213 Comments for Salem Jail

Thanks! Yep I recall some being faint, but still legible.

It's a bit illegible; T-RRDROME?

Nope, the cemetery is still there. You can go around the block in google street view and see it.

What does it say above the cell?
"Welcome to the Thunderdome?"

We only see the redrum because we fear the redrum. . .

Looks like a skeleton key as well.

Hmmm, and the numbers 18, 30, possibly a date 2/2/60? And a snapshot of Jesus.

Not a muslim.

Was the lavender paint of the torture?

Did they relocate the graves?

The fact of there being canvas peeling off that pipe on the left makes it very likely that it there is Asbestos in the insulation. It is a good rule of thumb in old places. They still use canvas in Marine applications and some other places like tank heads. There is also the fact that old places will have repairs of varying ages.
The thing with Asbestos is that you cannot know if it is or isn't without having it looked at under an electron microscope.

That open panel was every prisoners dream. Well, their second dream each night...

Looks like it might have had a door to the adjoining cell long ago. Kinda like the adjoining doors in an older hotel. The window into the main hall is interesting. Can't say I have noticed that before although newer building would use a full wall of bars. I guess that helped get light into the hall back in the day.

Motts - I'm having trouble understanding what I'm seeing. The lock (which is very cool) looks to be inset into the brick and controls a cell door about 3 feet off the ground. All of that looks to be in a small space inside another cell door. I may be way off base though.

I would be shocked if that pipe on the left isn't wrapped in asbestos...

I knew a motel once that looked just like this!