EP 138 - Eastern State Penitentiary | Philadelphia, PA

Hometown Ghost Stories

Places & Travel, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Deep in the heart of the city of brotherly love.. is the Eastern State Penitentiary. Designed to strike terror into its most violent and dangerous prisoners, it's construction was heavily influenced by the Quakers. They believed that these inmates could be rehabilitated by hard work, isolation and god. They thought solitary confinement would lead these men and women to penitence, the root word of Penitentiary. But the deafening silence drove many of these prisoners to the brink of insanity, leading to riots, murders, suicides and unspeakable violent acts. Today the brooding gothic edifice is widely regarded as one of the most haunted buildings in the entire world. Tickets NOW ON SALE for our LIVE event at Barrel House Z in Weymouth, MA on 10/18/24 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-podcast-live-tickets-923112051997 Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Music by Jesse Wilkins https://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-Q Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This week on Home Town Ghost Stories.
0:04.0	Deep in the heart of the city of Brotherly Love is the Eastern State Penitentiary.
0:09.0	Designed to strike terror into its most violent and dangerous prisoners, its construction was heavily influenced by the Quakers.
0:16.0	They believed that these inmates could be rehabilitated by hard work, isolation, and God.
0:22.8	They thought that solitary confinement would lead these men and women to penitence, the root
0:27.7	word of penitentiary.
0:29.6	But the deafening silence drove many of these prisoners to the brink of insanity, leading
0:34.7	to riots, murders, suicides, and unspeakable violent acts.
0:40.2	Today, the brooding Gothic edifice is widely regarded as one of the most haunted buildings
0:45.7	in the entire world.
0:47.8	This is hometown ghost stories, the Eastern State Penitentiary.
0:57.6	Hometown Ghost Stories contains serious and often distressing events
1:02.6	and is not intended for all audiences.
1:05.7	Viewer discretion is advised.
1:10.0	Gary sat back in his office chair, staring at the clock ticking down to the weekend.
1:15.7	He was hoping no other calls would come in as he wanted to get on the road early for a weekend
1:20.2	vacation he had planned. Just another few hours. Then I'm home free, he thought. As the phone
1:26.8	began to ring, Gary let out a sigh and answered,
1:30.5	Hello, this is Gary. Cell Block 4? Sure, no problem. Will anyone be with me? No, that's fine. I just,
1:38.7	it's nothing. I'm on my way. Gary hung up the phone and slumped back in his chair. The call was to go to Eastern State
1:46.1	Penitentiary, a place where he was in awe of, but also a bit fearful. Nothing had ever
1:52.6	happened to him there, but he had heard stories. Nonetheless, the faster he got there, the faster
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