As a child I found this very scary. DOES ANYBODY KNOW I SLEEP AND DREAM EDGEWOOD??? A time of true freedom and innocence. "You'll be able to see positive changes very, very quickly by the time they take out the tunnel," he revealed. Maurice Moley-Viand, Al Capone once had a hideaway mansion here, and had a network of tunnels to avoid authorities. Although no white person was ever injured in these forays, the settlers became irritated and staged an attack on the Indians. Never wanted to be mistaken for a walkaway and returned to the hospital! The rumors are that more extreme cases were kept in isolation cells down. Paul Warshauer, Everett, Washington Kids would break in when I was a teenager and hangout in them. Videos [ edit] This 1968 black and white documentary about the Plymouth State Home and Training School in Northville, Michigan. Chris, McGlinch and Sons Company and their representatives are very personable, un-assuming, and were very respectful to me and my family. The power switch for Edgewood was in the old pilgrim Steam plant so we could not turn it back on! No they are not welded, but cemented over. there is a facebook group too , join it! Who knows. Rumor has it that one of the tunnels used to have an offshoot, now cemented shut, that led to the Snell home. 3 miles of underground steam tunnels and 45 buildings to run around in. The now reportedly unused storage facility was always of interest and I wondered what it would be like to walk the tunnels with a geiger counter, so did as I always did and was looking toward the tunnel entrances as I drove by. I will have nothing but high praise to all that ask me about who did the job. The rumors are that more extreme cases were kept in isolation cells down there. When I was there in the 60s & 70s at a U.S. military base in Asmara, many locals believed that there was a tunnel from Washington DC to the base which would allow a full-scale invasion. Powered by, Courtesy of Northville Historical Society, Around 1958, W.J. Catherine Houston, There is a tunnel between the Graylyn Estate and the Reynolds Estate (founder of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco) built as an escape route from angry depression-era local workers. Northville Residential Training Centerinstitution for retarded juveniles, on the campus of NRPH, A: Administration and medical (built 1950-51), M: Young adult patients (built 1954, expanded 1979), N: Young adult patients (built 1954, expanded 1979), Blg 72: EPIC Center patients (built 1951), http://www.northvillehistory.org/keyword.html, http://www.northvillehistory.org/interviews/Watkins-Tom.pdf, http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Northville_State_Hospital, http://wacots.org/tiki-index.php?page=Northville%20Regional%20Psychiatric%20Hospital, Northville State Hospital (Northville Regional Psychiatric Hospital), NRPH Part 1: The "New" Northville Tunnels, NRPH Part 2: The Lunatics Running the Asylum. Many people have heard "something about" them, but some of the "Edgewood Fans" were not sure they actually existed. Being where I lived though, I never knew Edgewood existed. He and Chad had been here once before, and had popped a lid near the corner of that cottage looking for a tunnel entrance. 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. Trespasser Photography Aaron R Adatskas Archer Bolgod Carrick Northville tunnels. There was never anything evil about the property, that is just how my friends and i always referred to the woods. Awesome Inc. theme. For the first time since the Roaring '20s, there is more than a ray of hope that the covered river will be rejuvenated to its former self. But locals know about the super secret (but not really so secret anymore because its on bumper stickers all over the place) Cape Cod Tunnelthe hidden route to get on and off the Cape without all the traffic. Kids would break in when I was a teenager and hangout in them. It is presented in 2 parts due to You Tube time limits. Rumor has it that they were used by bootleggers during prohibition. How long will it take to rejuvenate the river? I felt they were mistreated and made fun of. i never saw a straight jacket though and i was there for 1 full year. Tunnel legends abounded there, ancient & modern. They'll only go a certain distance into it. People were physically abused and sexually assaulted there. 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 can tell you stories all day about being there as i was there longer than any inmate at the time, most people were there for 60-90 days max but i was there for 365 days, i never knew why, come to find out i had "good" insurance so i was held there as long as they could for the $$. Apparently, it was also used as part of an initiation for the new principals who were made to run through the pitch black tunnel before assuming their new post. Engler. - 02/22/05 05:08 PM. Or twelve story ledge. Cottage 1 was an Auto shop. One those friends friends was a psych at Hawthorne. I was able to gain access when I was a Resident Assistant in one of the dorms. It wasnt long before someone came and picked him up. Not so much a legend, but a running joke of the seniors at the local high school. "Certain things we do aren't good for the environment. Tunnels that went underneath the northville psychiatric hospital and connected to out buildings. Once my meeting was finished, i drove past the same area, and clear as day, in the middle of a field with no train tracks sat a railroad boxcar. -Inmate #0403991, Well I work there now. No one really knows why the tunnel is there or what it was used for. 