Unbeknownst to most, an abandoned Long Island Railroad tunnel runs for a couple of blocks below Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Heights. But this isn’t just any tunnel…it was abandoned for 140 years with virtually no one knowing about its existence! It was built in 1844 and was used in passenger service for fourteen years, ending [...]
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WALT WHITMAN and the ATLANTIC AVENUE TUNNEL
April 24, 2000Categorized in: Subways & Trains Tagged with: Brooklyn Heights Walt Whitman