Thursday 12 June 2014

San Francisco: Alcatraz

A warm sunny day in San Francisco for a ferry ride across to Alcatraz, all looked inviting...


As we got closer and the buildings come into view the mood changed.














Until one lands.
Immediately I noticed the lack of color, the signage becomes really grim and a reminder of what the history of the island over the last few centuries.



The all seeing guardhouse as sentinel along the pathway to the cell house.



Desolation of crumbling buildings and the story starts.


Infamous cell house from the exercise yard, I am cold and windswept in this photo and feeling low.

The wardens lived in this mansion with a glorious view towards San Francisco but a few steps away from the cell house


Final image which says it all….


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