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. That incident ended the Indian resistance in these parts. Just to hear what all these people are doing with their lives today? I remember hearing about the tunnel entrance in the woods. "The first step is the design process," Boote said. I too remember those out buildings and they were creepy to say the least and at night outside of our window we could hear strange noises and one night we saw shadows outside our window. When we came out of the woods and the people saw us they (not all) came running up to the fence and scared the dickens out of us. WAYNE COUNTY TRAINING SCHOOL AND NORTHVILLE TUNNELS VISIT OUR WEBSITES WWW.WACOTS.ORG AND WWW.NORTHVILLE-TUNNELS.COM ADMIN@WACOTS.ORG We can provide technical expertise to help the city and stakeholders as to what is going on and inform them. Moderators: Red, Syd. They can only try to clean up the mess. All in all, I am very satisfied with the McGlinch Experience and would highly recommend them to anyone. I new dr rebinavich he was a very good person! Adam Travis Kincaid, Is there anything more mysterious than a foggy tunnel? The ground floor was bricked up so we climbed to the second floor windows and went in. Flat Rock, McGlinch and Sons Co. are very experienced in working with James Hardie Siding. The powerhouse, nurses' home and maintenance building have been torn down along with the water. They shut down in the 80s, I believe, but were bought out by someone else, who continued using the trolley cars until they closed and then the trolley cars were parked and the tunnel was closed off. He became a drug addict, homeless, no life skills, living in Florida, and I am terrified of him. It's going to be an actual flood corridor river. Spomeniks: The Antifascist History Behind Abstract Yugoslav Monuments, Stealth Structures: 10 Buildings That Arent What They Seem, Art Strikes Back: 24 More Sweet Star Wars Graffiti Artworks, Furniture Chopping: Converted Grocery Cart Chair & Couch Pair. Kids would break in when I was a teenager and hangout in them. I am one very satisfied customer and highly recommend McGlinch and Sons to anyone looking for a roofing contractor. Follow us on social media to add even more wonder to your day. yo iownit must know you. Everything has gone very smooth. John, The Great Miami River runs right through the heart of Franklin. The tunnel, which stretches the length of four football fields, is the home of a section of theMiddle Rouge River, which back in its pre-subterranean heyday was the site of picnics, riverbank fishing excursions and a flourishing ecosystem. Im skeptical that the tunnels still exist, but its a legend that most people here know about. They have really worked hard all along the way and have paid attention to every detail. It still exists as an archive of that era. We had a rumpus room.. people generally laugh when I use that word but it's true. As of today, last I heard they were permanently closed off with concrete. "Due to the limited light, little can grow in the tunnel, except at the very ends. These caves once held a full restaurant that was a favorite hang out of mobsters, and the tunnels probably made for an easy escape route. ANSWER! A convenient, accessible bicycle/pedestrian entrance was developed in 2015 at the northeast corner of the park that connects to the regional Link trail. It has changed the entire appearance of our house. The room was one big game room with Chess tables and lots of board games as well as Tv, VCR and a Stereo. In that time we had a few people (escapees) that would come to the farm. Your comment should have Anyway I was there in the early 70's also all I can remember was I was sexually assaulted a few times by one kid who also was a patient. There was a series of secret passageways between the newer tower building and the adjacent buildings. Went into the tunnels way back in '75 the first time, and the power was still on. There were actually tunnels to the main building and to the nurses' quarters. But Wayne Countys plan was very aggressive and proposed establishing parkways along every major river course in America. A planned development of the Northville Downs property includes "daylighting" the waterway and complementing it with a riverwalk. Most of the tunnel entrances were filled with dirt before the concrete caps were put over the welded manholes. I