Did you know about new yorks "underworld" during ww2

[Gil Boyd]

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[browningautorifle]

There's actually been quite a bit of gab about this in recent years. Seattle as well, and Vancouver BC also...most cases it's a lot less than it seems. Hard to say how "Crippled" the mighty US would have been by this power station being knocked out...

[Cosine26]

I believe that Hitler declared war on the US, not the other way around

[Vincent]

Yep, four days after Pearl Harbor.

Congress passed the resolution declaring war against Germany a few hour later.

[oldpaul]

In 1889, the same year that Washington became a state, there was a fire that burned most of the west side of what is now downtown. Like a lot of cities in that period the buildings were mostly wood construction. The city fathers took the 'opportunity' to re-grade the streets from really steep to very steep and mandated stone or brick as the building material to help resolve the fire problem. One can take a tour of the underground streets and empty businesses that were built over for a modest fee. I don't think there has ever been any war-time or other strategic use for it as it is close enough to the current street level that from below, you can see people walking across thick opaque glass that is inset into the current sidewalks. As an interesting aside, the phrase 'skid road' originated in Seattle as the road that logs were 'skidded' down to the mills or waterfront. The land on either side was very cheap and thus more attainable to the poor and a good place for nefarious businesses to set up shop. Tom

[Merle]

Inside New York City's Most Secret Basement

very interesting - thanks!