latimes: Seattle’s underground history of bad plumbing and prostitutes: Going to Seattle? A predisposition for flooding prompted city officials and engineers to raise the street level in the 1890s. The work left behind subterranean passages that once were main roadways and first-floor storefronts of old downtown. Photo: Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour is a leisurely, guided walking tour beneath Seattle’s sidewalks and streets. Credit: Rajaram Sethursman

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Seattle’s underground history of bad plumbing and prostitutes: Going to Seattle? A predisposition for flooding prompted city officials and engineers to raise the street level in the 1890s. The work left behind subterranean passages that once were main roadways and first-floor storefronts of old downtown.

Photo: Bill Speidel’s Underground Tour is a leisurely, guided walking tour beneath Seattle’s sidewalks and streets. Credit: Rajaram Sethursman

(Source: Los Angeles Times)