November 19, 2008
Abandoned Atlantic Avenue Tunnel tour set for Dec. 7
The Brooklyn Historic Railway Association has announced December 7 as the date for its next tour of the abandoned railway tunnel under Atlantic Avenue.
Be warned that you not only need to wear sturdy shoes and bring your own flashlight, but you have to enter the tunnel through a manhole at the intersection of Court Street and Atlantic Avenue.
Tours are led by Bob Diamond, who rediscovered the long-forgotten tunnel in 1980.
The tunnel was built in 1844 and stretches half a mile down toward the East River.
See NewYorkology’s pictures from one of the tunnel tours in 2007.
Picture credit: Amy Langfield/NewYorkology
Earlier: Waldorf’s lost train off-limits, other tunnels offer tours
Waldorf-Astoria’s private rail platform forever closed
November 19, 2008 2:39 PM in Architecture, History, Kids, Out of Manhattan, Sightsology, Tours, Transportology
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