"I've heard through the grapevine that teenagers are going in them as much as they ever were."Ĭlassical MPR visited the caves in 2010 to record a mini-concert by the group Cantus. "These caves are just as open now as they were back then," he said. I can't be seen encouraging that."Īfter the 2004 deaths, Brick said, city leaders studied the idea of sealing all cave entrances, but nothing came of it. And then there'll be a big concern about that. But if someone dies in a cave, it's really something unusual. You think of how many people are killed in car accidents, but they're so common we don't think of it anymore. "And it's very rare, but when it happens people really take notice. "If I were to encourage exploration and someone were to get hurt, they'd blame it on me," he said. Three teenagers were overcome by carbon monoxide a fourth survived.īrick said that even though he seeks out only legal areas to enter, he walks a fine line when it comes to encouraging others to be cavers. That's believed to have happened in 2004, when caves near where Brick and Weber stood were the site of a tragedy. An explorer might not realize he or she is in trouble until it's too late, especially given how hard it is to climb over the debris to get back out. He also leads RPA’s efforts to build international partnerships. Also, exclusive to this e-book, are firsthand accounts from the author’s fellow travelers and family. Areas of carbon monoxide can persist, even days after the fire dies. Moses Gates is RPA’s Vice President for Housing and Neighborhood Planning, leading the organization’s planning, research and advocacy efforts in affordable housing, economic development, and urban design. In this fascinating glimpse into the world of urban exploration, Moses Gates describes his trespasses in some of the most illustrious cities in the world from Paris to Cairo to Moscow. The problem, Brick said, is that those fires use up all the oxygen in any given spot. Some of them are chock-full of sharp debris, including wood that cavers in the years since have used to build fires to combat the cool temperatures. Paul's West Side were bulldozed and the debris pushed into the caves.
"We're standing in one now."Īfter a big flood in 1965, many condemned homes along the flood plain on St. Paul during the late 1800s and early 1900s.Īfter prohibition ended in 1933, "a number of people got the idea to open nightclubs in these caves," Brick noted. In addition, the caves' suitability as a place to store beer during the fermenting process allowed for a boom in breweries in St.
Once the sand was excavated, Brick said, caves like these had cool enough temperatures to grow mushrooms and store cheese. He explained that these caves were dug out in the 1800s and mined for their silica, a sand used largely at the time in the manufacturing of glass. The exact section they visited is accessible only during weekend tours, but still legal to visit with the owner's permission.īrick first pointed out the pick marks along the walls and ceiling - all the proof you need that this cave is man-made. Paul's West Side they're available by rent for weddings and other parties. The caves they visited are just a section of those that extend under the bluff of St.
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