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Rum-Running Tunnel

Abandoned Other in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Apr 07 2019

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Recent status Abandoned
Location # 15955

Hidden behind the washrooms to the MacDonald Marine, there is a concrete wall with a hole in it. Once you enter said hole, you are put into a room with dumped tires, water and other trash. It may not look like much, but this place was used as part of the rum smuggling during the prohibition. The small room is the only accessible place as the rest of it has been concreted shut. Only real danger is other people seeing you, or you getting caught in the hole, which is quite small. Other than that, not much here, just a little forgotten piece of North American history.

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1 year ago

After recent redevelopment (construction of a HPS Marine Unit station and eviction of MacDonald Marina) this (and the other associated spaces at the location) are no longer accessible. They've been blocked with large concrete blocks. Word is there is very vague plans to clean and dress them up in the future with some sort of historical plaque explaining what they are but who knows when that will happen.

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4 years ago

I'm surprised no one put this location up already as it's pretty popular... Have to visit this one.