Sutro Tunnel A Comstock Icon

January 23, 2023  •  Leave a Comment

Sutro Tunnel photos by Glenn Franco Simmons.Sutro TunnelThe Sutro Tunnel folks are rebuilding the Sutro Tunnel as “historically accurate as possible while adhering to current safety standards and utilizing new technology,” according to its website.

Watch this Sutro Tunnel video on YouTube. It is amazing to see, as the first part of the Sutro Tunnel is restored to contemporary standards, with the past foremost in mind. I haven't been back to update my entrance photos, which were taken in 2022 before the tunnel entrance was retrofitted.
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The story of the Comstock: More money, some say, was made in San Francisco selling stock in Comstock mines and projects than in mining silver and gold.

The Sutro Tunnel folks are rebuilding the Sutro Tunnel as “historically accurate as possible while adhering to current safety standards and utilizing new technology,” according to its website.

Watch this Sutro Tunnel video on YouTube. It is amazing to see, as the first part of the Sutro Tunnel is restored to contemporary standards, with the past foremost in mind. I haven't been back to update my entrance photos, which were taken in 2022 before the tunnel entrance was retrofitted.

Sutro Tunnel photos by Glenn Franco Simmons.Sutro TunnelThe Sutro Tunnel folks are rebuilding the Sutro Tunnel as “historically accurate as possible while adhering to current safety standards and utilizing new technology,” according to its website.

Watch this Sutro Tunnel video on YouTube. It is amazing to see, as the first part of the Sutro Tunnel is restored to contemporary standards, with the past foremost in mind. I haven't been back to update my entrance photos, which were taken in 2022 before the tunnel entrance was retrofitted.


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