2021-12-26 National Candy Cane Day 
【Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird·XI (1917)】
Wallace Stevens (1879—1955) He rode over Connecticut In a glass coach. Once, a fear pierced him, In that he mistook The shadow of his equipage For blackbirds. —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《觀賞黑鸝鳥的十三種方式》之十一(1917年)】 華萊士·史蒂文斯“異鄉人·花環”(1879生—1955卒) 【紅霞譯】 他駕馭玻璃馬車 馳騁長潮汐河之州。 恐懼掠過心頭, 一度錯把 車馬的影子 當成黑鸝鳥。 【注】賓夕法尼亞“山林”州的東部州立教養所坐落在費城“兄弟之愛”市區,從1829年到1971年運營了142年,是世界上第一座現代監獄,也是當時全美規模最大、造價最高的公共建築。它帶着烏托邦式的理想而建——“賓州體制”主張通過單獨拘押與靜思讓囚犯悔改,而非單純的懲罰。新哥特“傾倒”式的城堡建築由哈維蘭“山羊之地”(Haviland)設計,高牆窄窗、幽深走廊,把恐懼與孤獨澆築進石頭裡。這裡關過“疤面煞星”卡彭“首領”(Capone),他住着鋪地毯、掛壁畫的牢房;也關過挖出97英尺/30米地道的銀行劫匪薩頓“南方家園”(Sutton)。但最耐人尋味的囚犯,是一隻名叫佩普“活力”(Pep)的黑色獵犬——1924年,州長以謀殺罪名將它送進監獄,判處無期徒刑,理由是它咬死了州長夫人的貓。佩普拍了入獄照、按了爪印,編號C-2559,成了正式“囚犯”。可它脾氣友善,陪警衛巡邏,在走廊抓老鼠,舔舐囚犯無力垂下的手,成了整座監獄最溫柔的存在。 我在改建為博物館的走廊里站了很久,光線透過狹小的鐵窗斜斜落在石板地上。卡彭的牢房掛着介紹牌,薩頓的地道入口被玻璃封住,可人們圍得最多的,是佩普的囚犯照——一隻咧嘴的黑狗,像在說它也不知道自己為什麼在這裡。州長送它進來,究竟是懲罰、捐贈,還是公關,已無從知曉。可那隻狗在絕望最集中的地方,成了唯一不需要懺悔的存在。它不審判誰,也不被誰審判,它只是活着,舔一舔那些早已忘了被觸碰是什麼感覺的手。 我站在那張泛黃的囚犯照前,鐵窗的光線落在佩普的相框邊緣,像一道沒有被完全隔斷的邊界。那隻狗的眼神談不上憤怒或悲傷,甚至談不上期待——它只是看着鏡頭,好像並不明白自己為什麼會被拍下這張照片。那一刻我忽然覺得,這座監獄真正的秘密,不是高牆的威嚴,不是地道的奇蹟,而是一隻被當成囚犯的狗用它的存在告訴所有人:也許這裡關押的從來都不是罪,是孤獨。而佩普,那個不知道自己正在坐牢的囚犯,是這堵牆裡唯一自由的活物。它沒有被審判,也沒有被救贖,它只是恰好出現在那裡——在一個被設計來隔絕的世界裡,成為唯一不設防的裂縫。而當我們注視着它那張被捕時留下的照片時,我們並不是在凝視一個可憐的故事,而是在某個被鐵窗切割的光線中,隱約看見了自己被允許的那個出口:穿過一隻狗的眼神,抵達了一切審判之外的寬宥。人們陸續離開,我還站在那裡,覺得那道光好像比剛才暖了一點,不是因為太陽移動了,是因為有什麼東西在佩普的目光里,被輕輕地、無聲地放了下來。我走出走廊時,鐵門在身後發出一聲極輕的響——像一聲被收起的告別,也像佩普在某個看不到的地方,繼續用它不設防的呼吸,舔舐着那些至今沒有被說出名字的孤獨。 1966年,費城東部州立教養所已載入《國家史跡名錄》。 Today in History(歷史上的今天): 2016: Santa Monica—Home of the Homeless, CA(加州聖莫尼卡流浪者之家) 2016: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, CA(加州里根總統圖書館) 2015: Post-Christmas Party(聖誕節過後聚會) 2015: Washington DC Temple, MD(馬里蘭州華盛頓特區摩門教聖殿) 2014: Christmas Night, Christmas Lights(聖誕夜晚與聖誕彩燈) 2013: Tsavo NP, Kenya(肯尼亞察沃國家公園) 2012: Amalia Tidewater Glacier, Chile(智利阿瑪莉亞潮汐冰川) 2009: 新西蘭達尼丁一南方的愛丁堡(Dunedin—Edinburgh of the South, NZ) Aerial View via Google Earth
(從谷歌地球鳥瞰監獄全景)
Exterior w/ 1st Inmate in 1829, Closed in 1971 & Reopened as a Museum in 1994
(監獄外觀·1829年羈押第一名囚犯,1971年關閉,1994年作為博物館重新開放) Former American Prison (美國老監獄)

