Brownstone Secrets

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I was reading yet another article on the Internet about fake buildings hiding city mysteries and came across something I thought was funny. The article itself is pretty interesting if you want to give it a read. But there is a fake townhouse in Brooklyn (above pic from the article of said house) that is hiding an emergency exit to the subway. The article says the inside of the home is just cement inside and somehow also allows for ventilation or something.

A look inside through a crack in the door.

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Anyway, I read this article probably 4 of 5 days ago and I thought it was interesting but didn't think too much of it after that. Then yesterday I was bored so I went and read all my New York posts because I like to relive that trip frequently and came across almost the exact same pic from our day in Spot Conlon territory (newsies reference). Look for yourself. Below is the photo I took.

 I mean what are the odds? Looking at it now, it's like well duh the windows are blacked out, but I don't think I ever noticed that until reading the article. That's really all I got, but I thought it was the craziest coincidence! I wish I would have known then, I totally would have peeked through the door.