1953 - Pennsylvania Turnpike Tunnels- improved video

For all you tunnel fanatics out there!
This version has better color and detail than the one I uploaded a year ago. The music ought to sound familiar to most baby boomers. Originally shot on 16mm film. The tunnels appear much, much darker than they really were - the film was formulated for shooting in daylight and wasn't sensitive enough to pick up the dimmed light of the tunnels' interiors.
Some of these tunnels are no longer in service - portions of the turnpike were rerouted during the 1960s and their tunnels abandoned. Today they're enjoyed by hikers and bikers.
Notice that in 1953 all these tunnels had only one tube, through which ran traffic in both directions. Today every working tunnel has two tubes, one for each direction.
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