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Saturday, 15 January 2011
THE ONE,PARIS
Probing the edges of system late one night we found her, The One. That place in the system which sets itself apart from the rest. Like NYC's City Hall or Sydney's St James, this is Paris' jewel: An abandoned section of tunnel converted into an underground facility, including a tunnel packed with the fading red and green of vintage Sprague rolling stock waiting to be moved to a museum.
True to Parisian form not only was the space enjoyed for what it was, it was enjoyed for what it could provide as a party venue.The dumbest possibility was embraced and using the power already provided a huge stereo system was hauled in for the sickest party of the year. A few hours after it all kicked off nosy residents in the street above reported swarms descending upon their swank little cul de sac. Four cops arrived and discovered 200+ people partying to deafening music in an abandoned metro tunnel full of old trains. Word raced through the crowd as the four bewildered police reached the edges of the mob. The gates to the live system were flung open and 1/3 fled via the live tracks, 1/3 managed to escape via a vent shaft and the rest well, they were just too damn blazed to give a fuck.
Naturally the RATP flipped and in the weeks following the locks were changed to virtually unpickable Abloy Disc-Lock Pros and the other entrances locked, plated and welded shut. Access had lasted only a month and with total lockdown the party was over. Finally the Sprague-Thompson's can rest in peace until the day they're cleaned up and given a real home.
Thursday, 13 January 2011
Paris underworld.
Paris has a notorious matrix of tunnels below the city that were built in the 18th century. The sheer size of the network is mind blowing. On the off chance we were lucky enough to be taken by a local Parisian that knew the caves and had a map of all the tunnels and exits. As we endured the expedition we found ourselves crawling through tight gaps between caverns and knee deep in water at times.
We spent four hours exploring the catacombs, coming across crypts stacked with skulls and bones. It is illegal to be down in the catacombs but we thought to take this opportunity to see the real fucked up parts of this huge place. It’s one of the only places in Paris that you can hear nothing and see nothing. Only a few people know how to get in and explore inside the tunnels, you could easily get lost and never resurface. The whole experience was like something out of Indiana Jones.
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