Keywords: Eastern state penitentiary15.JPG Eastern State Penitentiary is a former Pennsylvania state prison on Fairmount Avenue between Corinthian Avenue and North 22nd Street in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia PA 19130 It opened in 1829 and closed in 1971 and is a U S National Historic Landmark Marker shows that the south wall gardens are maintained by volunteers from the Fairmount Civic Association Own 2009-03-21 Davidt8 Own work all rights released Public domain Eastern State Penitentiary National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania |