The castle-like Eastern State Penitentiary is one of Philadelphia's most important historic sites. Having opened in 1829, this Quaker-inspired prison sought to reform prisoners using isolation and ...

Not every facility has faced the same fate. One became a popular museum, while others have been sold or are set for costly ...

Nascent journalist Santiago Ortiz loves a challenge. His latest: Could he turn a Phillies spring training game into a day ...

You cannot visit the USS Indianapolis — it’s at the bottom of the Philippine Sea — but you can visit a 13-foot scale model at ...

Perhaps the greatest success story can be found at the former Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. The prison was abandoned for nearly two decades until it was redeveloped into a historic ...

Small presses have a long history in Philly. In fact, publishing is one of the city’s oldest industries. Just three years after its founding, the city already had its first […] ...

Apple TV+ first aired Dope Thief on March 14, 2025. Drawing on Dennis Tafoya's 2009 book, Peter Craig developed this crime drama.

And one of America's best-known and (arguably) most popular abandoned buildings sits right in the heart of Philadelphia: Eastern State Penitentiary. Occupying several blocks of Philadelphia's ...

Jessie Hoffman, Jr. was pronounced dead around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday at the State Penitentiary at Angola, officials announced in ...