Inside The Lost Jehovah's Witnesses Tunnels Under Brooklyn Heights

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Inside the tunnels. (Photo by Mark O'Donnell)

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Blueprints from the documents we received from the Dept. of Transportation. (Gothamist)

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Blueprints from the documents we received from the Dept. of Transportation. (Gothamist)

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Tunnel-filling photos we received from the Dept. of Transportation. (Gothamist)

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Tunnel-filling photos we received from the Dept. of Transportation. (Gothamist)

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Tunnel-filling photos we received from the Dept. of Transportation. (Gothamist)

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Tunnel-filling photos we received from the Dept. of Transportation. (Gothamist)

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86 Willow Street, where you can see work was recently done on the sidewalk. Unclear if this was related to the tunnels and sewer replacement. (Jen Carlson / Gothamist)

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The tunnels were not the only secretive amenity at Brooklyn Bethel, there were also a number of pools. This one is believed to be at Kingdom Hall at 124 Columbia Heights. (Brooklyn Public Library)

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The tunnels were not the only secretive amenity at Brooklyn Bethel, there were also a number of pools. This one is at 119 Columbia Heights. (<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/119+Columbia+Heights,+Brooklyn,+NY+11201/@40.6986812,-73.9957486,3a,75y,171.3h,98.32t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipPOpBPIrX3IVpUdrIBOlYfyq_tanLiwl975e121!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPOpBPIrX3IVpUdrIBOlYfyq_tanLiwl975e121%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi-0-ya263-ro0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c25a3815d975ab:0x2c5a1343ea681c6f!8m2!3d40.6987382!4d-73.9959041">Google Maps</a>)

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Brooklyn Bethel, 1950s. Jehovah's Witnesses lined up for a tour of the Watchtower printing plant. (Brooklyn Public Library)

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Brooklyn Bethel, 1950s. 'Witnesses by the thousands line up for an inspection tour of printing plant of Watchtower publications.' (Brooklyn Public Library)

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'Part of 15-block line of Jehovah's Witnesses as estimated 20,000 of them invaded today to see new Brooklyn printing plant of Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.' (Brooklyn Public Library)

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