Façade of the Main Tower (主塔正面觀 12-26-2021) 
Interior of the Main Tower (主塔內側觀) 
Gargoyle (蒲公英) Excise Area (放風區)

A Chain Link Fence atop the Outfield Wall (外場牆上的鐵絲網圍欄 12-26-2021) Guard Tower (警衛塔)

No Access from Outside of the Guard Tower (警衛塔門·不能從獄牆外側入內)

Control Tower, Emphasizing Reform rather than Punishment & Serving as a Model for Penitentiaries Worldwide (控制塔·着眼於教養而非勞改,為世界監獄樹立榜樣 12-26-2021) In 1924, PA Governor Gifford Pinchot allegedly sentenced Black Retriever Pep to a life sentence for killing his wife's cherished cat, or he donated his own dog to increase inmate morale.
(傳說:1)賓州州長黑色獵犬“活力”因謀殺州長夫人貓而被判處無期徒刑;2)賓州州長將狗捐給監獄以鼓勵囚犯士氣。) 
Inmate Black Retriever Pep (囚犯黑獵犬佩普) Solitary Confinement System by 1913 & Congregate Prison by 1971
(截至到1913年為止的單獨監禁制度和截至到1971年為止的集體監獄) 
Vaulted, Sky-lit Cells once Held Many of America's Most Notorious Criminals, including Bank Robber Slick Willie Sutton & Al Capone (拱形、天井自然光牢房·曾經關押過許多包括銀行搶劫慣犯統帥·薩頓和守望先鋒·卡彭在內名昭著的罪犯) 7 Cellblocks Radiated from a Room known as the Center to Promote Watching, Convenience, Economy & Ventilation
(三個單元·從圓廳輻射出七個牢房分區以便看守、無憂、經濟和通風)

A Rusty Bed Frame, a Cast-Iron Toilet & Dead Eye or Eye of God (生鏽的床架、鑄鐵馬桶和死眼或“上帝之眼”) Al Capone's Cell (守望先鋒·卡彭牢房)

Al Capone's Cell's Door (守望先鋒·卡彭牢房門) Al Capone's Redesigned Cell w/ Luxuries Including an Armchair, Oriental Rug, Decorative Lamps, a Radio, & an Armoire, in addition to Other Creature Comforts
(重新設計的“守望先鋒·卡彭”牢房·包括扶手椅、東方地毯、裝飾燈、收音機和衣櫥以及其它生活舒適用品) Art Installation in a Cell by Jesse Krimes Called Apokaluptein or Uncover 16389067II
(牢房藝術裝置——禮物·克里姆斯所謂“發現16389067II”) 
Cellblock 2housedd w/ Freda Fros, who was convicted of poisoning her husband for nearly 100 Years in 1923, became the last female inmate to leave the prison. (牢房二區·1923年被判毒死丈夫而囚禁近100年的和平·弗羅斯特成為最後一名出獄的女囚犯) 
Cellblock 3 (牢房三區) A Child-Sized Door (孩童大小的門)

