Tag: Vintage Urban Exploring
Back in the day, when urban exploring was a sophisticated affair and the city was busy dealing with real problems, the authorities weren’t too concerned with New Yorkers climbing vital infrastructure. Some people even formally volunteered to jump off newly built spans. In a New York Times article dated February 4, 1909, the newspaper wrote […]
On Monday, ANIMAL published a firsthand account of what it’s like to climb the Williamsburg Bridge, a risky but age-old tradition that New Yorkers have been partaking in since the before the structure was officially opened. In present day, urban explorers and some adventurous tourists caught scaling bridges face trespassing charges. If caught over a […]
