Baker Beach (Alcatraz)
Baker Beach is the inlet beyond the long New Industries Building on the bottom right
Baker Beach is a small beach and rocky coastal area on the southwestern side of Alcatraz Island, off the coast of San Francisco, USA. It lies just east of the long two-storey New Industries Building. During the most violent escape attempt from Alcatraz in May 1946, Al Capone's gang "had seized a patrol boat and a group of escapees had landed down at Baker Beach. The radio contradicted these reports, but from the seawall you could see that a marine flotilla had surrounded Alcatraz Island and helicopters."[1]
The beach is to the right of the long two-storey building.
References
- ↑ Maravelis, Peter (1 October 2005). San Francisco Noir. Akashic Books. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-888451-91-7. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Coordinates: 37°49′35″N 122°25′26″W / 37.82639°N 122.42389°W
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