Sat, Sep 24
|Old Joliet Prison
Chicago and Movies in Prison
Take a unique walking tour of a suburban Chicago prison used in movies and TV shows
Time and Location
Sep 24, 2022, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Old Joliet Prison, 1125 Collins St, Joliet, IL 60432, USA
About
Located about 30 miles outside Chicago, Old Joliet Prison has served for years as an Illinois state penitentiary and a movie set. Learn more about the prison's double histories on this two-hour (mostly) outdoor walking tour.
On the 1.25-mile guided walking tour with Chicago Movie Tours, wander through the former correctional center's barbed-wire gates and imposing 19th-century fortress-style walls. While inside, experience firsthand the prison's sally ports, cellblocks, chapel, cafeteria, yard, and solitary confinement.
Finally, take a seat in the darkened gymnasium to hear about Hollywood's century-long relationship with Old Joliet Prison, including cinema's role in Illinois prison reform.
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