Viewing: Blog Posts Tagged with: brooklyn’s, Most Recent at Top [Help]
Results 1 - 1 of 1
How to use this Page
You are viewing the most recent posts tagged with the words: brooklyn’s in the JacketFlap blog reader. What is a tag? Think of a tag as a keyword or category label. Tags can both help you find posts on JacketFlap.com as well as provide an easy way for you to "remember" and classify posts for later recall. Try adding a tag yourself by clicking "Add a tag" below a post's header. Scroll down through the list of Recent Posts in the left column and click on a post title that sounds interesting. You can view all posts from a specific blog by clicking the Blog name in the right column, or you can click a 'More Posts from this Blog' link in any individual post.
By: Rebecca,
on 8/28/2007
Blog:
OUPblog
(
Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags:
tunnel,
avenue,
waterfront,
cobble,
brooklyn’s,
urbanizing,
nyc,
Geography,
city,
A-Featured,
Ben's Place of the Week,
atlas,
ben,
brooklyn,
keene,
atlantic,
Add a tag
Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
Coordinates: 40 41 N 73 59 W
Approximate length of tunnel: 2,000 feet (610 meters)
Examples abound of cities built on top of cities and newspapers frequently report on accidental discoveries made by construction crews digging new foundations around the world. And while they may be more common in Europe where dense populations have concentrated for many centuries, other instances exist. Nearly 30 years ago, a young engineering student discovered a forgotten train tunnel that once ran from Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill neighborhood to the East River waterfront, connecting with a busy ferry link to Manhattan. (more…)
Share This
