Discovering Secret Tunnels Under Dallas!
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- In today’s video, UA-cam & Carlifer @JakeMcCollum and I will be exploring the hidden underground pedestrian tunnels underneath Downtown Dallas in Texas. In addition to urbexing the passages, I'll also break down the sordid history behind the Pedestrian Tunnels and my opinion on whether or not they should have been built in the first place.
Jake’s Perspective: • Day 32: The Unseen Sid...
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0:00 - Dallas Pedestrian Tunnels History
2:03 - Entering the tunnels
3:40 - Going deeper...
4:39 - Dead ends & no trespassing
6:44 - Further down the rabbit hole...
7:38 - Under Thanksgiving Square
8:34 - Parkour in the Brick Palace
10:59 - Love in the Pedestrian Tunnels
11:59 - Starbucks Break
12:34 - Tunnel in the sky
13:07 - Finding a way out
14:23 - Final Thoughts on the Pedestrian Tunnels in Dallas
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There's an old abandoned subway too that goes for a few miles, you have to have special access to it but it's probably one of the creepiest places I've ever been.
@@Nate-bn5kk I'm super interested! Is it in Dallas?
@@EricJKuhns Sorry it's in fort Worth but it appears there's one in Dallas too. The one I'm thinking of is the tandy center subway. I entered through a basement of a highrise for contract work, tried exploring it myself but got too creeped out to continue. There's a museum about it too.
Thanks! I have lived in Dallas since 1976, and I had NEVER knew of these tunnels!
Collin creek mall was up in in Plano. It’s still there to my knowledge! I grew up going there with the my mom in the 2000s and dang it I’m still sad it’s shut down.
The worst decision Dallas ever made was electing Laura Miller - she destroyed so much of the City most especially Deep Ellum, The West End, and Lower Greenville - And then literally pissed away millions on useless bridges. I once had the opportunity to inform her directly but I chose not to because she was with her son. I still regret missing that opportunity.
I’ve done this
Wow
Well said, Laura Miller made the Cowboys move to Arlington
Deep Ellum hasnt been the same since Laura Miller
She was a monster as mayor. Endless self-interest. Shameless self-promotion.
The fact that there’s no graffiti or homeless encampments inside shows that these tunnels are clearly still in use by someone.
I’m guessing these two were there on a weekend. I worked downtown up until a few years ago and the tunnels were always very active with business people visiting the food courts.
@@ryansweeney5560my brother works downtown and didn’t know about them until I told him a few years ago. I guess unless you just happen to work in those buildings, you have no reason to use, let alone know. It’s like that people mover/monorail thing they have at Las Colinas. Unless you work at those buildings, there’s no reason to know about or use them.
@@ryansweeney5560 I worked in One Dallas Center back in the early 2000s, and it was nice to stay out of the summer heat walking to the bank or to several places for lunch.
@@ryansweeney5560pretty sure the tunnels are closed on weekends. I’ve been all throughout for the most part. Entrances are supposed to be locked at 5pm everyday too.
Illuminati confirmed. Unironically not joking.
I worked downtown in the 80s and 90s and I absolutely loved the tunnels. You could walk at lunch, park far away in the cheaper lots, but still walk inside, get your hair cut, nails done, shop, have lunch, meet your friends that worked in other buildings - all while walking inside. Including a couple of skywalks and floor switches, you could get from the NCNB/Nation's Bank/Bank of America building all the way to the other end of downtown to the Plaza of the Americas. I am back downtown and I miss the tunnels so much. Please bring them back Dallas! ❤ Thanks for the video. 😊
That’s so cool!! I feel like there’s so many good memories down in these tunnels and so many possibilities for what these tunnels could be that I wish they’d bring them back. With the Texas heat I could totally see how a day-to-day work life could revolve around being in these tunnels and make commuting so much easier. Thank you for watching and for commenting your amazing memories! 🙂
I agree Shannon...I probably walked by you a time or two.
I miss the tunnels too!
I worked at the Intl Bank Building in the 80's-EDS had offices there. Been a looong time!
Nah the ruin downtowns life. Its dead
Jake I absolutely love your video. I worked in Downtown Dallas starting in 1967 and retiring in 2004. I worked right across the street from Thanksgiving Square and used the tunnels for years. I ate at the Pickle Barrel for years. When it moved out it was an Indian Cuisine place. I accessed the tunnel from inside Thanksgiving Square. It was a wonderful place to travel during the cold and heat. And yes you missed a lot of the tunnel system. Its a shame it cannot be revitalized. Laura Miller was one of the worst Mayors Dallas ever had. Thank you so much for allowing me to relive my working years. 37 years I came to downtown for work. The happiest years of my life.