once encountered a female patient wandering the grounds in a vest with restraints to her wrist. Can somebody who has an intimate knowledge of the tunnel system email me at fieldnotestoaninquiry@gmail.com. Article by SA Rogers, filed under Similar ancient legends suggested a tunnel leading to Jerusalem. The building itself was obviously seldom frequented by workers, but down in the spillway was even more lonely, left long to the ravages of Hines hungry, ever-advancing vegetation. Homeless people were also known to use them for shelter. I was pretty young at the time so I dont remember exactly, but they were either from the Revolutionary War or the Civil War. During the remodeling of the old hotel I was fortunate enough to be invited to the basement to view new construction and was shown the tunnel entrances. Knowing the demons lurking in the minds of our patients, I choose not to. They were our own way in for years, we kept our own defective lock that you could open up with ANY key on the tunnel doors way off in the woods. As a group of urban explorers from Chicago visited me, we searched the basement and found a strange cinder block wall that did not seem right. Upon searching the house he was renting, police discovered a key to the campus subterranean system of heating tunnels that could be accessed from many of the university buildings, leading investigators to reason this was the key to his elusive disappearing act that had frustrated the community for so long. Anyone that grew up in with in 25 miles of Northville went here in the 80's and 90's. A gift from the leaders of 1920's Detroit. These tunnels not only connected bars, but led to the Wabasha caves that had been carved out by the Mississippi River. I heard about a bomb shelter in the woods. They installed a tunnel between the hotel and the pharmacy across the street. The truth is they DID exist, and were a very popular hangout with the exploring kids of the day. There are plans to possibly make a full blown mod for HL2 that will hopefully simulate what it would be like to be there. This was keeping the house at 57 degrees, and if it wasnt freezing out. The park is over 900 acres which means you can spend all day exploring the different trails here. Cassandra Konz, It seems the old city of Girona has several tunnels connecting the two main churches of Sant Feliu and the Cathedral, and with a large underground passage out of the city to a place called El Polvor (The Gun Powder Depot). Could you imagine if the building was still standing what an great place for a horror film. One, that two kids from Shattuck in the 1950s found the tunnel entrance under the school and went exploring. Anyway, I, along w/ my 2 girlfriends (C.B. I've been all over and never saw that. Ive called a couple times; they still havent picked it up. Ah, youth. We went up there with some beers to ride out the storm and soon found out we were not alone after trying the powerhouse via the tunnels we headed up to the crown and the wind was SICK up there stayed inside the burned out area by the water tanks as the ladder was gone and so was the rope as I recall. Tonquish (Tonguish, Toga) was chief of the Native American tribe that lived in the "Toguish's Village" located near the River Rouge. We can also bring funding into the process. Huntington Woods, The company did an excellent job on all aspects: professionalism, actual work done, honesty, follow-up! I am pretty sure you know this already but youre very lucky to have guys like Scott and Steve with your company. She scared the living shit out of me. The entire tunnel is filled with cement or just the entrances?? Claire, There are two bridges to get onto the Cape, the Sagamore Bridge and the Bourne Bridge. A few of the staff were nice, don't remember there last names but there was bill,Kathy,gary,nora,jeff white guy with an late 70s afro.just to name a few. He needed help, but really at home my dad beat him everyday, my grandma called him names, so any help he got was undone when he came home. This would strike anyone as odd, a boxcar in the middle of a field with no apparent railroad tracks or explanation for exactly the boxcar had got there in the last two hours. This was back in the 90s. Eureka is the largest city (but still under 30,000) on Humboldt Bay, a remote fishing port in far Northwestern California whose heyday as a lumber port is long past. The tunnel, which stretches the length of four football fields, is . 