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Watch The MTA Assemble A Prismatic Tunnel To The Sky
In New York, the Fulton Street Transit Center currently being built in the Financial District of Manhattan is shaping up to be not only the biggest place to catch a train in the five boroughs, but also the coolest. Where normally you’d expect the MTA to build tunnels through the ground, at Fulton Street they’ve…
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The Lost Cow Tunnels Of New York City
Like every other major metropolis, New York City has tunnels for people, tunnels for cars and lots of tunnels for trains. But it also has something rather more unique: tunnels for cows. Or does it? This is the story of New York’s lost, forgotten, or perhaps just mythical subterranean meat infrastructure.
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The Cold War Bunker That Offered Subterranean Suburbia Below Las Vegas
The real estate listing for 3970 Spencer St shows a foreclosed two-bedroom on a suburban street east of the Las Vegas Strip. That’s nothing remarkable in Vegas, which has one of the highest foreclosure rates in the country, but this house is special: It’s 8m underground. A high-end fallout shelter built in secret, it’s a…
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9 Handy Places To Hide During An Air Raid
When explosives begin raining from the sky, it’s generally recommended that one find a sturdy, preferably covered, area to wait. Our friends at Oobject.com have some great examples.