What an awesome history you have there! I’ll have to go back soon and see if I can find the rest of the tunnels. And I was curious about the pickle barrel. It seemed it have a lot of names still on the window but that clears things up! Wish I could have tried it. Thanks for watching, Katanna!
I ran the Sonny Bryan’s down the hallway from the Pickle Barrel. Our busiest days were when it rained. It was a great restaurant job because my kids were little then and I could pick them up from school. Good times indeed.
@@baronofbeef when did that place close down?
thats really cool. where did you use to work at? it would be cool if you did your own video telling people how it used to be in the tunnels
I used to use the tunnels when I worked downtown Dallas at BancTexas (mid 1980s). Lots of shops and eateries back then, even shoe shine stands.
My mom was a cop BACK in the day for Dallas. She worked for the city till she retired. She can show ya some places buddy that no public person has EVER SEEN! craaaazy tunnels off under the Dallas public library downtown, and city hall.
I spent many of summers at the library.
Any idea where entrances are?
I worked in the republic center for 8 years and ate in the food court almost every day. At the 7:40 mark, there was a door to the right. If you went through that door, you would have entered the bowels of the tunnels. It takes you down 3-4 stories to the giant trash cavern that the surrounding skyscrapers share. It’s really surreal.
My mom lived downtown and loved walking the tunnels. She knew everyone. Those tunnels need to be revitalized.
Agreed, but think about this... what are the chances that The Powers That Be of Dallas would approve spending the $$ to complete this project?
I used to live downtown and used the underground all the time. When there's six months of Texas heat, you'll find any excuse you can to escape. I could go from my apartment to a restaurant and back home without ever experiencing the oppressive heat. Some of the entrances and exits make no sense and are completely unmarked.
It's really a cool part of downtown that people should experience at least once. I DEFINITELY think they should revitalize it and make it more user-friendly. But I understand that downtown workers and residents might not want it to become a tourist destination.
Or a homeless palace lol
Sad to say, most are closed now after the pandemic, due to trying to revive street level businesses.. just 6 years ago they were an awesome little known experience. Safe, cool, dry, and nice. Hated to see it go. Apparently with the migration of the homeless, I expect it to be a real issue once they make their way down there....
im actually suprised why theres no homeless over there. im happy to see that!!
When I was a kid in the '70s the tunnels were packed all day long. And with so many people it still ended up being hot and stuffy. Always gave me a weird feeling. Very useful to those who worked downtown.
My husband told me for years about these tunnels and we never knew how to access them. Thanks for sharing
For sure, I hope you guys have fun exploring them and thanks for watching!
Well done. You guys found the backrooms.
Lmao
Good thing Siren Head didn't find them...
@@atarilegend1907 if they could have accessed that one area that looked unfinished....
Right? 😂
Underground back rooms
Even worse
My favorite tunnel memory was the year that Tuba Christmas was hit with a freak rain storm, the people that didn't immediately rush back home packed tightly in to the tunnels and the tubas carried on their concert in the tunnels, the bass was extraordinary, at times it sounded like a pipe organ.
Rumor has it that the tunnels are much more elaborate than what was made known to the public.
I would believe it! The whole time we were down there all I could think about was I bet some of these doors or elevators go to some more extreme underground or some sort of secret room. May have to go back and start turning some knobs haha
There are tunnels for maintenance, utilities, and government use. Some permit large trucks to drive around. It is surprising what there is and where you can go.
@@EricJKuhns i was hoping that you would see if the elevators worked and see where they went.
Makes sense to have more tunnels because you don’t have above ground cables in downtown everything is underground.
Former DPD, yes there are a lot of tunnels closed off or Authorized Access only that people still managed to get into and actually connect most of Downtown, and over towards Southside at Lamar, Dallas convention center and to the north near Dallas museum of Art, and such. East into deep ellum, and west near reunion. It's mostly all connected. Laura Miller and the city council during her time screwed it up, and so much afterwards. A lot of the tunnels were honestly shut down because there wasn't enough traffic to help keep it safe. Cameras and such can only do so much.
I had a walking territory fixing typewriters '88-'93. I used the tunnels whenever possible to avoid the heat and cold. My customers were in buildings that had tunnel access. I could stay underground all day. The eateries were all good.
