Teachable Moments from Around the Globe Via Postcard

We received an interesting card and yet it is still very much a Teachable Moment for us. This postcard arrived from a post-crosser Jess Roz, thank you. The picture on the postcard may be a bit deceiving, at first glace you would think its an underground railroad or a tunnel of some kind for mining. However the picture shows the Eastern State Penitentiary. Our writers says: Hello! I got this card at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA. I was using this as a wall decoration but now I think I should send them out into the world. Happy Postcrossing! - JessRoz

The Postcard Facts Read: Easter State Penitentiary America's Most Historic Prison
When Easter State Penitentiary opened in 1829, visitors from around the world marveled at its grand architecture and radical philisophy. The experient - to reform criminals through strict isolation - soon became a model for prison design world wide. The penitentiary's vaulted, sky-lit cells held many of America's ,ost notorious criminals, including Willie Sutton and Al Capone. After 142 years, Eastern State was finally abandoned. Tours today include cellblocks, central rotunda,death row and critically acclaimed art exhibitions.
Photo by: Elena Bouvier, 1998.