Castle, and Alcatraz, and have more of a sense of what they look like. Thanks for dropping by!

  2. #2
    Gus Cobos
    Guest

    Default

    I like the perspective Lady Jackie, I enjoyed both of your series...thanks for sharing...:cool:

  3. #3
    Ákos Lumnitzer
    Guest

    Default

    Nice shot of the city, what a great view! Thanks for the series also Jackie. Great learning. :)

  4. #4
    Alfred Forns
    Guest

    Default

    Great series Jackie .... they had a great swim team :)

  5. #5
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Location
    New Jersey
    Posts
    23,119
    Threads
    1,523
    Thank You Posts
    Blog Entries
    55

    Default

    Really neat and interesting series Jackie!! I hope you go on vacation more often-I feel like I was there!!!

  6. #6
    Lifetime Member Stu Bowie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Centurion, South Africa
    Posts
    21,360
    Threads
    1,435
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    If my memory serves me correct, there was one person who actually escaped and managed the swim. It would be interesting to have set up at the same place every five years, and record the changes over time.

  7. #7
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Toronto, Canada
    Posts
    8,458
    Threads
    682
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    They are asking for new recruits all the time all. Not sure why, think it has something to do with sinking:)
    Stuart I'd be interested in seeing the piece where someone did mange to swim amd get away. One man did swim, but he was so tired they nabbed him under the GG Bridge.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics