Main entry:

Brick, Greg A.

Title & Author:

Subterranean twin cities / Greg Brick.

Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2009.

Description:

xvii, 226 pages : illustrations, maps

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-217) and index.
Introduction -- The geology of the sewers -- The early caves. Quest for the inner sanctum : Carver's Cave at midnight ; A wild goose chase through the sewers : the hunt for Fountain Cave -- Buried rivers. The urban Nile : the subterranean streams of St. Paul ; Among the Spice Islands : Minneapolis's underground rivers -- The great sandbox. The cave under the castle : Brewery caves ; The medieval temples of Mushroom Valley : St. Paul's west side ; Velvet underground : abandoned sand mines -- The milling district. Subterranean Venice : Minneapolis's mill tunnels ; Boat ride to oblivion : Chute's Cave ; Down the rabbit hole : Nicollet Island caves -- Utilities. A lonely day under the mortuary : the Fort Road labyrinth ; Behind the silver door : utility labyrinths -- Pluto's kingdom. Lost world : Schieks Cave ; The big white : Channel Rock Cavern -- Sources and further reading -- Publication history -- Index.

Summary:

In Subterranean Twin Cities, geologist, historian, and urban speleologist Greg Brick takes us on an adventurous, educational, and--thankfully--sanitary tour beneath the streets and into the myriad tunnels, caves, and industrial spaces that make up the Twin Cities' fascinating and vast underground landscape. Brick shines a headlamp (with extra batteries) into the labyrinths beneath the Twin Cities and reminds us that what we see aboveground is really only half of the story.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

9780816645978 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0816645973 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Caves Minnesota Minneapolis Guidebooks.
Caves Minnesota Saint Paul Guidebooks.
Underground areas Minnesota Minneapolis Guidebooks.
Underground areas Minnesota Saint Paul Guidebooks.
Zones souterraines Minnesota Minneapolis Guides.
Zones souterraines Minnesota Saint Paul Guides.
Caves
Underground areas
Höhlensystem
Stadtgeografie
Minneapolis (Minn.) Guidebooks.
Saint Paul (Minn.) Guidebooks.
Minnesota Guidebooks.
Minnesota Guides.
Minnesota
Minnesota Minneapolis
Minnesota Saint Paul
Minneapolis, Minn.
Saint Paul, Minn.

Form/genre:

Guidebooks.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 261783
Call No.: BIB 192832
Status: Available