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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