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. They would get off the trolley car and go into the multi level store, where you could buy almost anything you needed. I also heard there used to be a bomb shelter under the bleachers of old Oxnard High School, but that it was filled with cement later. The Finnish capital's city-within-a-city has a church, a hockey rink, and stockpiles of life-saving supplies. The Northville Tunnels forum slowly faded away and fell out of favor. "It would be very, very difficult because of environmental regulations in place," he said. I thank God for your curiosity. Poole's Tavern plans rooftop seating in downtown Northville if city sells land for project, Pandemic hasn't stopped animals from multiplying at Northville's Maybury Farm, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. "The city asked the developer, Hunter Pasteur, to daylight the river as part of its development plans, and they agreed," said Nancy Darga, a former member of the Northville City Council and a longtime environment advocateand member of the Alliance of Rouge Communities. ?.YOUR ON CRACK, RIGHT? ARE THERE ANY LEFT THAT STILL CONNECT AND CAN BE EXPLORED. What impresses me is that theyre still working to please us on some very minor issues we had after the job was done. 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. There was only one steam tunnel for Hawthorn, with pipe trenches connecting it to the cottages. I really would like you to pass along my gratitude to them on the great job they are doing. He broke his pelvis. ago. 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. We were there the night the crown got hit with lightning and burned down. There are restrooms if you need to stop. Gretchen Foster, From the mid-1800s until the Tennessee Valley Authority controlled the Tennessee River with a dam system in the early-mid 1930s, our city flooded with alarming regularity. We are impressed and satisfied with the final result. These allowed access to almost every building. We were chased by staff once and once was enough. I spent many days and night in the tunnels at Northville Michigan. Cheryl C., Grosse Pointe Woods, Serving Metro Detroit and Southeast Michigan Since 1917! Rachel Woodward, I purchased the historic seven story Masonic Temple, built in 1925 in Grand Island. We never found any tunnels but we did get a bunch of cool bricks and concrete work. Tonquish then attacked Macomb with a knife, but was driven off by another white man. A magnificent building, it had secret rooms befitting a Masonic building. I don't remember these grimer guys either but if we saw them they would have been history. As a group of urban explorers from Chicago visited me, we searched the basement and found a strange cinder block wall that did not seem right. John Wagner, 35, an electrician from Dearborn, Mich . Later on, they cut power to the complex around late '77 after a fire at the then still-occupied medical staff residences in building 155, which was NOT connected by any tunnels. But beware you have to get out by midnight because if you don't you will be trapped until the next anniversary of her when once again she will rise. 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 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. Is it fake? It follows a river, isolated on both sides by forest land, it is like an oasis in the city. Discuss the Northville Tunnels (WCCDC) here. It has really effected me! It is the foundation of one of those former comfort stations. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The demolition phasewill begin in summer 2022. Id made many visits to both facilities but do recall a visit to Sandia where I witnessed something very odd. Kelly Wells, Northville tunnels. The truth about the tunnel is the do exist, I have seen one of the entrances it is off of OCR, I never went in I heard there were rats down there, and being a girl had to pass on that. I am glad I went with your family owned company, and not some corporation. CHAMP in the old days there was power so no big deal to go EAST. 3rd floor houses all of our bedrooms. Hmm, now where can I get a little backhoe to move the cement covers and dig through the tunnel entrances? "This structure predates environmental regulations in the United States. One series connected to an earlier network built in our downtown and the other was a main line that ended at a garage-sized terminal in a cemetery for Capones getaway car. It is hard and rare for companies these days to find employees that truly care about their craftsmanship and the customer. More:Northville to tear down shuttered psych hospital. First I came upon a square concrete footing next to the Tonquish Creek, and in the slanting golden rays of the sinking October sun filtering through a haze of yellow boughs I saw scrawlings upon it which I could not make out, apparently describing something to be found on the north side of the stone; a date, two names, and what those two had done here, but it was unintelligible: Whether it was built using material from the old Meads Mill, I dont know. One of the benefits of the Alliance is itprovides various levels of expertisewe can bring the parties together and collaborate. All suggestions, ideas and help are welcome. Fittingly, a few days before Halloween Northville Township officials announced the 11 creepy, graffiti-covered buildings and a tunnel remaining on the former site of the state psychiatric.
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