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Old 06-03-2009, 12:23 AM
 
Location: Palmer
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My daughter has been asking around about them as part of her research for palmeralaska.net
It sounds like they may not have been utilidors after all. Or at least not completely utilidors. During the war they were used as bomb shelters and safe ways to go from building to building. This info is still somewhat in the rumor stage.

When/if she gets real solid info she will put it on the website.

Haven't seen any predatory penquins popping their heads out of manholes lately...but I'll be ready with my baseball bat if I do.
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Old 06-03-2009, 12:26 AM
 
Location: Too far from Alaska
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Wow, what a discovery!
Go down there for sure- not alone! And take pics.
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Old 06-03-2009, 12:34 AM
 
Location: Casa Grande, AZ
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My daughter has been asking around about them as part of her research for palmeralaska.net
It sounds like they may not have been utilidors after all. Or at least not completely utilidors. During the war they were used as bomb shelters and safe ways to go from building to building. This info is still somewhat in the rumor stage.

When/if she gets real solid info she will put it on the website.

Haven't seen any predatory penquins popping their heads out of manholes lately...but I'll be ready with my baseball bat if I do.
Marty...for sure the bat...they could have a bad bite...
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Old 06-03-2009, 09:18 AM
 
Location: Interior alaska
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The U of A Fairbanks has a very extensive set of tunnels under it as well. They started locking/blocking them after it became a fact that too many pregnancies were happening down there...

Rumor was that there was a lot of groping around in the dark since it was more fun to feel you way through them instead of using lights...

Was a great place to party for the College kids in the winter....

Besides, it started out as a mining college and they had to practice somewhere!!!
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Old 06-03-2009, 10:37 PM
 
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My son was born there in '84
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Old 06-04-2009, 11:19 PM
 
Location: Homer Ak.
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Now for a bit of nerd knowledge. There are also tunnels under CalTech in Pasadena and the students used to roleplay D&D there. Sorry Ince its true i know people that did it.
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Old 06-05-2009, 12:16 PM
 
Location: on top of a mountain
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wow...what a visual...Emily with miners lamp with blinding light on head, gas mask on, camera in one hand and baseball bat in the other!!! Make sure you all have your Depends on in case of major scare!! Go now as I hear Guido has be hijacked to Sweden!!! No nasty penguin bites!!
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Old 06-05-2009, 07:35 PM
 
Location: Bliss Township, Michigan
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I would love to see some photos of these tunnels, just to see if they are similar to what I've been in before, outside of AK.

And by the way, I hear, from a reliable source, that Guido has some of his associates in the Valley area just "biting" at the chance to come out of hiding.
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Old 07-24-2009, 03:34 PM
 
Location: Palmer
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Tamara just put a short post on the Palmer Tunnels on palmeralaska.net

A good photo of "Underground Palmer" is in there as well.
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Old 07-25-2009, 03:26 AM
 
Location: Big Island- Hawaii, AK, WA where the whales are!
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Interesting Seattle has a whole underground.. don't know that much about it. Deadwood SD had a tunnel system because the Chinise were not allowed in town but they had a whole city they lived in underground..
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