The Ohio Reformatory Meets Hollywood
When the producers of The Shawshank Redemption began scouting locations, they wanted an empty prison to use. With its imposing structure and stone walls, the Ohio State Reformatory (OSR) was […]
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We Got Shawshanked!
The Shawshank Redemption …voted 2nd best movie of all-time (second to The Godfather) on imdb …nominated for 7 Academy Awards in 1994 …deemed best film never to have won Best […]
Travel Tip: Start with the Tourism Office
As much as I like to research before a trip, you’d think I would start with the most obvious place: the local visitors’ bureau. Foolishly, the thought never crossed my […]
We Went to Jail. Directly to Jail.
That’s where we stayed in Ottawa — in jail. A haunted one, no less. The Old Carleton County Gaol, which is now the HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel. We stayed in cell […]
