When Shauna asked us if we were interested, she noted that they were being booked quickly, and indeed there were no walkups for our tour.
We didn't really book it with Fathers Day in mind, but it really made for a nice, memorable day for me after that great start at the restaurant for breakfast.
I will probably post more photos and more detail later, but for now, let me hit you with a few photos, all done in an old fashioned albumen processing style because the history of this penitentiary goes back almost 200 years.
So, without much further comment ...
Mug shots ... sort of ↑
A cell block ↓
Hardened inmates ↓
From the segregation ward with the food slot in the second photo ↓
It was an interesting tour of what is arguably Canada's most famous prison, certainly Ontario's.
hehe, awesome captures!!
ReplyDeleteLife on the inside, a great tour.
ReplyDeleteDorchester is available for overnight visits this year since it closed. Not sure I'd like that but...
I haven't been inside .... yet! ..... but it certainly looks a gruesome place on the outside.
ReplyDeleteThe usual suspects!
ReplyDeleteLove how your granddaughter is holding out her hands Oliver Twist style and your grandson is climbing the walls (ok, the bars, but it sounded better with walls).
Too funny! These are priceless!
ReplyDeleteappropriately creepy in the tinted B&W. :: thumbs up ::
ReplyDeleteOh those poor locked up children. :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful images.
Gruesome. My hubby tutored women in the women's prison. Most were incarcerated for holding their boyfriends' drugs, at the time. He has no wish to visit!!!
ReplyDeleteFun mug shots and imprisoned children too and glad you didn't leave anyone imprisoned. yes, the b&w did lead much grittiness to the prison.
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