IF YOU WERE EVER IN THE EAST WING YOU HAD GUTS, THE BEST PART OF EDGEWOOD IS THE ACTION IN THE LADIES LOUNGE. Could you imagine if the building was still standing what an great place for a horror film. There are restrooms if you need to stop. "We're going to involve stakeholders and the public to gain input on what to do. We were probably were one of the first to venture into the basement of pilgrims big building back in the mid 70's. The legendary Purple Gang of Jailhouse Rock fame would hole up in the only hotel in town, The Doherty. As you know I work out of state. I also remember a few times when something crazy would happen at NSH and we would go into lockdown mode like the show OZ..I took classes in that greenhouse and learned about plant life. Copyright 2003 - 2013, Northville-Tunnels.com, All Rights Reserved. A place to let the county experiment on your kids from 1926 to 1974. This went on for months causing the campus and city police considerable embarrassment due to their inability to get a handle on the increasingly brazen criminal. Some began speculating that maybe the villain was himself a police officer. The vast network of underground tunnels used for utility service. I was a patient in 85-87 . Produced by Dan Weisburd, the U.S. A magnificent building, it had secret rooms befitting a Masonic building. intelligent and mature; otherwise they will be deleted. There were actually tunnels to the main building and to the nurses' quarters. Manowar!! "For reasons including, but not limited to, historically low interest rates and continually rising costs of demolition, this is an opportune time to proceed with this project, which has been identified as a priority by our residents," Rhines said in a statement. Both are blocked off under the hotel. John Wagner, 35, an electrician from Dearborn, Mich . It's a lot like dams, which cause the same situation for fish. "Permitting will be on the tail end of that. I had a really nice teacher named Sara where i used to listen to the bee gees and star wars music on the record player when we had free time lol it was the late 70s. My brother stayed at my house last month, and this bill is 150.00. Brannigan Cheney, When I was growing up in a small town in Southern Illinois there were rumors that the grade school and high school were connected by underground tunnels. The campus is mostly heated by steam and throughout much of the campus there are tunnels to carry steam pipes to heat the various buildings. Eric Long, The town I grew up in was one of the few places that had a healthy economy during the Great Depression due to the large stockyards off Concord Street. we found jars of what I thought were body parts, including a fetus. Rachel Woodward, I purchased the historic seven story Masonic Temple, built in 1925 in Grand Island. Tim Davis, Back when Wyoming became a state it started to divide up the many responsibilities to the different cities. for the rest, head over to Atlas Obscura. Being where I lived though, I never knew Edgewood existed. Once got chased by security (think it was L&M Security at the time) into the nurses quarters and had to go from there to the main building with just a book of matches. A convenient, accessible bicycle/pedestrian entrance was developed in 2015 at the northeast corner of the park that connects to the regional Link trail. He broke his pelvis. Paul Warshauer, Everett, Washington Great stuff everyone! As a child I found this very scary. There was LOTS of sand but we burrowed through to find about three blocks worth. Steve Anderson, There is a bar/nightclub called The Speakeasy on Main Street at below street level, and behind the bar the tunnel starts and continues around behind the stage and supposedly under the streets to an old mansion a block or so away, and was supposedly used during prohibition. There was a power source building that ran off coal. The workmanship was excellent, work was done on time, and we would definitely use them again. im insane. my first time in edgewood we hads gone in through the tunnels, i was like 12 yrs old. One site, the Northville Tunnels near Sheldon, Mich., drew explorers for decades until it was torn up in 1999 to build a golf course and houses. They took us roller skating every other friday. We did our best to exorcize the ill effects of society's demons in the lives of these children, but our sanctuary was just a hard fought temporary bubble of compassion that has been steadily shrinking in cynical despair for decades. According to legend, the Snells also had a penchant for incest that led to several Snell children born with hideous physical deformities. but i never left. entrance to the park there is a trippy spot you walk past on the trail that will surprise you because under the leaves on the ground you'll suddenly catch glimpses of a mosaic tile floor beneath your feet. Many people have heard "something about" them, but some of the "Edgewood Fans" were not sure they actually existed. Apparently they were sealed In the 1970s. Rajesh misra/Public Domain, SUNY Potsdam College in northern New York has a series of tunnels that connect the academic and residential buildings to keep students and faculty from having to venture out into the unbelievably cold winter (during a cold spell in 2014, temperatures were consistently below -20 Fahrenheit for nearly two weeks). Northville Mayor Brian Turnbull was entertained by stories spun by his father Bruceof the elder Turnbull's daring trips through the