What most people know about Alcatraz, the infamous prison island in San Francisco Bay, centers on a daring 1962 escape by inmates Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin. The dramatic ...
Hollywood has long embraced the Bay Area’s many charms, filling countless films with scenes of the Golden Gate Bridge, cityscapes and rolling hills. The islands of San Francisco Bay have gotten their ...
It's difficult to think of Alcatraz and not hear Sean Connery's accented voice proclaiming, "Welcome to the Rock!," but there's so much more to it than that. Perched on a rocky island in the middle of ...
Alcatraz Island, a military fort turned an army prison in the San Francisco Bay, is most well known for operating as a federal prison from 1934 until 1963. That distinction is being challenged after ...