This is a translated article about underground abandoned tunnels in US cities that are believed to have been built in the 19th century or earlier. These tunnels were used to transport goods, mail, people, they were huge drains for underground reservoirs, collecting rainwater, or sewer tunnels. The tunnels were built with a large margin of safety, very soundly, they can stand for centuries more. The entrances to many tunnels are walled up; only a very limited circle of people knows about the existence of some of them. Modern history is unable to explain how so many tunnels suddenly appeared all over the United States, under large cities, long BEFORE the industrial revolution and the era of great discoveries of the second half of the 19th century began.
Abandoned underground tunnels are silent witnesses of the bygone civilization that built them.
At that time people lived in harmony with nature, flora and fauna, planet Earth was a paradise for people and all living things, and all communications were prudently taken under the surface ….
Abandoned underground tunnels of Chicago with narrow gauge railways.
Underground tunnels have been found underneath many cities in the United States.
Here is just a short and far from complete list.
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Boston, Massachusetts (Boston, MA)
Abandoned underground tunnels.
No surprises, but Boston has underground tunnels and is the oldest in the country. Many paths are blocked, and they often lead to forgotten relics like the Skollai Square underground station and the former underground transit yard at Harvard.
Other interesting treasures found in the dungeon are remnants of mosaics at the station, traces of rust, and the old path linking Boylston Street to South End (which may still be in use today). One crazy guy got into this subway and took photos that you can see here.
Brooklyn, New York
An abandoned subway under Atlantic Avenue.
Like Boston, New York has its own artifacts of abandoned underground tunnels, of which the most famous is the Atlantic Avenue Cave Tunnel. Commissioned by Commander Cornelius Vanderbilt (yes, the same Vanderbilt) in 1844, the tunnel connected 2 stations. Trains didn't have to be horse-drawn until the trains were connected to their engines. Steam locomotives were banned in 1861, the entrances to the tunnel were sealed, and everyone forgot about the tunnel and the steam locomotives. According to legend, the engines of these trains were buried there.
Chicago, Illinois
There are many, many tunnels.
Chicago has more underground tunnels than Boston and New York combined. There are 6 different types of tunnels: Pedway, STA tunnels, cable car tunnel, cargo tunnel, water tunnel and "deep" tunnel. The cable car tunnel is dated “L” and is 20 meters underground, but was discontinued after the city switched to overhead trains that passed over drawbridges (1906). The “deep” tunnel, or tunnel and reservoir, on a depth of 117 meters to accommodate rainwater runoffs The transport tunnel, unique in Chicago, was designed for small trains and was used to transport coal and cargo between famous buildings within the ring railway.
Dallas, TX
Underground railroad and freight tunnels.
Back in the turbulent 1920s, these railroad tunnels were used to conveniently transport goods between the Santa Fe cargo terminal and the Mod area. They "probably" (definitely) carried moonshine back and forth to the university club during Prohibition. Dallas also has moderately used pedestrian tunnels linking major downtown buildings below street level. Originally designed to ease traffic congestion and save people from the hot Texas sun, they are now a city joke and get in the way of real street development.
Detroit, Michigan (Detroit, MI)
Prohibited / Underground railway tunnel.
The people in Detroit love to drink, and it makes sense that many in the automobile capital had the ability to smuggle booze through the network of tunnels during Prohibition, when booze was illegal. One notable example is Tommy on 3rd Street. Their secret passage leads to the Fort Street Presbyterian Church (across the street) and also likely to a section of the Underground Railroad. Of course, this served Tommy well during Prohibition, as his Purple Ganges establishment has always met the demand of the surrounding population for the gin that was hidden in the bathroom.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Catacombs under the building of the old market.
Hidden underneath the historic Indianapolis marketplace, the catacomb network was once used as "cold storage" to keep perishable food fresh before refrigeration. The brick-arched structure is reminiscent of ancient Rome, and some of the aisles are still in good shape despite being over 130 years old. (Note: Not as old as Rome.) Big bonus: The City Market staff offer limited guided tours of the catacombs on Saturdays from May to October, and on Halloween.
Los Angeles, California
Forbidden tunnels.
11 miles of old tunnels under Los Angeles, and they have supported the City of Angels for a long time. They were first used as service tunnels, then they were banned and they were used to transfer liquor during Prohibition. (True story: City Hall ran a mafia supply chain.) Obviously, if you go to the Temple Street Hall of Records, there is an elevator that will take you there … Los Angeles also has an abandoned subway and horseback tunnels, but most of these underground passages were sealed because they are not safe.
Louisville, Kentucky
Several tunnel systems.
Louisville (also called Gateway South) was created in 1778 and boasts a history, many layers of which are hidden under the streets. There are tunnels leading to Sauerkraut Cave, which were used as warehouses for the Lakeland Asylum for the Insane. Other tunnels branch out from abandoned civil defense shelters and connect to the basements of buildings in the city center. Even Southern Baptist Theological Seminary is rumored to have its own passage from the president's house to a secret building across the street, but this is most likely just an old steam tunnel.
Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota
Abandoned hydropower plants and tunnels for the production and movement of illegal goods.
