NO. 2361ERA VIII · UNDERGROUND · BROOKLYN

The Atlantic Avenue Tunnel

The world's oldest subway tunnel sat sealed under the avenue since 1861 until a teenager with borrowed maps went down a manhole with a lamp. The cobblestones remember locomotives

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The Atlantic Avenue Tunnel
Number2361
EraERA VIII · The Fabric
FamilyUnderground
BoroughBrooklyn
LocationAtlantic Avenue · Fort Greene
States1 finished state

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.

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