Agree, we need to revitalize those tunnels.
The tunnels are even more interesting if you enter at Thanksgiving Square and go the opposite direction. It used to run all the way to the Texas Club Parking Garage, but construction at some of the buildings including the old First National Bank Bldg put a stop to it. I worked at BOA Plaza and we would walk all the way to Republic Tower back in 2005-2007. We had a little walking group that took a power walk daily. I actually fell on some steps down there while walking and tore my MCL. I always found these tunnels so interesting, and you could just feel the vibe of a by-gone era. I at least got to see part of the remnants when you could traverse the entire tunnels. With the influx of apartments in old office buildings, one would HOPE these tunnels could be better utilized someday. Great video and I really enjoyed seeing some of the old haunts down there.
Bring the tunnels back to life!
I use to live downtown Dallas, there used to be a club underground. No one believed me when I told them there was a whole underground in Dallas. I lived on the 22nd floor and I almost saw a maintenance man get blown away when a storm popped up from nowhere. I knew about the tunnels because living through a tornado in a hi rise didn’t sound appealing and I needed a safety exit 😂😂😂😂😂
I worked for AT&T back in the 80's and 90's
Dallas underground was very much alive then. Few people seemed to know about it then. Carrying sensitive electronics equipment between clients sites in heavy rain or when it was to hot or to cold made these tunnels neccessary.
The stairs were difficult. The ramps and escalator's made it good.
Many people still work Downtown... Many more live there then in the 80's and 90's.
If prices are right, things are affordable... people will come.
You guys are lucky you made it out! Those closed off areas are dangerous and people used to disappear down there. This is the Dallas Entry to the Backrooms.
Like many others I worked downtown in the 80's and used the tunnels daily. Great for those nasty hot July/August days or rainy days, cold/windy days...basically anytime other than our beautiful Fall/Spring days. You could park in a garage and move between buildings, shop, have lunch, all without going outside. Many of those small "garden" areas were designated Smoking Areas.
Tell some more about the backrooms and the missing people. That's a story within itself
@@bletchdroshek5984yes it is, I'm from Dallas and know nothing about that happening.
@@Tredough3004 same here. Born and raised. I've been through the underground many times to eat, shop and chill whe attending el Centro in 2016-17. Never heard of what this person is talking about
@bletchdroshek5984
No-clipping is rare.
@@bletchdroshek5984 I'm saying I used to eat at taco bell all the time from 2004-2007
I remember as a kid back in the 80's my cousin and I taking the bus from Oak Cliff to downtown to walk these tunnels. Good ol days!
5:16 that does go right back up, puts you right at St. Paul Station. Used that entrance all the time when I worked downtown, it's a hidden little side elevator in One Dallas Center.
I want to check this place out, where exactly is the elevator at One Dallas Center?
22 levels under the hospitals, you have to know which key sequence to get past the janitor guards on the lowest levels anyone knows about. I first discovered it in 1981 at Prince Georges Hospital in Maryland. In Los Angeles 2019 I met an old black man who know how to get down there. I identified the right elevator and he said "If you go down there, you ain't comin back up".
Did he say why?
Did you come back up?
Did not know about the tunnels. Very interesting, I'll have to check it out. I vote for revitalization. Thanks for posting!!
Thanks for watching! And same here! Would be cool to have a bunch of a little shops down there. Maybe one day!
I have lived in the Dallas area most of my life and never knew about this! Also congratulations on this video blowing up a year later 🎉
I used to work in Downtown Dallas as a service technician for several years. I used the tunnels every day. I loved that job and miss working in Downtown. But the company folded and I had to move on.
I was working Downtown when the TV show Dallas was in its early years. I would stop and watch as JR, Sue Ellen, and Cliff Barnes did their acting. I was fortunate enough to meet Kercheval one day as he was ending a filming scene. My wife and I loved that show.
Love this! I was wondering if Dallas ever shot in the tunnel system?
I remembered shopping in and exploring these tunnels. In high school in the late 70's and early 80's my older sister worked in a sandwich shop there. She got to meet Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy, and Morgan Fairchild, who were there filming an episode of "Dallas." She got all of their autographs, too. She said Larry (J.R.) asked her to sing a verse of a hymn to earn his autograph, so she sang "Jesus Loves Me" 😂.
