Power House

The Power House is an electrical supply building on the northwest coast of Alcatraz Island, off the coast of San Francisco, USA. It was constructed in 1939 for $186,000 as part of a $1.1 million modernization scheme which also included the water tower, New Industries Building, officers quarters and remodeling of the D-block. The white powerhouse smokestack and lighthouse were said to give an "appearance of a ship's mast on either side of the island." A "Warning. Keep Off.

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New Industries Building
Alcatraz Water Tower
Alcatraz Morgue
Alcatraz Citadel
June 1962 Alcatraz escape
Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island
Alcatraz Main Cellhouse

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