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Vindicator ago

Just want to chime in here, Quantokitty, that you've had done a great job making these posts, supporting them with evidence and asking questions. This is exactly what this board is for. Kudos!

quantokitty ago

Hey, thanks. I appreciate it. This is important because it's about kids.

CantWeJustDroneHim ago

I'm not trying to be critical of potential leads here, but shouldn't this one be fairly easy to prove/disprove? Just need one or two intrepid explorers to get on to the tunnels and see what they find? Or is there no known access?

quantokitty ago

The only three known access points (that I'm aware of and have been mentioned) are the ones at Dyar's house, 2115 P street northwest (where the workmen accidentally found the tunnel), and the house his second family lived (Dyar was a bigamist). Everything else seems to be alluded to .... including the house where he lived on B Street. I did seem to run across it in an article and didn't know it wouldn't be repeated. The problem is that they made mention of the entrances being cemented closed. So there you go. One would think it would be easy, but not really.

CantWeJustDroneHim ago

That's some really great info, looks like I'll have to do some major catch up reading, didn't realize there was actually real information on the tunnels, Thanks

The_Periodic_Fable ago

Are you saying there is a long tunnel running up beneath 16th street? Are you aware there is a huge Masonic temple on the16th?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_the_Temple

ronnyCPI ago

Makes me wonder if a part of the 33rd degree rite of freemasonry involves witness of child sacrifice, who is taken through the tunnels. Grim thought, I know.

The_Periodic_Fable ago

The whole concept of secret societies just boggles my mind.

quantokitty ago

No, I'm not. Interesting ...

doubletake ago

good stuff! don't forget your Luminol!

BTW/ How WIDE are these tunnels? big enough for a golf cart?

quantokitty ago

I believe there are pictures of some of them in the articles I posted. They're not as big as the tunnels in Dupont Circle, but they're plenty big enough for a golf cart. They're bricked over and a lot more pleasant than roaming around in the sewer system.

HomeboyChrisBanned ago

Those bricked over tunnels were common in the old days because the would come in and tear the street up, build the walls and arch of tunnel with brick, then backfill the dirt over. Its an ancient Roman technique. Its strong, so you never see em collapse and they just kinda sit there waiting to be found. Just watched a history channel thing about underground NYC.

quantokitty ago

So it's a Roman technique. Great to know. Yes, well, the articles all saw the tunnels were expertly done. It wasn't shoddy work. Thanks for the input.

pizza_flesh2 ago

STRAND on VOLTA is located at 1531 33rd Street NW, Washington DC . Another JA property. Does it fit in?

quantokitty ago

It is? Lord, I have to keep track of all this guy's properties. Let me throw it in google. Holy crap! If we use a generic P Street location (which again is where Dyar did a lot of his digging), it's a TWO MINUTE WALK! https://i.sli.mg/9yiII0 And it's right near another park. Volta Park? Never heard of it.

pizza_flesh2 ago

Also, The Strand obviously has a basement with possible tunnel access.

https://i.sli.mg/MtCa0P.jpg

Here is the kicker... ON THE SAME BLOCK. construction showing a ladder going what looks like to be pretty deep. only thing, it's on the other side of the road.

https://i.sli.mg/xeDPAn.jpg