In the 90s you could from san jacinto tower all the way to the texas club parking garage across from el centro. You had to come up to the surface to connect to other tunnels. Some were connected when they dug up pacific and bryan streets for the light rail. Was a legal courier in chase bank bldg. I would take the tunnels nearly every day. This video is pretty much the republic bank towers section. Once i took one the let out in a loading dock of an abandoned building near city hall. Houston's in the middle of the street at akard by first baptist was another section. But the most used were those under one main place. Connected 4 buildings with a parking garage.
I worked in Dallas about 2 years ago and loved exploring those tunnels! I worked in Thanksgiving Tower, and you were in some of the tunnels I used to take from the parking garage to the office! Very cool!
I’m from Dallas born and raised the tunnels should for sure be redone and remodeled honestly add some shops put some cops down there and everything would be amazing it can 💯 be a tourist spot in Dallas the city is growing imagine Dallas being like a city that never sleeps upstairs and downstairs shii beautiful and new age
When I worked downtown in the late 80s I could walk almost my whole route from El Centro college to Bryan Tower. I recall some of the hallways in your video. And yes, I would often eat along the way. I loved the tunnels.
Had no idea these are in Dallas. I went to Montreal a few years back, and stayed in a hotel that is connected to the RÉSO, an underground city with shops and restaurants that they use to get around during the winter months. Looking it up, the guy that did the Montreal underground mall also did the Dallas one. (Vincent Ponte) It's sad that they're deemphasizing them. The RÉSO is amazing.
thanks Eric! My Mother worked downtown in the 70's, his was all "the rage"! She loved going down there to eat and shop! What a travesty that "they" closed it. Thank you! Just found your channel, excellent work!❤. Good luck in your endeavors!❤😊😊. PS. Look at ALL that unused Real Estate. The city should rethink their plans, policies and or laws. Just MHO. I see $$$$.
Im from Dallas i heard very briefly about this somewhere around 20 yrs ago
I'm hav to go check this out soon.
Thanks guys!
Same here I'm from Dallas also. I stay in Fort Worth TX now
I had always heard of the Secret Tunnels! Thank you for sharing!
The tunnels were originally part of the defunct Dallas Subway system. The areas surviving currently are the tunnels you explored, plus the underground area beneath Dallas City Hall that currently houses the 911 call center and both police and fire dispatch offices. The subway mostly went defunct due to the more popular street car lines and a problem with flooding due to inadequate engineering. The flooding issue still persists in the area beneath Dallas City Hall on occasions of extreme rainfall.
There is an old mall in south dallas, allegedly the first with air conditioning. A bridge passes directly over it. There are some eery tunnels below it you should check out. No lights or electricity.
Which one
Super cool video! 😎
I had no idea about the tunnels under Dallas.
As a disabled person who cannot tolerate the cold or heat, nor walk without a scooter, it would be a blessing to me and others to be able to get from place to place like that AND have shopping locations within it.
Minus stairs, if there are no ramps nearby.
I think that they should market and revisit these tunnels as an alternative for the citizens of Dallas and visitors!
I was born and raised in the Dallas area, but only heard of these tunnels last week from a friend who watched this video. I now need to go walk through them.
In the 1990's I was a Courier and used these tunnels to get around when it was hot ass hell during the summers... It was way cooler walking down there than on the streets. You could get to the Court houses and the banks from down there. After 9/11 I believed they closed off access to the Fed/State Court Houses. But there were some great places to get lunch down there. Used to be a Sub Shop that made the best sub sandwiches ever at least once a week I'd go there to eat. I know radios didn't work well down there.. Dispatcher would get pissed cause he couldn't reach you for pick of deliveries.
I used to eat down the and use them all the time. Wait till you find out there’s tunnels under the tunnels. 😮
The tunnels were the last good idea the city ever had regarding pedestrian traffic. I think they’ll likely have a resurgence in our own lifetime with rising temperatures.
Also the food hall area is very cool!
Good point! Maybe someone from the city will see this and at least consider putting some money back into them!
@@EricJKuhns Dallas has built a couple pedestrian bridges recently, so perhaps it’s on their mind. Plus, the more people underground in the tunnels means more room to skate Downtown 😂
Temperatures are the same as in the 1950s. So, not rising. It's just miliions more outsiders and tons more concrete.
@@mariantreber8055I don’t think they had the same heat indexes though. There were a lot less lakes, and the existing ones were still filling. Of course, I’m just theorizing why a land locked city could be so freaking humid. Keep in mind, very few people and places had AC in the 50s and prior, so I really have a hard time believing that all my ancestors thought living here for so many generations was a great idea.
