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Astoria Underground Tours

The Pit (Astoria, Oregon)
Astoria, OR

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Thursday Sep 13, 2018 2:00 PM - Thursday Sep 20, 2018 6:00 PM | $16.00

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Astoria Underground Tours

A tour with two guides; storytellers actually, that will take you into Astoria's Underground. Jeff and Mark are simply two local guys with a love of Astoria and a passion for sharing the mysteries of it's underground tunnels. On this tour they escort you through the tunnels safely while providing entertainment, history, personal accounts, comedy and maybe even some surprises. This tour has been created with you in mind, encouraging exploration and discovery, so please do not hesitate to ask questions and have fun! Taking about 35 minutes, you walk along clear pathways, on one level, that are easy for almost all ability levels (please inquire with ADA needs/concerns).

Please know that this is only the beginning of the adventures to be had with Astoria Underground Tours!! We will continue to add ticket dates for tours as soon as we know them. Thank you for your overwhelming enthusiasm and support as we find our way as a fledgling tour company. We also appreciate any feedback you may have to make this process easier for you or for us!Thanks again and see you soon.

We happily accommodate groups of varying sizes for private bookings or special events, please contact us at info@oldastoria.com or 415-713-4141 with any questions you may have.
Please note, we will consolidate smaller groups in order to have full tours. Full tour groups benefit all parties. Thank you for be flexible.

At 2:00 a.m. on December 8, 1922, the first shouts of "Fire!" sounded in Astoria's business district. The area was soon engulfed in flames and burned out of control as the city was built of wood and was destroyed with 30 downtown blocks in rubble and an estimated loss of $20,000,000. Astoria was promptly rebuilt after the fire and Commercial Street today remains much the same as it appeared after its 1920s restoration. And underneath the streets and sidewalks is a time capsule of history waiting to be discovered.
Astoria Underground Tours explores and surveys underground features for which they have the necessary skills and equipment to discover the long lost 100 year old tunnels.
Stories are told that Shanghai tunnels were located beneath Astoria that were used to transport goods and legend has it, people, kidnapping men for forced labour aboard sailing ships. On the academic side, they carry out research into old records with photography as well as talking to elderly residents whose memories are invaluable.