The twin cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul), especially St. Paul, are riddled with a network of underground labyrinths, caves and tunnels, and these man-made elements date back to the 1840s. There are seven different systems in St. Paul and most of them are former communications corridors. In addition, there are old industrial tunnels under Ford's assembly halls and giant hydroelectric pipes below the level of the historic Pillsbury mill. Not wanting to keep up with other cities' prohibition secrets, Minneapolis has its own passage from the Belmore housing complex to the liquor factory.
New York, New York
New York Water Tunnel # 3.
The ramified underbelly of New York has more tunnels than jet fountains, from prohibition-era clandestine bars (RIP Chumley) to abandoned MTA routes. And these secret passages under the Walldorf Astoria Hotel. However, most people are unaware of Tunnel 3's existence. Under construction since 1970 (target date of completion 2020), this pipeline will eventually link NYC to upstate New York for water supply, and will pass through Yonkers and Central Park and end at the Astoria Hotel. (Don't worry, Tunnels 1 and 2 are already doing the same.) First planned in 1954 (what ?? !!! ??), pundits dubbed TN3 “the greatest non-military building project in the history of Western civilization. »Cool, but not quite. This is the largest capital construction project in the history of the city. (This is more appropriate.)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Abandoned city branch of the railway tunnel.
The City of Brotherly Love has a long history, and a significant part of it is buried under the sidewalks
Closed in 1992, a cave nearly 18 meters wide can accommodate six tracks for Philadelphia & Reading freight trains that shipped to where these factories once stood Good news / bad news: Every few years, planners start talking about that something needs to be done with this tunnel, but there is no further talk … Go figure it out. There were ideas of converting it back into a commercial railroad, adapting it to a different transit regime (car, bus, commuter rail), or converting it into a park.
Portland, Oregon
Shanghai Tunnels.
These tunnels may be more generally well known, but they have a cool name and a crazy story.
Even in the "seaworthy" days of the past centuries, the word "shanhaking" meant abduction of people who were then forced to work on board the ship for free (real slavery). Search for the words "Portland Underground" and you would get a series of interconnected basements and brick channels through which all the movements that made this illegal recruiting practice possible. The gullible dudes would be lowered through door traps, taken prisoner, and then taken to a tiny cage where they were held. Many artifacts remain, such as the aforementioned trapdoors and kidnapped cells, and you can get a full picture of this on this tour.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Tunnels under Temple Square … and beyond …
The Salt Lake City Tunnel System is free from the dirt and shabbiness of other underground passages, but it is still full of mystery and intrigue. At a basic level, the confirmed tunnels originate in Temple Square and connect the buildings of the city center churches so that churchgoers from these churches can avoid the weather (and avoid public appearances) while moving. The story gets tricky: conspiracy theorists are very confident that tunnels currently lead to the central meeting yards in Sol Lake City and the county town buildings. When asked about this by church officials, they remain silent on the matter. (Ominous music sounds).
San Francisco, California
Abandoned train tunnels and old freight transport tunnels.
The hidden depths of San Francisco are immense, and several urban explorers have documented their findings … after seeing sewer sewage, rats, and walking waist-deep in cold water. Along with other major cities, SF has its share of underground passages through which Prohibition-era booze and brothel passages were delivered. houses from escape routes, as well as abandoned communication and railway tunnels. You can find these antique railways on Market Street through the old Mooney station, but there are feces, rats, and cold sewage that we mentioned. North of the city center, there is a tunnel that has been used to transport soldiers and materials since the early 1900s, this tunnel was in operation until 1990. Like Portland, the city of Fogh participated in Shanghai and the old ship's saloon has a hatch to a secret basement, which is naturally connected to a network of other tunnels. (More sinister music sounds.)
The construction of such a multitude of tunnels is a colossal work and colossal funds.
They were certainly not built to provide shelter for 20th century church members, or used during Prohibition to transport illegal alcoholic beverages, or to organize kidnapping.
The tunnels were used for:
- transportation of people and goods;
- sewerage;
- drain to underground reservoirs;
- a possible refuge;
- warehouses and industrial premises.
We are ruled by a parasitic civilization. Instead of using all these communication tunnels and not overloading the surface of the earth, this is the nightmare we have today:
Railway junction.
Traffic jams.
Congestion of trucks on the roads.
Overloaded railway junctions, traffic jams, both cars and trucks are idle.
When we build roads and bridges, nature suffers, animals and plants die, there is nothing to breathe from exhaust gases.
Please note that all the tunnels were dug by a machine, that is, a TBM-Tonnel Boring Machine of different sizes was used, therefore the tunnels were built from small to giant sizes.
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The walls of the tunnels are either concreted or lined with bricks. You can imagine the capacity of brick factories and the amount of energy they consume. Such tunnels could only be built on free fuel-free energy.
Part is used for its intended purpose: metro, transportation of goods and mail.
But a lot of underground tunnels are abandoned, they do not find or do not want to find a use for them, preferring to poison the air, torment people in traffic jams, destroy all life on the planet, and most importantly, use transport that runs on petroleum products, gasoline or diesel fuel.
We often ask: what was the transport of a bygone civilization, why are there so few artifacts, where did the old machines and equipment go? They are hidden in underground tunnels, sealed, and no access to them.
Those who govern us intend to do this forever, they do not need unnecessary questions or inconvenient material evidence that have survived from the times of a bygone civilization.
The very fact that underground tunnels are hidden from us all over the world, and not only in the United States, clearly proves that we were taught a false history, and our real history is sealed, like those abandoned tunnels.