[Photo courtesy of 66 Square Feet]
People might or might not have been alarmed or perplexed to see people descending into a manhole in the middle of Atlantic Avenue at Court Street yesterday. This shot was sent to us by the blogger who does 66 Square Feet in Cobble Hill. The reason for the activity was another tour of the Atlantic Avenue tunnel, an 1840s vintage tunnel under the street that carried trains for a short time, was sealed in 1861 and rediscovered by Bob Diamond, who conducts the tours, in the early 1980s. More info about the tunnel here.
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1 missy // Jun 16, 2008 at 11:55 am
Ah, thanks for clearing this up. From time to time over the past several weeks, I’ve seen a line along the Independence Bank/Trader Joes building and civilians hanging around that hole–which is in the middle of the busy intersection–and I’ve wondered what the heck was going on.