I remember playing outside in the summers with long pants and long sleeves (to protect me from thorns and mosquitos) and not thinking it was so hot that I needed to swim or just stay indoors for the next three months. This was the 90s, and we were all told about global warming because it wasn’t a politically controversial issue at the times. “The power is yours!” 0.2 degrees Celsius (0.11 F) per decade, so since the 90s, that’s 0.65 degrees Celsius (1.26 F). So a degree or so on paper doesn’t really seem that bad, but it does seem to effect evaporation more, which is why I think it’s so much more humid. I mean, it’s unbearable when it’s 90 degrees, yet, take a flight to Vegas, and it’s 100 and actually walkable. Ten degrees hotter there, and not nearly as hot as it is in Dallas despite what thermometers say.
It’s funny how every town in the world has a common narrative for why they have old world tunnel systems that are modernized and repackaged with common stories
These look more like corridors between buildings. There are other cities with large underground malls/pathways. One is Toronto. Plenty of places to explore. I remember the first time I wandered around I did get lost. I found myself at a glass door. The lettering on the door said "Absolutely no admittance. Authorized personnel only." The lettering was in reverse! I was inside this restricted area. I got scared and walked out the door, that automatically locked behind me. I have no idea how I did make it inside. If you're into tunnels and walkways, try LAX airport. You can walk from Terminal 1 all the way to Terminal 8, along with taking another detour to the Bradley West gates, all within the terminal area. You'll probably need to buy a ticket, to get past TSA security. I don't know how long the whole walk is, but it is long.
Super cool! I live in Dallas area and never even heard of this - thanks for sharing!
You should do a video from the big tunnels undeneath DFW airport that allegedly connect to Denver Air Port. I went there in the late 90's as a contractor with a firm that subcontracted various types of AC maintenance technitians (400 +) deployed at varius positions in the hangar about 20 minutes from the aiport itself.
I could only venture in so far till a point beyond which was dark and forbiden. I had master keys to most all areas of the airport except this and few others areas.
One technitian told me that it was designed for "emergencies." I remmeber thinking it the perfect location for a horro mystery game or flick.
From DFW to Denver? That's a long tunnel!
@@LLCOOLJARED1 That was the unspoken rumor among several AC techs, but even though none of them confirmed it, something in my gut inclined me to believe they were not pulling my leg. A few of them claimed a loading dock on rails, part of an abandoned military project from the early 60’s.
I'm seeing spaces for a fitness center, a movie theater, a live performance center, book store, offices, etc.
Edit: And a skate park, of course...
Very interesting. It’s a wonderful concept.
I worked in the Comerica building. I loved the tunnels! ❤
Awesome video. Thank you! I worked in downtown Dallas for one year back in 2000 and myself and fellow
office colleagues used those tunnels on pretty much a daily basis during lunchtime. As you can imagine, there was a lot more vitality and foot traffic down there back then. Kinda sad to see it in the current state. Reminds me of what happened to Valley View Mall. RIP 😢
I love this. They really should open it all back up and let people travel underground when it's 100°F outside. We should open up a skate shop and a Skatepark under there. 😁
Thanks dude! and Agreed! and we could make a 36 block skatepark 🤣
@@EricJKuhns hell yeah! Get a meeting with the mayor!😜
I serviced access control and alarm systems in the 80's. I've been all through those tunnels, even the no-public areas.
I always liked it when my service calls were downtown as you could get any kind of food to eat and do some shopping as well.
I used to work downtown and went to lunch in the tunnels. Someone told me about it and I had no idea it existed. It kind of feels like Dallas is not sure what it wants to be. They build things like this and then feel a combination of pride, uncertainty and shame all in one. It's a bit odd. The strengths of Dallas are its successful business culture and its multiculturalism.
I had never been to another big city up until recently and it’s made me sad for Dallas. There’s so much potential being neglected. I used to spend every night downtown as teenager but it’s gotten too sketchy.
@@emmell6285 They have made improvements. There are new parks and restaurants downtown in recent years. And the train is fun to ride. Most downtowns are imperfect. You might check out Fort Worth downtown. The personality is a bit different.
@@markcollins1012 I really like the ft worth downtown. I was put off downtown Dallas after a violent experience a few years ago but I will look into see what new stuff they have!
