Today we discover Chicagos forgotten streetcar tunnels, built centuries ago, they run under the Chicago river at 3 points and are sealed off from any access to the public.

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Episode Index:
0:00 - Introduction to the Chicago streetcar tunnels
0:45 - The origin and evolution of the Chicago streetcar tunnels
2:12 - Description of the Chicago streetcar tunnels
3:09 - Converting the tunnels from horse and carriage to cablecars.
3:39 - Washington streetcar tunnel overview
5:21 - Lasalle Streetcar tunnel overview
7:02 - Van buren Streetcar tunnel overview
8:44 - The abandonment of Chicagos streetcar tunnels
9:25 - What is left of the Chicago streetcar tunnels


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See Chicago and a Century of Progress Exposition: Use Chicago Surface Lines (1933) by Eric Fischer is licensed with CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Car 5568 on Halsted by Chicago Transit Authority is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

Green Hornet on Clark by Chicago Transit Authority is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

Cable Car Service by Chicago Transit Authority is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

69th on the Normal Park L by Chicago Transit Authority is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

Clark/Foster in 1934 by Chicago Transit Authority is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

State Street Subway Construction by Chicago Transit Authority is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

Clark/Jackson in early 1930s by Chicago Transit Authority is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Streetcars at Wrigley in 1935 by Chicago Transit Authority is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

1750_A by University Archives WUSTL is licensed with CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

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