Five Eastern State Penitentiary Guards block the prison's only door. A modern motorized steel door replaced the original massive oak door in 1937. The original front door is now on display in the penitentiary's visitor center.
                                            (Sean Kelley)

Terror Behind the Walls

Five Eastern State Penitentiary Guards block the prison's only door. A modern motorized steel door replaced the original massive oak door in 1937. The original front door is now on display in the penitentiary's visitor center.

Credit: Sean Kelley