Alex W
Pork and Beans connoisseur
We live about a half mile from the old Ohio State Reformatory. I drive by it every morning on my way to work but the only times I have been in it were for the haunted house they host in October. We were bored so we decided to drive over and take a tour of the place. For anyone that doesn't know, it was the prison where they filmed the Shawshank Redemption, Air Force One, and a handful of music videos (Lil' Wayne and Godsmack come to mind).
Here's the front where the entrance to the warden's living quarters was.
One of the cell blocks from the outside
This picture was of the women's living quarters. The light shines in from either side to make a white x on the floor in the hallway which I found sorta creepy.
Another from the women's living quarters. The woodwork was still in relatively good condition but the rest of the rooms are very deteriorated.
Here are a couple pics from the room they used when Red was released.
Here are a couple from the chapel. It held all 1900 inmates every Sunday. The inmates were originally left alone in here and then they caught three of them trying to escape by removing bricks from behind a book case. In the back of the chapel were two tiny solitary rooms. I'm guessing they were for the more dangerous inmates.
This is 3 rows up in the Eastern cell block
This is looking down the back of the Eastern cell block about 3 rows up.
The prison library
One side of the western cell block
Staircases at either end of the cell blocks
Here's the front where the entrance to the warden's living quarters was.
One of the cell blocks from the outside
This picture was of the women's living quarters. The light shines in from either side to make a white x on the floor in the hallway which I found sorta creepy.
Another from the women's living quarters. The woodwork was still in relatively good condition but the rest of the rooms are very deteriorated.
Here are a couple pics from the room they used when Red was released.
Here are a couple from the chapel. It held all 1900 inmates every Sunday. The inmates were originally left alone in here and then they caught three of them trying to escape by removing bricks from behind a book case. In the back of the chapel were two tiny solitary rooms. I'm guessing they were for the more dangerous inmates.
This is 3 rows up in the Eastern cell block
This is looking down the back of the Eastern cell block about 3 rows up.
The prison library
One side of the western cell block
Staircases at either end of the cell blocks
