Fire breaks out in Joliet prison made famous in ‘Blues Brothers’
in an empty warehouse that used to house mattresses made by inmates at the prison, said
replica ray ban sunglasses Illinois Department of Corrections spokesman Tom Shaer.
At first, firefighters faced difficulty stretching water hoses into the yard of the prison, which closed in 2002, said Joliet Fire Department Deputy Chief Ray Randich.
"Twenty eight years on the
fake ray bans job and this is the first time I had to break into a prison," Randich said. "We had
cheap ray bans keys to the sally port doors, but they were all welded shut."
In
cheap ray bans the end it was easier for crews to soak the warehouse, which was a total loss, from extension ladders, he said. the fire was smoldering and appeared under control, he said. The warehouse was not connected to
electricity or other utilities, according to officials.
"The area we fought the fire from is the same area where (the character "Joliet Jake" Blues, played by John Belushi) came out of the prison property," Randich said.
Mike Johnson is a former prison guard who now volunteers at the Joliet Area Historical Museum. As a guard, he crossed paths with serial killer Richard Speck in 1989.
"His whole demeanor and just the way he used to walk, he could make your skin crawl, it was just something about him," Johnson says.
Other famous inmates included John Wayne Gacy and the notorious mobster Baby Face Nelson.
"One of the myths is that he escaped from Joliet, actually he was at Joliet but he escaped from a car bringing him to court," Johnson recalls.
But the prison gained true fame from Hollywood.
"There were things in the prison that said that this is the sight of the filming of the Brothers, like the clothing room where Belushi, got his clothes, one fallacy is that, well, we don keep inmates clothes," Johnson explains.
The prison, built in 1858 by convict labor with limestone quarried on the site, has been featured in the movies "The Blues Brothers" and "Let Go to Prison" and the TV show "Prison Break."
Even though it been years since the last prisoner left, this historic lock up continues to hold memories.
No other buildings were damaged by the fire.
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