When I was first thinking of creating a blog about NYC Transit, a friend of mine from Denver mentioned a book he had read, called The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City by Jennifer Toth. The book documents the story of the hardscrabble lot who live in the dark and dirty [...]
Underneath It All: Exploring Subterranean New York City and Its Mole People (With Video)
February 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: New York City · New York Subways
The City Beneath Us – Digging Out the New York City Subway System
February 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Bradley W. Schenck has a review of Vivian Heller’s The City Beneath Us on Webomator.
After watching the recent PBS American Experience: Grand Central Terminal documentary, I was really impressed with the level of civil engineering that took place so long ago. That, even back at the turn of the century, one would even think of [...]
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