And many old timers mention bodies....lots and lots of bodies, including, perhaps, that of famous teamster Jimmy Hoffa.
The speculations increased last month when dredging in the upper portion of the canal began this past November 16 as part of the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund clean-up of the canal. Since that day, excavators on barges have been digging up the contaminated material one shovelful after the other. It is a fascinating sight.
So, one can imagine the surprise of the excavator operator on site last Friday when he 'hooked' a whole car, possibly a Mercedes, on the East side of the canal between the 1st Street Basin and the Carroll Street Bridge (see the yellow dot on the map below).
What is even more amazing is that yesterday a second car was pulled out just feet away from the first one.
This one was located a bit nearer the 363-365 Bond Street development at Second Street,
Car #2
The Police was called by the contractor, but apparently the detective in charge did not know what to do about the discovery and needed to talk to his supervisor.
In the meantime, both cars have been transported to an off-site facility to be cleaned. There are no reports of findings inside the cars yet, but we will keep everyone updated when we find out.
If you are as fascinated by all things IN the canal, you might want to read these PMFA articles.
From 2016:
From 2018:
From 2009:
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