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It would be neat to see some of these places (tomb of the forbidden ladder, bricked in showers at the library, etc), if anyone knows where to find pictures.

by sdp 16y ago

splat 16y ago
I can't help with pictures of MIT, but there are a few pictures of some interesting places in the Caltech steam tunnels in this essay: http://pandora.caltech.edu/~antognini/tunnels.pdf http://pandora.caltech.edu/~antognini/tunnels.pdf
- _delirium 16y ago
  And for CMU, a hypercard (!) stack with a map of the steam tunnels: http://www.city-net.com/~dmm/tunnels.html http://www.city-net.com/~dmm/tunnels.html
  - ed 16y ago
    Here are a few images of UCLA's underground "bridge," mentioned in the PDF above. http://www.fortunecity.com/lavendar/hitchcock/333/ http://www.fortunecity.com/lavendar/hitchcock/333/
    - _delirium 16y ago
      Here's an LA times article on the bridge; apparently, it used to be an above-ground bridge and then the ravine it went over was filled in and made part of the utility tunnel system: http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jul/13/local/me-then13 http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jul/13/local/me-then13
      - sdp 16y ago
        Wicked cool replies, thanks. =)
- jacobolus 16y ago
  As a final project for a photography class a year ago, I wandered across town and took many photos of the MIT tunnels. None are online (maybe I’ll put some up someday, but since these pictures worked much better as 16"x16" prints, I’m not sure how well they’d work at a few hundred pixels on a side on a screen), unfortunately. In any case, I recommend everyone who spends any substantial amount of time in the area wander around down there sometime. It’s an interesting eerie mood (especially at 3 AM) found in few other places.
  - sdp 16y ago
    My school has 5km of (heated!) tunnels connecting all the buildings on campus, but since they're open to the public they don't feel eerie at all. I'd like to see your pictures if you ever put them online. =)

It would be neat to see some of these places (tomb of the forbidden ladder, bricked in showers at the library, etc), if anyone knows where to find pictures.

by sdp 16y ago

It would be neat to see some of these places (tomb of the forbidden ladder, bricked in showers at the library, etc), if anyone knows where to find pictures.

splat 16y ago

I can't help with pictures of MIT, but there are a few pictures of some interesting places in the Caltech steam tunnels in this essay: http://pandora.caltech.edu/~antognini/tunnels.pdf http://pandora.caltech.edu/~antognini/tunnels.pdf

_delirium 16y ago
And for CMU, a hypercard (!) stack with a map of the steam tunnels: http://www.city-net.com/~dmm/tunnels.html http://www.city-net.com/~dmm/tunnels.html
- ed 16y ago
  Here are a few images of UCLA's underground "bridge," mentioned in the PDF above. http://www.fortunecity.com/lavendar/hitchcock/333/ http://www.fortunecity.com/lavendar/hitchcock/333/
  - _delirium 16y ago
    Here's an LA times article on the bridge; apparently, it used to be an above-ground bridge and then the ravine it went over was filled in and made part of the utility tunnel system: http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jul/13/local/me-then13 http://articles.latimes.com/2008/jul/13/local/me-then13
    - sdp 16y ago
      Wicked cool replies, thanks. =)
jacobolus 16y ago
As a final project for a photography class a year ago, I wandered across town and took many photos of the MIT tunnels. None are online (maybe I’ll put some up someday, but since these pictures worked much better as 16"x16" prints, I’m not sure how well they’d work at a few hundred pixels on a side on a screen), unfortunately. In any case, I recommend everyone who spends any substantial amount of time in the area wander around down there sometime. It’s an interesting eerie mood (especially at 3 AM) found in few other places.
- sdp 16y ago
  My school has 5km of (heated!) tunnels connecting all the buildings on campus, but since they're open to the public they don't feel eerie at all. I'd like to see your pictures if you ever put them online. =)