Alcatraz island once a famous prison for worst criminals in the world.
Alcatraz which became a military prison in 1861 at the start of American Civil War, was a federal prison from 1933 until 1963.
For decades it was the island every resident dreamed of escaping from . Now the managers of Alcatraz island was home to one of the world’s most notorious criminals. Alcatraz is now hoping to cash in on the tourists enduring fascination with it.
The US National Park Service (NPS) is planing to convert part of the prison into a hotel. The former prison is one of the San Francisco’s most popular draws, attracting more than 1.4 million tourists a year to its cell block tours.
Over night guests would not, however sleep in the cell blocks that once housed the criminals such as Al Capone , George “Machine Gun” Kelly or “Birdman of Alcatraz” Robert Stroud.
Instead the hotel would probably be housed in another part of the infamous penitentiary, Building 64, which housed the guards and boasts impressive views across the San Francisco bay.
The Telegraph reported . The NPS is keen to let visitors explore the 12 acres island with the unusual secenary and wild life , as well as areas currently closed to the public such as the prison cinema.
