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Press Releases Eastern State Penitentiary :: Home
Press contact:
Ellen Gilbert
epg@EasternState.org
(215) 236-5111 x15
Press Releases 
Category: Historic Site
Dec 8, 2008

Eastern State Penitentiary kicks off Winter Adventure Tours with prison themed ice sculpture contest

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Local company Fear No Ice will carve three designs and visitors will vote on their favorite Eastern State sculpture

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Aug 21, 2008

Eastern State Penitentiary Hosts Tunnel Escape Weekend

Event features interactive activities for families along with actors recounting the conflicting tales of the 1945 tunnel escape

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May 19, 2008

Twilight Tours

Eastern State Penitentiary “Summer Twilight Tours” Continue in 2008
Wednesday Nights in June, July and August

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Apr 1, 2008

Special Topic Tours

Eastern State Penitentiary Offers Guided Tours
On Subjects of Escapes, Daily Life, Archival Collections and Prisoner Uprisings

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Mar 12, 2008

Lost Prison Synagogue

Open for First Time in Thirty-Five Years

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Jan 1, 2008
Dec 11, 2007

“Winter Adventure Tours”

An hour-long tour of the beautiful, winter cellblocks
with an expert guide and a cup of Hot Chocolate!

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Aug 22, 2007
Mar 13, 2007
Category: Artist Installations
May 1, 2008
Category: Special Events - Bastille Day
Jun 2, 2008

Annual Bastille Day Festival

Features Fairmount’s Irreverent French Celebration Weekend

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Category: Special Events - Terror Behind the Walls
Oct 23, 2008

Philadelphia Haunted House Ranked Best in Nation

Eastern State Penitentiary's Terror Behind the Walls, presented by Lukoil, Tops AOL City Guide List

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Aug 20, 2008

The Region’s Premier Haunted House Transforms Massive Prison

Terror Behind the Walls at Eastern State Penitentiary
Gears Up for New Scares in 2008

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Aug 20, 2008
Aug 19, 2008

Terror Behind the Walls Staff Bios

Meet the people behind the scenes

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Archived: Historic Site
Mar 13, 2007

Special Topic Tours

Eastern State Penitentiary Introduces Guided Tours
On Subjects of Escapes, Daily Life, Archival Collections and Prisoner Uprisings

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Mar 13, 2007

Twilight Tours

Eastern State Penitentiary Launches New "Summer Twilight Tours"
Wednesday Nights in June, July and August

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Mar 13, 2007

GATE

The Leah Stein Dance Company and Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site Present a Site-Specific Performance Project

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Mar 13, 2007

Spring Event Highlights

Living History, Special Tours, and Former Officers and Inmates Featured in Spring Events at Eastern State Penitentiary

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Archived: Artist Installations
Mar 13, 2007

Artist Susan Hagen

Adds "Recollection Tableaux" to the Eastern State Penitentiary

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Archived: Special Events - Bastille Day
Mar 13, 2007

Bastille Day

"Storming of the Bastille" on July 14 will Feature 2,000 Twinkies Flung From the Prison's Medieval Towers.

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Archived: Special Events - Terror Behind the Walls
Sep 6, 2007

Real Ghost Sightings

No Need to Fake the Feeling at Eastern State Penitentiary

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Sep 6, 2007

New Look for Ancient Prison

Terror Behind the Walls Introduces New Logo for 2007

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Sep 6, 2007

LUKOIL

“Fuels Your Fear” as Presenting Sponsor
of Terror Behind the Walls

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Sep 5, 2007

Most Haunted Live

The Travel Channel Brings Seven-Hour Live Broadcast to Eastern State Penitentiary

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Sep 5, 2007

TBTW Fact Sheet

Terror Behind the Walls, 2007, presented by LUKOIL

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Sep 5, 2007

TBTW Overview:

Terror Behind the Walls presented by LUKOIL, 2007

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Sep 5, 2007

"Lockdown"

America’s Premier Halloween Event Adds a New Attraction – Featuring “Electrified Fences” – for 2007

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Sep 5, 2007

The Ghost Bus

Off-Site Parking at Terror Behind the Walls Includes An Open-Air Trolley Ride with Real Ghost Stories

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