Abandoned Underground Concourses of Philadelphia
- Episode aired Aug 19, 2021
- 8m
Philadelphia was an early leader in public transportation in the form of electric street cars. The city introduced its subway system in 1905. In the 1950s under the leadership of Edmund Norw... Read allPhiladelphia was an early leader in public transportation in the form of electric street cars. The city introduced its subway system in 1905. In the 1950s under the leadership of Edmund Norwood Bacon a program of combining subway, utility and pedestrian tunnels complete with shop... Read allPhiladelphia was an early leader in public transportation in the form of electric street cars. The city introduced its subway system in 1905. In the 1950s under the leadership of Edmund Norwood Bacon a program of combining subway, utility and pedestrian tunnels complete with shopping was begun. While much of the ambitious plan was complete some tunnels never fully ope... Read all