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Princess Turandot

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9. The tunnel appears in a 1928 floor plan for the estate in the LoC's 'Historic American Buildings'

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Sun Aug 28, 2022, 10:48 AM

Aug 2022

Survey. (It doesn't connect to the house itself. It's just an outdoor walkway.)

The place is on the National Register of Historic Places, having been built for Marjorie Merriweather Post in the 1920's. (She inherited/owned General Foods.) I don't think she had a swimming pool, so the beach tunnel must've come in handy, to avoid becoming roadkill.

https://www.loc.gov/resource/hhh.fl0181.photos/?sp=106

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Of Course: Mar-a-Lago Has Underground Tunnels (A Security Nightmare) [View all] TheBlackAdder Aug 2022 OP

This entire idea that the property has a "network of tunnels" is absurd. A HERETIC I AM Aug 2022 #1

I thought the same until the basement hallways and secured room. Apparently MAL was designed as such TheBlackAdder Aug 2022 #6

I've lived in South Florida for over 60 years 303squadron Aug 2022 #2

Then you should know this is normal, and the tunnels obamanut2012 Aug 2022 #3

Welcome to our DU family. niyad Aug 2022 #7

Big deal - many older big houses have them here obamanut2012 Aug 2022 #4

It's a walkway under a road to provide beach access, not an "underground tunnel" JHB Aug 2022 #5

Thanks for this! Yorkie Mom Aug 2022 #8

The tunnel appears in a 1928 floor plan for the estate in the LoC's 'Historic American Buildings' Princess Turandot Aug 2022 #9

Thank you! Ligyron Aug 2022 #13

Of course there are tunnels. keithbvadu2 Aug 2022 #10

How can you protect important documents at this place LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2022 #11

Two Chinese (PRC) nationals escorted from the premises .... eppur_se_muova Aug 2022 #12