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Undercity Explores What’s Underneath Bushwick

By Katarina Hybenova

Undercity Explores What’s Underneath Bushwick

Undercity Explores What’s Underneath Bushwick

By Katarina Hybenova

Undercity Explores What’s Underneath Bushwick
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By Katarina Hybenova

Have you ever wondered what the sewers underneath Knickerbocker Avenue look like? These guys, Steve and Andrew wondered too. So they went down to check them out and they made this video. In the 1880s, Bushwick was the nation’s capital for breweries and that made for a lot of wastewater. A couple of miles of extension sewer were built underneath Knickerbocker Avenue to bring the wastewater directly to the East River.

Urban historian Steve Duncan and a filmmaker Andrew Wonder teamed up to create this amazing guerilla city and urban exploration project called Undercity. Steve describes this fascinating project on their website:

As an urban historian & photographer, I try to peel back the layers of a city to see what’s underneath. From the tops of bridges to the…

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