Alcatraz Dining Hall

Alcatraz Dining Hall
Inmates in the dining hall

Alcatraz Dining Hall, often referred to as the Mess Hall, is the dining hall of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary where the prisoners and staff ate their meals. It is a long wing on the west end of the Main Cellhouse of Alcatraz, situated in the center of the island.[1] It is connected to the block by a corridor known as "Times Square", as it passes beneath a large clock approaching the entrance way to the dining hall.[2] This wing includes the dining hall and the kitchen beyond it.

  1. ^ Howard, Clark (August 1977). Six against the Rock. Dial Press. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-8037-8003-3. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. ^ Alcatraz. Chronicle Books. 3 February 2012. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-4521-1310-4. Retrieved 31 August 2012.