August 6, 2009 @ 4:16 pm
Palladium Boots has unveiled a short video about exploring the urban ruins of New York City (and the surrounding boroughs). In the video, they hit up big spots like the Freedom Tunnel, the Glenwood Power Plant, and the Red Hook Grain Terminal. I’ve been to all 3 and I’ve shown photos here of the places before, but if you want a better view of them without actually having to go there, then you’ll want to watch the video because it’s sorta interesting.
June 12, 2009 @ 11:57 am
Today is Simon’s birthday! Here’s a picture of him inside the Freedom Tunnel.
March 23, 2009 @ 12:49 pm
By now, you’ve probably already seen a sneak peek at some images from my adventure into the Freedom Tunnel. It truly is a magical and peaceful place that really is as cool as everybody says.
My recount of the day’s events is inside, but if you really just want to see pictures, you can head over here to the Freedom Tunnel gallery.
March 21, 2009 @ 5:33 pm
The pictures are coming along nicely, but until I get them all processed, you can enjoy this panorama of the famed murals painted by Chris Pape, also known as Freedom.
For those who don’t know, the tunnel is nicknamed after him because of his prominent graffiti murals which still exist in there today.
This image was taken by me on March 21, 2009. Click the image above for a much larger version.
March 21, 2009 @ 3:59 pm
I’m writing this post because there doesn’t seem to be any sort of authority on how to get into the Freedom Tunnel. All of the forum posts that I read prior to making my own trek down there essentially told me nothing other than go to 125th Street.
And I know this takes the fun out of it for some people, but it’s not like I’m telling you what’s inside the place (you’ll have to experience that for yourself), I’m just giving those people who are searching for answers a definitive response on where the exact location of the entrance is.
And just to make things clear, the entrance to the Freedom Tunnel is NOT at 125th Street.
The way I went in, and as far as I can tell, the way that many people went in too, is located at the intersection of St. Clair Place and the offramp from the Henry Hudson Parkway (aka Westside Highway). See below for the map.
From here, you can see the tracks leading in and out of the Freedom Tunnel which is just a few more yards ahead of you.
To get onto the tracks, you can access any of the holes along the chainlink fence that borders the slope of the offramp and the train tracks (it’s hard to see in the Google Maps image, but there’s a chainlink fence along the slope that runs between the offramp and the train tracks).
If any cars are driving down the offramp, they’ll see you walking along the highway, but don’t worry about that. So as I said, you walk along the fence until you see a hole and then you just climb through. There are actually multiple holes along the fence, some bigger than others, so if you can’t fit into one, I wouldn’t panic. Just walk a bit more and there will probably be another one.
Once you climb through, you’ll be presented with tracks and you’ll want to walk close to the fence until you see the scene below.
PLEASE NOTE: BE CAREFUL OF TRAINS. You may think that because the Amtrak Trains are diesel trains that they would be very loud. But they are not. They do have a habit of speeding along very quietly and sometimes you don’t even realize one is coming before it’s almost too late. So stay alert and always have someone spotting for trains.
March 21, 2009 @ 3:36 pm
Going into the Freedom Tunnel on Manhattan’s Westside is something I’ve always wanted to do for a very long time. And today, I finally got a chance to explore the place and take pictures.
This has seriously been one of the best days of my life.
Pictures soon, but I want to process them all first. There’s about 200+ of them from this magical underground place! Stay tuned!
