Alcatraz Island...Not Forgotten...

A history lost in the cinema depiction of this Island is now re-emerging under the efforts of the National Park Service who is responsible for this park...
Alcatraz Island




"Most Americans are familiar with Alcatraz Island as the former home of infamous criminals such as Al Capone and George "Machine Gun" Kelly. They might not realize that before it housed a prison, the island was used by the military during the Civil War and the Spanish-American War. In addition, the island was the site of a 19-month American Indian occupation that commenced in November 1969. Alcatraz Island become part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area in 1972, and it opened to the public the following year".


Alcatraz Island is becoming a very popular "visitors stop" while in San Francisco...It has a history beyond the age of the prison...

Jack, Kiefer and of course Woody...