Posted by A Through Z Explorations Apparently this is a great find |
Yea I didn't find this particular spot to be all that great either. That's why the OP said not much to see. No worries at all. You are very tactful and choose your words wisely. I appreciate that. I think what the local guys were saying was great about the find was not necessarily this, but that I was on to something. As they clued me in, I found out that I was very near a better one and didn't even know it. I've never really explored drains except for real basic small-town stuff back in the day. For me what's interesting about them is 1. What everyone else replied with. They described my curiosity when I didn't know how. And, 2. Why are they there? What purpose do they serve? Are they rerouting a natural water source? Has a natural water source been built right over the top of? Or is it just people's shit down there? New York drainage specifically fascinates me. Although, I've never been, I read that the island was wooded natural area at one point. Obviously the land didn't come with the skyscrapers. Streams and rivers flowed uninhibited. As the city grew waterways were forced to change paths or covered up and built on. Some of NYCs drainage has potentially only been seen by a handful of people in almost a couple hundred years.