Recreation Yard (Alcatraz)

Alcatraz recreation yard

The Recreation Yard was the yard used by inmates of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary between 1934 and 1963. It is located adjacent to the Dining Hall northwest of the end of D-Block on a raised level surrounded by a high wall and fence above it.[1][2] Guard Tower #3 lay just to the west of the yard.[3] The gun gallery was situated in the yard, mounted on one of the dining hall's exterior walls.[4] The recreation yard faced the mainland.[5]

  1. ^ Historic Preservation. 1995. p. 91. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference EagleAssociation1992 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Dunbar, Richard (1 January 1999). Alcatraz. Casa Editrice Bonechi. p. 71. ISBN 978-88-8029-940-0. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  4. ^ Champion Jr., Jerry Lewis (26 April 2012). Alcatraz Unchained. AuthorHouse. pp. 140–. ISBN 978-1-4685-8753-1. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  5. ^ Moseley, Andy (September 2009). Around the States in 90 Days. andy moseley. pp. 268–. ISBN 978-0-9561551-0-8. Retrieved 2 September 2012.