Wow, this passageway really was as creepy as I heard it was. Appeared to still have its original incandescent lights from 1940, which for a unstaffed passageway of that length made it a haven for crime. The rape of a woman that led to the closure of this and other lightly-used tunnels occured in March 1991 according to the NYT...and it wasn't even the first one that occure
d in there. Yikes. Great video, always wondered about this tunnel.....this had to have been taken before Spring '91, right?
There must have been other crimes committed there over the years too, however, by closing the passage the TA spared itself the expense of upgrading lighting and performing other necessary maintenance.
Aren't they re-opening one of these passageways at 34th Street / Penn Station soon?
HalfordJetset 6 months ago
A proposed office tower would offer a new passageway from 6th to 7th, if it is ever built.
trainluvr 6 months ago
Wow, this passageway really was as creepy as I heard it was. Appeared to still have its original incandescent lights from 1940, which for a unstaffed passageway of that length made it a haven for crime. The rape of a woman that led to the closure of this and other lightly-used tunnels occured in March 1991 according to the NYT...and it wasn't even the first one that occure
d in there. Yikes. Great video, always wondered about this tunnel.....this had to have been taken before Spring '91, right?
SuperAdventures 7 months ago
@SuperAdventures sure dude
trainluvr 7 months ago
i wonder if those ads are still in the passageway. the one connecting 8th avenue and 7th avenue at 50th Street has reopened
thesubwaynut 7 months ago
Wow, King Ralph ad.
Lampbane 7 months ago
Wow so this passageway was closed because someone was attacked. Pretty historic video.
kmothersil 7 months ago
There must have been other crimes committed there over the years too, however, by closing the passage the TA spared itself the expense of upgrading lighting and performing other necessary maintenance.
trainluvr 7 months ago