The underground concept is good for so many reasons, it saves space above ground so more entertainment/food places can be built underground and more housing above ground, and provides a safe space to take shelter during a tornado if one were to hit Dallas the whole city can go underground, they should continue with the tunnels ngl maybe revisit that concept
Cool, didn’t know that Downtown Dallas has underground pedestrian tunnels. Downtown Houston has underground tunnels too. My mom was working for the city of Houston back in the ‘90s, and I visited her there a few times. Would walk through tunnels to go to lunch.
Houston's tunnels are nice. I used to work in an office, and when it was hot or cold or raining, you could go down and get something to eat without going anywhere.
I used to walk from one end of downtown to the other 23 years ago. AND I MISS THAT!! You didn't have to get out in the elements to find another place to eat or visit a friend for lunch. BRING BACK THE TUNNELS!!
Such an adventure! I love it. Super well done video dude, I’m always stoked on how your edits come out. Also I agree, I think Dallas should bring some more life back into the tunnels. Like you said, this city is only growing!
Thanks so much, dude! So glad you could join me on this adventure. We gotta do our next adventure when im back in town and get in a skate sesh!!
She was a piece of work alright…
Dude, these tunnels could have had so much potential. Having lived in Japan for 2 years and visited afterwards several times, tunnels like that with shops, restaurants and air conditioning are SO common in places like Sapporo, Osaka and Tokyo. There's a whole stretch of shops under a part of Osaka that makes escaping the humid heat and buckets of rain so nice, plus connections to train/subway lines. With how hot its been getting in Dallas, I'd say we should push for tunnel revitalization!
I walked those tunnels daily going to FBA. I remember the smell of fresh popcorn and Mrs. Fields cookies under first city center where my mother worked. Never felt unsafe.
What a great place to store food supplies or any supplies for city emergencies FOR THE TAX PAYING CITIZENS!!!! Looks like a good place to go when the EMPS or Nuclear attack happens. Make sure to bring you headlamp and flashlight, among other things.
I think you’re right. This may be our go-to spot if WW3 begins and touches American soil 😳
Downtown Dallas once had four very significant Santa Fe buildings fronting on Commerce Street and running to Young Street, all linked by their own tunnels. Buildings 1, 2 and 4 still stand. The tunnels still remain also, except for where Building 3 once stood. It was demolished to create a surface parking lot, and much of the debris was bulldozed to fill that section of the tunnel.
Santa Fe Building No.1 is the most architecturally significant as it housed the Santa Fe offices before it was later taken over by the US Government. The US Army 8th Service Command headquartered there and thousands of inductees departed for training and war service from the tunnels under that building. The original main purposes of the other three Santa Fe Buildings were to serve as warehouses and showrooms for a variety of commercial and industrial goods that were transported below the buildings by steam powered trains. The final blow to the tunnels was the construction of the Dallas Convention Center, which caused the permanent closure of the entry point of the rail line. I last saw the tunnels in 1988 when several of us hosted a press briefing down there to highlight our pending loss.
Damn. I forgot that existed. I remember going there in high school. I may have to go this weekend for the memories.
You definitely should! Although I think the entrances are closed on weekends, but I could be wrong. I think weekdays before 5 are generally best. Good luck re-living those HS memories!!
lol 😂 why tat forgetting? 😅
Lived there in the 80s and never heard about the public tunnels.
The tunnels were all open and still pretty vibrant through the 1990s. It was probably the 2008 recession that clean out what was left after Mayor Miller, et al, actively torpedoed the place.
I just moved to Dallas about 6 months ago...never knew, very cool! Glad I came across this video!
That was 15 minutes of my life I’ll never get back.
This is so cool to see again! Back in the early 2000s, I used to go there and eat on photo shoots for executives at the office buildings above ground. Crazy to see now - need to go and photograph it for my abandoned series. Excellent video!
Whattt that’s awesome!! There’s a lot of good photographic opportunities down there! And thanks dude!! 🙏
you really should, specially if you had experience visiting there back in the day.
I love places like this. In Taiwan they have a large underground Mall in the Taipai main station. But they are full of restraunts and business. And definitely a good place to beat the heat!
Some areas are good for party🎉 Weddings, any big celebrations! Thanks for sharing!
The Houston tunnels are great. Over 6 miles in downtown, lots of restaurants and misc shops. It's annoying that Chevron closed off their building so you can't get to the most southern point on Jefferson. But I used to walk at lunch for exercise from one corner of downtown (500 Jefferson) to the the other, Discovery Green.
