462 Comments for York County Prison

It looks like "HURRAH" to me.

Ironic.

Reminds me of Trainspotting.

harry is a good guess to

i see the letters h...o...r...r.

In a fire, those people are toast with the bars on the windows. Great photos Motts.

Prison? For free? I had to pay for a bathroom like that when I visited Berlin last Summer....

Gorgeous! I love the contrast of your flashlight trail against the decay of the building's paint. The light from the hallway to the left lends an interesting effect to the photo as well.

I love this shot. What a small key that must have been to fit in that lock! When we think of prison keys in old-time penitentiaries, we often think of large, jangly keys, not the kind that fit this type of lock.

On a side note, I'll bet this lock was made by the York Safe and Lock Company way back in the day. Although a lot of those industries are dying now, York is a town full of factories (a lot of them are abandoned, Motts! You should come back and visit again!) and many everyday things are/were made there.

Fascinating. Confinement to not only your cell, but the partitioned hallway as well. That's almost more cruel than it needs to be! At least they let the fresh air in by way of the windows...York is quite humid in the summertime.

I'm both surprised and not very at the fact that there's very little vandalism here. This prison is on my hometown, and is set in the worst neighborhood in York City. It'd be my assumption that vandals would make the most of an abandoned building in their vicinity. However, it's an abandoned prison, not just any old place, and a creepy, imposing structure - my best friend and I used to drive by it at night when we were teenagers just for the thrill. :)

That said....thank you, Motts, for allowing me to see a place I've always had a morbid curiosity about, and have always wanted a peek inside.

Beautiful perspective.

Harry maybe?

This looks just like the bathrooms in New Orleans in the early during Mardi Gras or New Years Eve after people have been partying! Actually, I believe the prison bathroom shown above is actually much cleaner than the Mardi Gras/New Years Eve New Orleans bathrooms. I love going to New Orleans, but I will never go during Mardi Gras or New Years Eve ever again! This is a great set of pictures of an old prison. I love looking at pictures and hearing stories about old prisons or jails.

Thank you fo the inside shots of this prison. I am a native of this town and driving up to this incredible building gives you chills and you can just feel history brewing out of this place. I would love if York would restore this site as a historical sight like Eastern State. My husband got to go in there because he was a student of a school nearby in the 80"s and I was so jeoulous when he told me that because this building is so,so unique. This is a historical gem. The previous poster asked how tall this is and it is 3 or 4 stories high and sits on a little bit of a hill so it is high enough to tower over the houses in the area. This is right in town and is near an elementry school. Imagine looking at this building from an elementry school.

This reminds me so much of Azkaban from Harry Potter. Very ghastly looking.