I saw this pic today and thought a thread on old Chicago pics might be fun.
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I've always been intrigued by Chicago's massive underground network of freight tunnels built in the early 1900s. 40 feet below street level, lies a forgotten maze of tunnels that were used to run telecom cables overhead, with train cars to deliver mail, coal, freight, collect trash. They were used to move earth to build land for Solider Field, Grant Park, and McCormick Place. This was abandoned in 1959, and access to the tunnels have been a hidden secret. In the early 90s, the tunnel system was rediscovered when it flooded from construction work.
Incredible pictures of Chicago's abandoned freight tunnels | Daily Mail Online
We have these tunnels at our whse on 39th and Damen. They go all the way to Midway Airport. Been in them a few times with the engineer. He was told by an old timer that they used to fly dead soldiers in to Midway from one of the wars. Transport the bodies in the tunnel rail system, and would cremate them in the basement of our whse. Not sure if there is any truth to that. Engineer also has old ass prints on the tunnels at my whse. Very cool shit to see
Was that the Amphitheater?
It is. The Bud distributor I work for leases out the whole building. It's filled with beer now. Cool pic.
that's crazy cool and a little creepy if true. Not to be too nosy, do the tunnels enter a deep basement or is there some sort of access to get further underground? From what I've read, old buildings have deep sub basements that connect to the tunnels, many have which been sealed up.
I used to go to Santa's Village all the time. Especially Mother's Day, and quite a few times throughout the year.These are some of the places from my memories as a kid before I moved away at 6 years old.
The fire engine ride at the old Santa's Village
The day care I went to as a kid. I'll never forget throwing a handful of sand up in the air and having it fall into my eyes because I wanted to watch it come down. Such a silly kid I was.