Who knew the entrance to the back rooms was in Dallas???
Wow! What a flashback! I also worked in downtown Dallas back in the 80s. Cool to see them again.
I worked in Dallas in the late 70s and early 80s. Loved the tunnels.
Sounds like a great idea . It should become a thing again!
This is an interesting aspect of Dallas that I never knew was this extensive! On one of these hot summer days I can't imagine why people would not want to skip the heat and traffic of surface walking and take an underground shortcut!
Awesome space, shame to waste it!
Lot of us that lived downtown know many more secrets 😮
I worked downtown in the early 00s and one of the guys I worked with had learned all of the tunnels from a maintenance guy from our building (harwood center) who had worked there since the 70s. We learned all of the tunnels and would take them to lunch every day. we could go from harwood center all the way to the bank building.
loved the video! very interesting.
Thank you for watching!!
I worked in Downtown Dallas between 12/1973 & 08/1989. I use to travel those tunnels several times a week. It was awesome. Staying out of the Summer Heat, Winter Cold & Rain whenever necessary. The tunnels had Restaurants & Shops & was busy all day long. Things slowed down in the evenings & weekends. It was Awesome.
not me wanting to wear my rollerskates down there lol If i'm fast enough no one can catch me XD
Very cool. Thanks for posting your adventure. Though I’ve never “worked” in the downtown area, I’ve been to many work meetings down there and we used to frequent a cafeteria and other lunch spots in the tunnels near the DART headquarters building. I was always fascinated by the daily buzz of people down there going about their normal lunchtime activities. Fascinating.
Love that youre walking through addison circle at the end of the video. Looks like they were setting up for their fourth of july festival. Great video. I have lived here my whole life and never knew dallas had an underground network of tunnels
Ive been all in these tunnels. Its pretty cool.
I have been in the underground, when I was a kid.
You are right, and Laura Miller was wrong: the underground
is a part of Dallas that ought to be used more. Maybe
now would be a good time for me to have that return visit.
Yes! Let me know how your adventure goes and what it’s like now!
Definitely an amazing skate spot. Pretty amazing underground "city". I know many parts of it are now closed to the public. But it's still really neat
Those tunnels hold fond memories in the 90s. I use to take them on my lunch hour to go to the tanning salon or get my hair cut. I accessed the tunnels a few streets over from the Chase building.
This was great, love the videos dude. 🤘🏼
my cousins and i went to visit the reunion tower back in 07, but it was closed.
then we walked around and accidentally stumbled upon the tunnels.
it was a very cool and eerie experience.
We were amazed at how far the tunnels went. it felt like an episode of the twilight zone.
I wish they would reopen them, but also, I wonder how safe they would be today if regular people found out they exist. theres a lot of shady people walking downtown dallas nowadays.
Mostly around the train stations. I wonder if the sections that are closed off are the sections close to the train stops.
I can confirm that at least one section is.
at the train station by el centro college, there is a bulding whose lobby has a large escalator that clearly went underground, but it is permanently closed off.
I worked in downtown Dallas in the early 90's. Knew nothing about the tunnels until then, after learning about them, I used them often. The heat of Texas seems to beg for revitalizing of the tunnels. Most areas were spacious and clean at that time.
It's the "slow push" for me lol
I remember having so much fun traversing the underground and having lunch at some of the stores there..
They have tunnels under Toronto that let you wander from one end of the city to the other without ever coming above ground and they connect to the subway and a shopping mall and many office buildings and have a bunch of shops and restaurants. It's great, especially in the winter. And it certainly hasn't caused any problems there.
I worked in downtown in the late 90’s. I had a walking delivery route and these tunnels were a life saver from intense Texas summers and other bad weather. I loved them and was only scared 4:23 by this hallway. It was not heavily traveled and a bit spooky. 😂❤🤣 when you hit a dead end you just went up, crossed the street and went back down. It didn’t take very long to learn the system. 😅
I have lived here my entire life and never knew of this. So neat! I wish I was around for when they were in popular use.
So let me get this straight... Dallas always felt like hell in the summertime. We need the tunnels back!!!
Awesome video! Never knew about the tunnels 😮
I am baffled at the lack of homeless people down there. Every street corner in Dallas has a homeless person on it. I guess the lack of people to pilfer money from keeps the predators out.
Security usually does a good job of locking things down tight