On the night of March 2 to March 3, the crushing tornado collapsed on the state of Tennessee. The city of Nashville was most difficult, where Tornado reached immediately after midnight. About 50 buildings were destroyed in the city. Including the historic building of the old prison.
The videos that appeared in social networks show that many buildings complex are torn roofs, the walls are brushed, throughout the territory of bricks and pieces of structures.
Famous From The Green Mile and Shawshank ... The Old Tennessee State Prison Took A Direct Hit. https://t.co/b6nnyt42b4.
- Chris Davis (@chrisdavismmj) March 3, 2020
The prison complex was built at the end of the 19th century and operated until 1992. After that, many television projects and films used the building for filming. The most famous of these projects is the film "Green Mile" of 1999, who received four nominations for Oscar.
In addition, the prison building of the audience could see in the film "Escape from Showshnka" in 1994, seven nominations for Oscar, and in the music series "Nashville".
Photos: Pictures Released by #Tdoc. Show Damage At Historic Tennessee State Prison. @Wkrn. pic.twitter.com/dBybu2DMod.
- JOSH BRESLOW (@JOSHBRESLOWKRN) March 3, 2020
Before the state authorities now there is a task to eliminate the consequences of a natural disaster. In addition to material damage, several people died from bad weather and one and a half hundred fell into hospitals. Therefore, the fate of the prison building is not a priority problem. It has not yet been reported whether it will be recovered or will prefer to demolish.