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In response to
"Did you know that there is a train station under the Waldorf Astoria which used to allow rich guests to arrive at the hotel in private (by train)?"
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ty97
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There was a huge elevator that could hold his car. He'd get in it underground and his driver would take him and the car up to a hidden door in an
Posted by
Trish (aka trisha)
Aug 27 '13, 18:35
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alley behind the hotel. The driver would drive down the alley and go around the block so nobody would ever see that FDR was handicapped. I saw that on a History or Discovery channel show several years ago.
If you want to look at some fascinating stuff, google "underground new york city" or "underground places". There a subgroup of dare devils that get off on "urban exploring"--also a good google--and they post pics of all the cool places they've found. There's a great pic of FDR's subway car on a website devoted to underground NYC.
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