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To: 9thLife
There's an even older subterranean place in Brooklyn, The Atlantic Avenue Tunnel. From the website:
The Atlantic Avenue Tunnel is officially the world's oldest subway tunnel. This tunnel was built in 1844 beneath a busy street in the City of Brooklyn (Brooklyn did not become part of NYC until a half-century later). The Atlantic Avenue Tunnel is a half-mile long and accommodated two standard gauge railroad tracks.


6 posted on 05/24/2015 5:18:36 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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To: COBOL2Java

I’ve been in the Atlantic Avenue one. It runs all the way from the harbor to Flatbush Ave, but most of it was filled in with rubble long ago.


7 posted on 05/24/2015 5:22:45 PM PDT by babble-on
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