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A tunnel from the past
> **From:** XXXXX <XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX>
> **To:**
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> **Cc:**
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> **Subject:** FAU Steam Tunnels?
> **Date:** Tue, 23 Dec 2003 10:45:39 +0000
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> Greetings, I stumbled across an ancient post of your's via the powers of
> Google while searching for information on the FAU steam tunnels:
>
> [link] [1]
>
> I then used Google once again to find your apparently current e-mail and
> decided to contact you. I am an “Urban Explorer” living in Miami, FL. I run
> the website Urban Exploration Florida (
http://uef.hyposomnia.com [2]).
> Check out the site if you want a bit more background on what I do and to
> check out some pictures.
>
> Anyways, a friend of mine stumbled across this map of the FAU (Florida
> Atlantic University) tunnel system:
>
> [link] [3]
>
> I was quite suprised as I had given up all hope of finding steam tunnels
> anywhere in FL due to us being so close to sea level. Well anyways, since
> you have apparently been in these tunnels at some point I was hoping you
> may be able to provide some information on them before I make the hour long
> drive up there to see them for myself. Any info at all would be greatly
> appreciated such as how you got in, at what time of day did you go, did you
> run into anyone while down there, how tight is security on campus, do they
> have any motion detectors or camera's in the tunnels, etc. It seem's that
> it's been quite a while since you were there, but a bit of old info is
> better than no info at all.
>
The Internet never forgets.
Not that I mind. I think this is great.
It was 10 years ago when a group of us descended into the tunnel system at
FAU (Florida Atlantic University) [4] for a night of exploring. We weren't
the first (we found graffiti from 1976) and we definitely aren't going to be
the last. And the guy's site, Urban Exploration Florida [5], is quite
interesting.
Can't wait for him to get his trip to the FAU tunnel system documented.
Update on Wednesday, Debtember 31^st, 2003
Commentary and pictures [6] are now available.
[1]
http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&newwindow=1&safe=off&selm=2lui30%241v0n%40inca.gate.net
[2]
http://uef.hyposomnia.com/
[3]
http://www.fau.edu/divdept/envhs/firedevices/tunnels.jpg
[4]
http://www.fau.edu/
[5]
http://uef.hyposomnia.com/
[6]
http://spork.no-ip.com/~uef/gallery/fau_utility_tunnels
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