Secret Tunnels

Abandoned subway tunnel in Boston. Photo by: David Berkowitz, Flickr

There are countless miles of hidden tunnels under our feet that we don’t really think about. In this episode of Isn't That Spatial, we're going underground to discover the tunnels - from the little-known to the downright mysterious - in our cities and towns.

Who knows what's hiding down there!

From Re- Inventing the Brooklyn- Queens Connector Streetcar Project (BQX) By Bob Diamond

Show Notes + Links

Ancient history of building tunnels

Thrillist list of these and more underground tunnels in U.S. cities

Atlas Obscura documents more tunnels, confirmed and rumored

More on the train tunnel underneath the Waldorf Astoria Hotel

Ybor City bootlegging and cigar tunnels

Suburban Omaha bootlegging tunnels

More rich people fortresses/tunnels

“America’s Safest House” (or is it?)