SAN FRANCISCO, CA - - Today, we played tourist. We drove to San Francisco with the express idea of visiting Alcatraz. Once an 'escape proof' federal prison for those who would do anything to be free, today it is part of the National Parks system. Al Capone, 'Machine Gun' Kelly, Alvin "Creepy" Karpis, 'Bugsy' Segal and plenty of others spent time at Alcatraz. There were escape attemps by lesser know criminals. None (apparently) made it to freedom. The fate of three prisoners who 'escaped' in 1962 and whose remains were never found are the only ones who might have made it. Some believe they did and were smart enough to never say a word or get into trouble with the police again. Prison officials believe they drowned.
The prisoners all arrived by boat. So did we. But our trip was much nicer. And we got to leave after our short visit was over.
The most interesting part of the trip was a self-guided tour while listening to a very well made tape and following the instructions of the moderator, once a guard at Alcatraz, as he led us on and through the history of the place know as "The Rock."
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - - Today, we played tourist. We drove to San Francisco with the express idea of visiting Alcatraz. Once an 'escape proof' federal prison for those who would do anything to be free, today it is part of the National Parks system. Al Capone, 'Machine Gun' Kelly, Alvin "Creepy" Karpis, 'Bugsy' Segal and plenty of others spent time at Alcatraz. There were escape attemps by lesser know criminals. None (apparently) made it to freedom. The fate of three prisoners who 'escaped' in 1962 and whose remains were never found are the only ones who might have made it. Some believe they did and were smart enough to never say a word or get into trouble with the police again. Prison officials believe they drowned.
The prisoners all arrived by boat. So did we. But our trip was much nicer. And we got to leave after our short visit was over.
The most interesting part of the trip was a self-guided tour while listening to a very well made tape and following the instructions of the moderator, once a guard at Alcatraz, as he led us on and through the history of the place know as "The Rock."
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