Under Chinatown, there’s a stretch of mostly disused subway tunnel unlike any other in NYC. It is relatively poorly documented, not appearing on any publicly available subways maps.
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Under Chinatown, there’s a stretch of mostly disused subway tunnel unlike any other in NYC. It is relatively poorly documented, not appearing on any publicly available subways maps.
On the evening of July 25, 2017, the main span of the K bridge was finally lowered onto a barge to be shipped off for recycling. It was an evening ten years in the making.
This past week, the LIRR finally began scrapping their abandoned bogies. So just what the hell is a bogie, anyway?
NOTE: This story was originally published on an earlier version of this site, in April of 2011. The actual exploration took place in December of 2010. There’s an update at the end.
Down to the first floor as of this morning. A little over one year ago, this website was the first to report the start of demolition work at the former Elks Lodge in L.I.C. Over the course of this last year, we often posted updates on the building’s status to Twitter. The destruction of this […]
Within an otherwise empty industrial building in NYC lies this hidden room, filled with intrigue.
Examining the long forgotten history of a Central Queens industrial zone, with one abandoned warehouse in particular.
This summer, the abandoned remains of Moore McCormack’s Brooklyn facility are being wiped off the face of the planet.
The Woodhaven blvd rockaway beach branch station is an important neighborhood piece of infrastructure that currently sits in ruins.
One more of LIC’s abandoned warehouse relics is not long for this earth.
Here is something from deep in the LTV archives, a very rare walk-through of the Todd Shipyard, during the short time between it’s abandonment and redevelopment into an Ikea store. For a whole lot more on the history of this shipyard, check out this 10 year old post we did on it.
Located in the center of the 7 line route through L.I.C., this old factory rooftop offers surprising views of the neighborhood.
Eppen-Smith building to the right LIC’s forgotten coffee factory.
On a property once owned by Owens-Illinois, another not-so-sorely-needed tall self storage facility takes its shape.
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