The Blues Brothers was released June 20, 1980 and some of the movie was filmed in Joliet, Illinois. "It's 106 miles to Chicago..." #BluesBrothers #Joliet #OldJolietPrison #Illinois ionnature.blogspot.com/2025/01/the-...
Black and white image of the west cell block. Peeling paint is hanging from the ceiling.
Color image from the west cell block. Low autumn sun is casting shadows through the slatted windows.
'Make Time Serve You'. Mid-century education building at the Old Joliet Prison.
One of the gates through the prison wall stands open, with an overlooking guard tower.
Final batch of photos from the Old Joliet Prison.
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Wide angle shot of the cafeteria interior. The walls are covered in high-quality graffiti.
Blues Brothers themed graffiti
Chief Wiggum graffiti
More graffiti on the cafeteria walls. A guard post is visible high above the exit door.
The heavily-graffitied (is that a word?) cafeteria at the Old Joliet Prison. This is one of the newest structures on the site, built in 1987.
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Black and white image of the castle-like administration building at the Old Joliet Prison.
Black and white image of a guard tower at one corner of the Old Joliet Prison property.
It's never too late! To Mend. This imagery was reused in the closing scene of The Blues Brothers (1980).
This looks kinda like the spot where Joliet Jake had his property returned in The Blues Brothers (1980), but it is not. That is in another building that is currently off-limits to visitors.
Here are some photos from the Old Joliet Prison, from my visit there last month.
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