So is there really a tunnel to CCH or isn’t there? That is the question. Well, if reason prevails (hardly ever any
fun), between us and them there is a great gulf (not as big as the original one
of c. 40 ft. deep—a.k.a. the gully) and them some--the Heights property, the
Dixie, CCH’s parking lot, and a new CCH--to repeat, if reason prevails, a
tunnel is an impossibility. So
when/where did the rumor originate? Ah,
one of life’s oft repeated mysteries. A
question that comes to blogger’s mind is if there was such a rumor when both
schools were “in town”? It would
actually been more possible there where the two buildings were much closer and
measuring the same feet above sea level.
(For the younger reader not so acquainted with local history, NDA was on
Fifth St. in Covington and CCH was on Sixth St.—actually very close to each
other and the cause of many palpitations when NDA students would walk from
school to Mother of God Church which was across the street from Mother of God
School, site of CCH. CCH teachers had to
be very engaging or very muscular to keep their students from rushing to the
windows as soon as the girls’ chatter was heard.) Ah, the good old days!
So is there a tunnel.
Well, actually, yes, as the rather blurred photos below show. It’s hard to navigate in a stooped position
(clearance almost all the way through is about four and a half feet) with a
flashlight, small dolly to kneel on, and a camera, and still take really good,
sharp photos—at least that’s what blogger tells herself. The tunnels, as any one in construction will
tell you, are where one finds pipes and wiring, and maybe storage; so it’s the
same in this building. NDA’s tunnels
extend in at least three directions and have a few doors connecting
sections. At one time in her earlier
life, blogger went through the whole thing, but age has reduced endurance, so
the adventure was a good deal shorter this time. Is it creepy?
Not to the experienced spelunker.
Is it full of rodent life? No,
there’s nothing to eat down there. Could
one get lost? Yes, if one is not
familiar enough with where one is in relation to the first floor under which
the tunnel passes. How does one get into
the tunnel, i.e., where are the entry points?
Ah, reader, that is classified information!