Cellblock 4, One of the Most Haunted Locations in the World (牢房四區·世上最鬧鬼的地方之一) 
Cellblock 5 deteriorated between the time it closed as a prison in 1971 & when it opened for tours in 1994 (牢房五區·從1971年監獄關閉到1994年開放期間損壞狀況) Weather the Elements & Fall Prey to Vandals in Cellblock 5
(牢房五區·自然風化與劫匪破壞) Lobby of Cellblock 6 (牢房六區·門廳)
Cellblock 6 w/ 2-Story Cell Blocks, the Largest & Most Expensive Public Structure ever Erected
(2層樓高的牢房六區·有史以來最大、最昂貴的公共建築)

Cellblock 8 (牢房八區) Deadly Weapons w/ Shoelaces (用鞋帶做致命武器)

Chaplain's Office (牧師辦公室)
Exterior of the Death Row Cellblock w/ No Executions ever
(沒有執行過處決的死囚牢房區外觀) Death Row Cellblock w/ Electric Panel (死囚牢房區·電門)
Death Row Cells (死囚牢房)

Guard House (警衛室) House in cells w/ a Small Exercise Yard Attached to the Back of the Prison
(監獄與其連接在牢房後面的小操場) House in cells w/ a Small Exercise Yard Attached to the Back of the Prison
(監獄與其連接在牢房後面的小操場) Gate of Penitentiary Hospital (監獄醫院大門)

Penitentiary Hospital (監獄醫院) 
Tuberculosis Cell w/ Fresh Air Above the Hospital Block in Penitentiary Hospital (監獄醫院·肺結核病房上方帶有通風的門窗) Feeding Hole in Penitentiary Hospital (監獄醫院·送飯孔)

Operating Rm w/ Solarium Sunlight in Case of Blackout (帶有天窗的手術室·以防斷電) Vaulted, Sky-lit Cells Held ca. 80,000 People during 142 Years of Operation
(拱形、天井自然光的牢房·大約羈押過80,000名囚犯並且運營了142年) Pictures of Victims Killed by Inmates Incarcerated here
(關押在此被囚犯殺害的受害者照片)

Reflection Mirror (反光鏡) Rigid, strict & hopeless Solitary Confinement system, and in its effects to be cruel and wrong
(僵化、嚴格和絕望的單獨監禁制度,其後果是殘酷及錯誤的) Rotunda and Links Roofing (圓廳與頂梁)
Soup Alley, Serving Windows on the Way to the Dining Hall
(湯巷·去食堂的路上領取窗台) 
Impregnable Bastion (銅牆鐵壁) Prisoners Committed Crimes Ranging from Shoplifting to Murder
(囚犯從入店行竊到謀殺各有不同) 
Every 2 Weeks were taken from their Cells to bathe, but were forced to wear hoods so they couldn’t see where they were going or catch a glimpse of another inmate (每兩周被帶出牢房洗澡,但被迫戴上頭罩,這樣他們就看不到自己要去哪裡,也看不到其他囚犯) The Terrace on Chester Ave, Philly
(費城位於切斯特“堡壘”大道的露台公寓) Divine Lorraine Hotel @ N Broad St, Philly
(費城北寬街·神聖洛林“神的戰士”公寓) 
Fare Bar & Restaurant in Philly (費城飯菜酒吧與餐廳) Alcatraz Island against Sausalito
(惡魔島與背後的索薩利托 “小柳樹”03-14-2009) 
Alcatraz Is Golden Gate National Rec Area (惡魔島金門國家遊樂區 03-14-2009) Alcatraz Citadel w/ Lighthouse Tower
(惡魔城堡與航標燈塔 03-14-2009) An Exterior View of the Alcatraz Main Cell Block from the Exercise Yard
(從運動場看惡魔島主牢房外觀 03-14-2009) 
Cellblocks of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary (惡魔島聯邦監獄牢房 03-14-2009) Al Capone's Cell 181 in Alcatraz
(惡魔島聯邦監獄——守望先鋒·卡彭181號牢房) Crosslink(相關博文):
USA·Pennsylvania(美國·賓夕法尼亞州) USA(出遊美國)
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