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Alcatraz

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Location

The Resume

    (1850- )
    Located in the middle of the San Francisco Bay
    Military Front (1850-1933)
    Federal Prison (January 1, 1934-March 21, 1963)
    Aka 'The Rock'
    Comes from the Spanish word for 'gannet'

Why Alcatraz might be annoying:

    It closed because it was too expensive to operate.
    Frank Morris, with brothers John and Clarence Anglin, disappeared from their cells and weren't found.
    It was ruled out that they drowned during their attempted escape, but their bodies were never recovered.
    A group of Native Americans tried to reclaim the island in 1969, but were kicked off in 1971.

Why Alcatraz might not be annoying:

    It held Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud.
    Aside from Morris and his crew (who probably drowned anyway), no one successfully escaped from the prison.
    Its location and history was the basis for the box office successes 'The Rock' and 'Escape from Alcatraz.'
    Jack Lalanne would swim there on his birthday.
    The films 'Empire Strike Back,' 'So I Married an Axe Murderer,' The Enforcer,' and 'Electric Dreams' were all partially filmed here.
    It is a popular tourist destination.

Credit: Quagmire


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 8 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 43.75% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 27 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 29.41% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 30.77% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 33 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 71 Votes: 49.30% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 107 Votes: 42.99% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 484 Votes: 41.94% Annoying