Also, the University of British Columbia does have steam tunnels for dealing with the output of fume hoods, and they apparently have had a decades-long battle keeping (often drunken) students out of them. As of today, last I heard they were permanently closed off with concrete. We are in an area that was a very active part of the Underground Railroad. It really hurts me to hear about these things. (but i will save stories of the building for another post). This is in regards to a recent missing person whose last known whereabouts likely to be in the vicinity of the preserve. Eric Long, The town I grew up in was one of the few places that had a healthy economy during the Great Depression due to the large stockyards off Concord Street. Similar ancient legends suggested a tunnel leading to Jerusalem. Paul Warshauer, There are steam tunnels under the University of Illinois campus that connect many of the buildings that were once used for heating. The Injured. The house on Winter Hill Road was owned by gangster Arthur Simon Flegenheimer AKA Dutch Schultz, and he used the passage as an escape route. People were physically abused and sexually assaulted there. Urban Exploration in the Travel category. Iownit - do you have any maps of the tunnels? Entrances lead to almost every single building, and one could spend days down there without retracing your steps or seeing another person. As many cities in the Midwest, the city produced electricity and as a byproduct, sold steam to downtown buildings. The 4th floor was specifically for staff only it had a private bathroom and office that had large front facing windows to over see the grounds as we were permitted to go outside without staff with permissions. 1928-1932; Press Photos 1930-1982; Historic Photos . I always felt really bad for a lot of the residents on lockdown wards. thank you manowar you also are a true soilder of death i miss the wild times lets spread the word to joe tell the people how we ruled it the morge, what the hell is everyone talking about the tunnels went from the main to the power house with one going to the dab thats what we called it there was no storys there was no rats there was just 20 guys hammerd with no flash light a broken lighter manowar or priest or maiden cranking.or lets not forget twisted and thats it.the only guy whos making sence here is I OWN IT true soilder of death, hey joe do you think while i was in the tunnels partying my ass off i said to myself hey maybe i should draw a map or take a picture so in the future if some one asks me if ive been here i could prove it dah go outside once in awhile and get off the freakin computer deer park legend, the tunnels ruled but not ever ass hole walks around with a camera dah only if he or she has no life i slept in the crown, if they make a horror film about edgewood or as we called it the building they will have to get me to go over the script because i know more than anyone about my home and if i saw mullet or grimer what ever they are they would be shot on sight ha ha copper guess who. Originally posted by getlucky151: This past sunday night, a bunch of my friends and I went to old Northville sanitarium hospital grounds, and went into the tunnels. Joe B again;heres an interesting site www.infiltration.org ,also type in google "underground bases and tunnels" for a lot of topics.Everybody wants to keep open space and preserve forests(I know I do;I don't want everything built up),but where do we put all these people? He became a drug addict, homeless, no life skills, living in Florida, and I am terrified of him. Can somebody who has an intimate knowledge of the tunnel system email me at fieldnotestoaninquiry@gmail.com. I know that if a siding issue ever arouse, I would have no problem resolving it with McGlinch and sons. I was fortunate enough to live in cottage 2. 2023 Atlas Obscura. Rachel Woodward, I purchased the historic seven story Masonic Temple, built in 1925 in Grand Island. I was housed with individuals that were sexual abused and assaulted, diagnosed eating disorders and mild behavior issues due to loss of parents or abuse in the home. Cottage 4 was a recreation hall that had arcade games, pool table and a single court basketball rim out front. What impresses me is that theyre still working to please us on some very minor issues we had after the job was done. The Northville Tunnels, which connected buildings on the site, have long been a popular site for explorers. Homeless people were also known to use them for shelter. i never saw a straight jacket though and i was there for 1 full year. Armed with flashlights, we found tunnels tall enough to comfortably walk, two by two; dark, smelly and dangerous because we felt not enough air could get to us, we were cautious. Consider supporting our work by becoming a member for as little as $5 a month. One those friends friends was a psych at Hawthorne. Even found some old Northville Dairy bottles back there in the early 70's. i was scared shitless. Boote explained projects similar to the covering of the Middle Rouge was commonplace in the United States in the first half of the 20th century when development of once rural land expanded at a furious pace. Huntington Woods, The company did an excellent job on all aspects: professionalism, actual work done, honesty, follow-up! Went into the tunnels way back in '75 the first time, and