tunnel. No purchase necessary. Over the years, a combination of public and private efforts were made to raise the grade of the downtown streets, with the end result being a weird patchwork of subterranean tunnels and basements that bear the marks of the businesses that occupied them, back when they were street-level storefronts. Went into the tunnels way back in '75 the first time, and the power was still on. Armed with flashlights, we found tunnels tall enough to comfortably walk, two by two; dark, smelly and dangerous because we felt not enough air could get to us, we were cautious. Michael Roberson, There are supposed to be disused mining tunnels running through the North Shore mountains. There are plans to possibly make a full blown mod for HL2 that will hopefully simulate what it would be like to be there. Get off I-64 at Hampton, Va. Go South on I-664 through Monitor-Merrimack Memorial Bridge-Tunnel. I always wanted to get moved up into the cottages as that was like a resort to us in lockdown. The darkest, creepiest stretch of downtown Northville lies in the 100-year-old river-carrying tunnel beneath Northville Downs. I was housed with individuals that were sexual abused and assaulted, diagnosed eating disorders and mild behavior issues due to loss of parents or abuse in the home. Is Boote optimistic the river will be daylighted? Follow us on Twitter to get the latest on the world's hidden wonders. After McGlinch and sons insulated and sided my house, my last two heat bills were 98.00 dollars, and 105.00. Here's another mysterious odd or end: My brother was sent to hawthorn center when he was 6 years old. Osband was told by pioneers that in 1819, Tonquish's son, in a dispute of over bread, had shot and killed a settler named Sergeant who lived near the Rouge. I know that if a siding issue ever arouse, I would have no problem resolving it with McGlinch and sons. Its creepy, not super-accessible, and even dangerous in certain locationsbut its a neat reminder of a time when the river ruled the lives of Chattanoogans. We did our best to create a compassion bubble that emphasized our shared humanity as a balm for society's demonic forces of poverty, racism, violence, neglect, and tribalism. I don't remember any rats or bugsthen again, I was trying not to look down because whatever little vision you had ahead of you was well needed because there were huge pipes that you had to duck under and straddle over. I got to know those tunnels so well I would often enter the complex with NO FLASHLIGHT or matches, by myself, and walk back to the building 102 boiler room to enter day or night. The Finnish capital's city-within-a-city has a church, a hockey rink, and stockpiles of life-saving supplies. More: Hiking, biking trails to take shape at former . Cottage 1 was an Auto shop. This is a documentary of my last visit to the grounds May 30 1991. I thank God for your curiosity. Northville lies between Wayne and Oakland County, with 5,970 residents just 29 miles north of Detroit and is referred to as the Switzerland of Wayne County. i was reading on this site how everyone cut school and got high in this building, sounds like fun, anyhow is anyone doing anything fundermental with there life i mean did u guys get jobs.and if so who hired u. I REMEMBER BACKIN THE DAY GOING INTO THE MAIN BUILDING WITH MY FRIENDS ON COMACK ROAD THOSE WHERE THE DAYS. I just cant imagine how all these things happened! There was never anything evil about the property, that is just how my friends and i always referred to the woods. In a way, the whole area really was a santuary for those possessed by society's demons. I recall a few times patients escaped NSH and wandered to the cottages where you could see shadows roaming around outside our windows at night and the Cottage would be on lockdown until they were found. Homeless people were also known to use them for shelter. Hello, I was wondering what ever happened to the farm house my father rented from his boss was where I spent about 1 1/2 years. Its not nonsense it is from a story I wrote years ago about Edgewood, I think Edgewood would make a great horror story. I grew up off of Six Mile directly south of the hospital grounds and ventured around as far as I safely could as it was active during my time in Northville. We viewed egrets, cranes, deer and other animals along the way. Jeff L. In my hometown there used to be a bunch of myths regarding Lucy Hicks Anderson, the Madam of Oxnard. She was a transgender woman from Kentucky that used to run a catering business and a speakeasy bordello before being sent to prison for accepting army spousal benefits as a transgender woman. Ah, youth. The rumors are that more extreme cases were kept in isolation cells down there. Use the "3 bar"icon in the upper left to open the menu. Ramon Carb-Dorca, Northville tunnels. ?.YOUR ON CRACK, RIGHT? I was emptying a canteen out the backdoor of the building when she walked up on me. Also, the University of British Columbia does have steam tunnels for dealing with the output of fume hoods, and they apparently have had a decades-long battle keeping (often drunken) students out of them. Since it was covered in the 1920s to create property for what is now a horse racing venue, the once robust waterway has withered to its current sorry state. Ryan, Just wanted to drop you a line and let you know how impressed I am by your crew, their work ethic and attention to detail. 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