Freedom Tunnel

This article is about the railroad tunnel in New York City. For tunnels to freedom, see Escape tunnel.
Most artwork is centered under the light

The Freedom Tunnel is a railroad tunnel carrying the West Side Line under Riverside Park in Manhattan, New York City. Used by Amtrak trains to and from Pennsylvania Station, it got its name because the graffiti artist Chris "Freedom" Pape used the tunnel walls to create some of his most notable artwork.[1][2] The name may also be a reference to the former shantytowns built within the tunnel by homeless populations seeking shelter and freedom to live rent-free and unsupervised by law enforcement.[3] The tunnel runs approximately 2.6 miles (4.2 km), from 72nd Street to 124th Street.[4]

  1. ^ "Amtrak "Freedom" Tunnel". industrialnewyork.com. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Mind Tracks: Modern Urban Undergrounds in Life, Literature, and Art[permanent dead link‍] Chapter 10. 2004. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
  3. ^ The Tunnel. By Morton, New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995, ISBN 0-590-69149-X
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Tunnel People was invoked but never defined (see the help page).