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CellarDweller location: Rochester, NY - South Wedge Gender: Male \| \| \|	The Mole People: Life beneath NYC < on 3/7/2007 9:31 PM >

	I want to recommend an awesome book to read that deals with a lot of Urbex issues. It's called "The Mole People: Life in the Tunnels Beneath New York City" by Jennifer Toth. The book talks about the large number of different tunnels built underneath the city throughout it's history and the many different people and communities that call these hidden and forgotten depths home. Many of these homeless people live far beneath the city and spend more time underground than above it. They've managed to construct more comfortable shelters and even tap into water and electric lines. It's an absolutely fascinating read; while some of it seems a bit too sensational to be believed, it's an addictive read. I read it straight through when i got it a couple years ago. Here's the Amazon link: http://www.amazon....=1173302254&sr=1-1 strongly recommended...

yokes location: Toronto Gender: Male I aim to misbehave \| \| \|	Re: The Mole People: Life beneath NYC <Reply # 1 on 3/7/2007 10:10 PM >

	http://www.columbi...d/mole-people.html "Great architecture has only two natural enemies: water and stupid men." - Richard Nickel

GotPaisley! location: Lost. Gender: Female Exploring Gypsy! \|	Re: The Mole People: Life beneath NYC <Reply # 2 on 3/8/2007 12:32 AM >

	I actually just finished reading the book & went exploring in the Freedom Tunnel. Most of the living areas have been destroyed but the murals are still there! There must be quite a few things a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know any of them. ~Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

atomx location: Brighton, ON Gender: Male \| \|	Re: The Mole People: Life beneath NYC <Reply # 3 on 3/8/2007 12:37 AM >

	Star-faced Mole People? "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Richard Cook

NextelCupMK This member has been banned. See the banlist for more information. location: Waltham, Mass and Athenry, Galway Donkey Could KICK the ASS out of Action's monkey \| \| \|	Re: The Mole People: Life beneath NYC <Reply # 4 on 3/8/2007 1:46 AM >

	I think this was on a fox show called "Bones". spunking cock

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Re: The Mole People: Life beneath NYC
<Reply # 5 on 3/8/2007 2:36 AM >

Posted by atomx
Star-faced Mole People?

I've seen them before.

Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.

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Re: The Mole People: Life beneath NYC
<Reply # 6 on 3/8/2007 6:01 AM >

Posted by yokes
http://www.columbi...d/mole-people.html

Wow,she tore that book a new asshole.
Although I haven't read it,Ive read Living at the Edge of the World.It is a homeless persons account of living in the tunnels of Grand Central.

http://www.amazon....=1173333596&sr=8-3

blacklines location: the red stick. Gender: Male \|	Re: The Mole People: Life beneath NYC <Reply # 7 on 3/8/2007 8:11 PM >

	probably already mentioned, but "Dark Days" is a documentary on the subject--soundtracked by DJ shadow. woo.

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Re: The Mole People: Life beneath NYC
<Reply # 8 on 3/8/2007 8:36 PM >

Posted by blacklines
probably already mentioned, but "Dark Days" is a documentary on the subject--soundtracked by DJ shadow. woo.

Yeah. Fascinating.

"The truth is knowable. But probably not, ever, incontrovertible."
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ugly location: Ohio Gender: Male get busy living, or get busy dying. \| \|	Re: The Mole People: Life beneath NYC <Reply # 9 on 3/9/2007 2:25 AM >

	i've read the book, and i also have the documentary 'dark days'. both are pretty good. i've heard that the book is full of inaccuracies though. not sure if thats true of not. either way its an interesting read. http://www.greatlakesurbanex.com

dsankt location: live and in the fresh \| \| \|	Re: The Mole People: Life beneath NYC <Reply # 10 on 3/9/2007 3:34 AM >

	Re: Dark Days, make sure you watch the 'making of' special feature. I found it just as intriguing as the actual film. sleepycity.net: watch out for the third rail baby, that shit is high voltage. urbex and urban exploration photography

HaloBlack location: Oshawa, Ontario Gender: Female It's so Beefffyyyyy \| \| \| \|	Re: The Mole People: Life beneath NYC <Reply # 11 on 3/17/2007 4:06 PM >

	the word "mole" makes me giggle a bit.

GIJOE

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Re: The Mole People: Life beneath NYC
<Reply # 12 on 3/19/2007 3:45 AM >

Posted by HaloBlack
the word "mole" makes me giggle a bit.

I always assosiate it with hans moleman from the simpsons. The idea of a frail old man getting hit in the groin with a football is so much better under new york city.

smalltownspook location: Ingersoll/NOTL, ON \|	Re: The Mole People: Life beneath NYC <Reply # 13 on 3/31/2007 8:23 PM >

	arrrgh! my groin! officer, I don't see the big deal...

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