Work on 219

[rnetzlof]

The article on the upcoming work on 219 says it is "...to fill in a decommissioned structure...". Any idea what that is?

Edited October 3, 2025 by rnetzlof
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[Constitutionalist]

One of the tunnels under the city? Isn’t there a fall out shelter in that Area?

[Ignatius]

It was an under-the-road tunnel to move freight/packages from the JC Penney side to the Troutman side.  I'm not sure what stores used the tunnel.  On the Penney side, there was Klewan's department store and on the opposite side, the original Way Office Product, in a building that previously housed a department store.

Maybe some friends from the historical society can fill in the blanks?

[fedup]

1 hour ago, Ignatius said:

It was an under-the-road tunnel to move freight/packages from the JC Penney side to the Troutman side.  I'm not sure what stores used the tunnel.  On the Penney side, there was Klewan's department store and on the opposite side, the original Way Office Product, in a building that previously housed a department store.

Maybe some friends from the historical society can fill in the blanks?

I remember the metal lids for these tunnels on the sidewalks.

[Ignatius]

3 hours ago, fedup said:

I remember the metal lids for these tunnels on the sidewalks.

More like trap doors!

[Petee]

Those were filled in (other than a utility tunnel) when the sidewalk were all redone downtown, a while before Desert Calm.