This is the view of the island you can see as you approach Alcatraz via the Alcatraz Cruise Line. All I really knew about Alcatraz was from the movie Escape from Alcatraz with Clint Eastwood. I would highly recommend you read this to learn more. One of the things I never knew was there was a small population of families of the guards that also lived on the island. The children went to school via the ferry and it was a much sought after place to live with a waiting list since it was so inexpensive. The things you learn....
I'm always happy to learn something new when visiting different blogs! Thanks for this info, Neva!
ReplyDeleteFantastic post Neva.. I have read up on this place before, it as some great history to it. I followed the link and noted a few things of interest which I will have to find the time to follow up..
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great picture, they let you out?
ReplyDeleteIt was a close thing!!!
ReplyDeleteA few years ago my son who is a photographer went there and took a lot of photos. He was disappointed as the place was a mess of rusty iron and peeling paint. Is it still like that?
ReplyDeleteI loved our tour of Alcatraz. We went about a year ago.
ReplyDeleteThat´s a new view ... at least for me!
ReplyDeleteLiked it.
Jim stole my joke! Great photo. I like the Nicolas Cage film The Rock set on Alcatraz. All that sun, blue sky and no snow must have been a nice change for you!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot. You are enjoying your new camera!
ReplyDeleteNice shot from the ferry. I hope you were able to see most of the island since you had a limited amount of time before your flight. I look forward to seeing more photos from your SF tours. You've probably got a tons of photos to sort through.
ReplyDeleteIts a cold and isolated place to live but a fascinating history. The tour reall is the best. I have to go back every few years to see and hear it again.
ReplyDeleteHi Neva! This is Alex, I meet you at the zoo with John's group.
ReplyDeleteThat is cool, how close did you guys get to the island? Leave it up to a visitor to get closer to Alcatraz than I've ever have.
I'm completely re-making my online presence, so my new blog is heavily under construction at the moment: http://blindingobvious.wordpress.com/
Take care.
Alex
When you see the conditions in Alcatraz it should have been enough to make the criminals stop -I guess they don't think like normal people.
ReplyDeleteMust show this to my daughter. She was there last month.
ReplyDeleteIf you are into young adult literature at all, there is a neat novle published a couple of years ago and nominated for several awards: Al Capone Does My Shirts by Genny Cholenko. It followes the life of a family living on the island in the 30s.
ReplyDeleteThe history of Alcatraz is very interesting. I went on a tour and it was really interesting.
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