727 Comments for Lorton Reformatory

What did they do again?

I had a set of stairs similar to that in an apartment I lived in once, had to bring the furniture in through the fire escape.

They're not tooooooo bad considering they were done from memory alone. The faces on the two on the left are fairly decent. The proportions of the legs on the two on the right are all out of whack--the legs from the knees down are way too short and the feet impossibly small. He obviously can't draw hands--they are shown as little as possible on all 4 women.

By the looks of the door, something inside there was trying to get out... eeek!!

BTW, on many browsers, you can hold CTRL down and scroll. The picture will blow up and it makes it MUCH easier to read.... No squinting needed.

TJ

I think it's interesting that you see all the crappy new houses in the background, like that's the real prison.

I drive past this place every day, my paternal grandmother used to work here when it was still a prison.

Thank you Mr Motts. I love your work.

Not a place I would want to spend any time in!! Very depressing.

I would venture to say the previous occupant "loved" that photo too. =8-O

I love this photo. great find!

I wanna know how they got away with drawing on the walls.
When i was locked up they woulda throw my ass in seculsion for a good 12 hours for that. i guess i was'nt in prison though...

Yeah LucieLou...I don't think we will EVER know though. I guess our imaginations will have to do.

LOL Joe...you are quite funny!

thank you motts! great gallery!

Heh! HBO! How about Showtime and Starz too! :D