Tunnel To Nowhere - Wayra

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                                  Artist: Len Cicio

A Rare Look at a Second Avenue Subway Tunnel Never Used

Tunnel to nowhere-

once the promise of a dream

abandoned neath city streets-

brought to light in color

through bold artistic fantasy.


August 15, 2019

Contest: Second Edition of Wayra
Sponsor: Nette Onclaud
Syllable count 5, 7, 7, 6, 8- Unrhymed

"Inside a never-used Second Avenue Subway tunnel. Aside
from some inspections by MTA workers, the tunnels have been
sealed for decades." Jose Martinez/NY1

"Stretching from 110th to 120th Street, it was built in the 1970s,
part of a still-unrealized goal of running subway trains all along
Manhattan's far East Side. It's a reminder of an era when
New York dreamed big- and of a time when New York didn't
have the money to fulfill its dreams." Spectrum News, NY1
  
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Copyright © | Year Posted 2019



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Date: 8/23/2019 7:21:00 AM
Congratulations, Sandra one your win.
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Date: 8/22/2019 11:54:00 PM
Congratulations my friend. Hugs Eve
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Date: 8/22/2019 5:00:00 AM
Well done, Sandra. Congrats on your win.
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Date: 8/21/2019 2:54:00 PM
here's to a splendid work well done with historical references, sandra...big congrats and thanks for being part of my contest!
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Date: 8/21/2019 2:30:00 PM
I like how you worked the theme here with history. Congrats for the win.
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Date: 8/21/2019 2:07:00 PM
- Congratulations on your win, Sandra :)
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Date: 8/16/2019 12:10:00 PM
- A very good artistic fantasy, Sandra :) - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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