the power was still on. Rehabilitation Services Administration, narrated by Lorne Greene, and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short. It was vacant then, I would guess about 1975? I was visiting a facility in the Southern end of the facility, South of where warheads had historically been stored. I also heard there used to be a bomb shelter under the bleachers of old Oxnard High School, but that it was filled with cement later. Will Gray, There is a network of steam tunnels beneath Michigan State University that has allegedly hosted cults, bodies, and Dungeons & Dragons Games. It needs to be done to make it function properly.". The poor girl was very mentally disabled and disfigured and could not speak only moaned and had oral secretions / drool perfusly leaking from her mouth. Awesome Inc. theme. Spomeniks: The Antifascist History Behind Abstract Yugoslav Monuments, Stealth Structures: 10 Buildings That Arent What They Seem, Art Strikes Back: 24 More Sweet Star Wars Graffiti Artworks, Furniture Chopping: Converted Grocery Cart Chair & Couch Pair. The cottages housed the more trust worthy patients. Once my meeting was finished, i drove past the same area, and clear as day, in the middle of a field with no train tracks sat a railroad boxcar. Does anyone know what became of Ted Scmidt. Michael Roberson, There are supposed to be disused mining tunnels running through the North Shore mountains. I will definitely recommend McGlinch and Sons to my colleauges at work, friends, family and to whomever else might ask. We were probably were one of the first to venture into the basement of pilgrims big building back in the mid 70's. Since it was covered in the 1920s to create property for what is now a horse racing venue, the once robust waterway has withered to its current sorry state. One of the benefits of the Alliance is itprovides various levels of expertisewe can bring the parties together and collaborate. The upper floor of the pharmacy was a speakeasy and brothel. I had a really nice teacher named Sara where i used to listen to the bee gees and star wars music on the record player when we had free time lol it was the late 70s. It was me and Joe Davi who saw him, and offered him a ride. The Chief's son tried to escape and was shot and killed by the butt of another man's rifle caving in his head, that same evening in 1819. We had a greenhouse just shy of that. Over the years, a combination of public and private efforts were made to raise the grade of the downtown streets, with the end result being a weird patchwork of subterranean tunnels and basements that bear the marks of the businesses that occupied them, back when they were street-level storefronts. Some began speculating that maybe the villain was himself a police officer. The rumors are that more extreme cases were kept in isolation cells down there. I happen to work at Thursday's Place which was a restaurant inside the hospital. The campus is mostly heated by steam and throughout much of the campus there are tunnels to carry steam pipes to heat the various buildings. Her house was about 1/4 mile from the harbor. I do remember the farmhouse on Six Mile and the big barn we ran to. "I estimate the biological community will come all the way back within 10 years. I once encountered a female patient wandering the grounds in a vest with restraints to her wrist. I too remember those out buildings and they were creepy to say the least and at night outside of our window we could hear strange noises and one night we saw shadows outside our window. Paul Warshauer, Everett, Washington "I think everybody involved in this is optimistic. Chief Tonquish, who lived in western Wayne County, was locally famous. Rumor has it that one of the tunnels used to have an offshoot, now cemented shut, that led to the Snell home. More than likely the tunnels were built to help employees of the church to walk back and forth between the temple and their offices. What You Told Us About Your Hometowns Hidden Tunnels. Great stuff everyone! I believe the children in the unlocked cottages were told the woods were evil so they would not wander and get lost. I was able to gain access when I was a Resident Assistant in one of the dorms. Boote said covering a river like the Middle Rouge wouldn't happen today. Fish aren't likely to swim through it, either. "I'm very optimistic," he said. DOES ANYBODY KNOW I SLEEP AND DREAM EDGEWOOD??? This went on for months causing the campus and city police considerable embarrassment due to their inability to get a handle on the increasingly brazen criminal. So. Detroit, Work performed was quite good, although a few corrections were necessary because of some miscommunications between salesperson and his roofers. According to legend, the Snells also had a penchant for incest that led to several Snell children born with hideous physical deformities. I was on a lockdown unit K2-A 2nd floor that faced haggerty and schoolcraft. Shortly before I left and went to Children's Home of Detroit they started hiring younger people with no experience, training or education in psychiatrics or devolopmental disabilities. Faint Sounds of Twisted Sister? The land acquisition process for Hines Drive began in the 1920s with the goal of developing a pattern not unlike the Bronx Parkway Plan of New York. 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