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He was such a skinny guy they kept giving him ice cream to eat. Its incredible he remembered what the eisenhowers were like. The dying breed of person. I wanted to take should be to these people. Tonight on cspans q a. Each week, American History tvs american artifacts takes you to museums. Opened in 1829 philadelphias eastern state penitentiary operated as a prison until 1971. We visited to learn about the history that coined the term penitentiary and tried to reform criminals. Host my name is nick, a tour guide at eastern state penitentiary. Today, we will spend the next hour looking to this...

Stabilized ruin. This is after 142 years of use as a prison, which, when it first opened in 1829, was considered experimental. It was a brandnew type a prison. It was so unlike anything else tried at that time. They did not want to call it a prison. They invented a new word penitentiary. The root in that word is the root is penitent. The root in that word is penitent. This is the first attempt at the humane treatment of a criminal. A very quaker inspired idea that deep down everybody was perfectly good. In this building, that person would have a chance to reflect on their life and become penit...

The street facade. I modifying prefer the 6th day design. I still had an email and my comment was mr. Van gogh designed this in the city and the columns you see on the outside of the building are fake and they dont connect to the ground even. The idea those two particular columns on either end dont support anyone is not visible only to people who know it is not connected. The visually the pattern is much more in keeping with the pattern in this district there was a lot of conversation in the staff report it never came out here about the base. Some idea of base thats been added and you know, i ...

Dog no one it looking at that it fits in so well were looking at the frame and glass facade. So i dont think we should be swayed by conversation of the one sixth of the site is the piece that matters and its been brought out by a number of the speakers. Im concerned about the stockton side theres no change there and the question about the variance thats required. Ive sought variances on issues and theres been hardships that are there and obviously designing a building theres no hardship there thats not our charge so im not sure how it gets resolved. I dont have a major concern but its again on...

That would, you know, makeorbreak the building i think the stepping of the mask down in essence the whole bar issue is the tail wagging the dog no one it looking at that it fits in so well were looking at the frame and glass facade. So i dont think we should be swayed by conversation of the one sixth of the site is the piece that matters and its been brought out by a number of the speakers. Im concerned about the stockton side theres no change there and the question about the variance thats required. Ive sought variances on issues and theres been hardships that are there and obviously designin...