{"id":1889,"date":"2012-11-02T10:00:56","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T15:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/?p=1889"},"modified":"2012-11-01T13:03:05","modified_gmt":"2012-11-01T18:03:05","slug":"alcatraz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/02\/alcatraz\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcatraz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On my recent trip to San Francisco, I decided to do the tourist thing and head over to Alcatraz Island. This old prison island has always been one of the places I wanted to go to. I love abandoned old buildings. Although they have converted this island to a natural reserve and a bit of a tourist attraction, it&#8217;s still pretty amazing the history behind this prison.<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1889 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/02\/alcatraz\/attachment\/67\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/67-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1890\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1890'>\n\t\t\t\tAlcatraz Island\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/02\/alcatraz\/attachment\/68\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/68-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1891\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1891'>\n\t\t\t\twarning sign\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/02\/alcatraz\/attachment\/69\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/69-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1892\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1892'>\n\t\t\t\twelcome sign\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/02\/alcatraz\/attachment\/70\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/70-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/02\/alcatraz\/attachment\/71\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/71-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/02\/alcatraz\/attachment\/72\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/72-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1895\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1895'>\n\t\t\t\tview of Golden Gate Bridge from the prison\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/02\/alcatraz\/attachment\/73\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/73-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1896\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1896'>\n\t\t\t\tcell 10\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/02\/alcatraz\/attachment\/74\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/74-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1897\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1897'>\n\t\t\t\tcheckers\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/02\/alcatraz\/attachment\/75\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/75-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/02\/alcatraz\/attachment\/76\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/willlew.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/76-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1899\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1899'>\n\t\t\t\tcontrol room\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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