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It looks like something from the past, however it uses state of the art technology to broadcast live images from one end to another. I’m talking about the Telectroscope that promises to connect people in London to New York via a transatlantic tunnel. Such an ambitious project was conceived in 1884 by Alexander Stanhope St. George who took a miserable 10-day voyage across the Atlantic on the SS Adriatic. Alexander explored the possibility of digging a tunnel from the shores of New York to the shores of London. But after many sleepless nights, he came to a conclusion that it was not a viable solution to transporting people and goods through the tunnel. He continued with his obsession and worked on a design that utilized mirrors. Digging began and a tunnel was starting to take shape. But in 1892, the ocean breached the tunnel roof, causing it to cave in and drown fifteen men. After that incident, Alexander had a hard time recruiting workers to continue the work on the tunnel. Eventually the project would fold and his obsession would lead to his insanity. Alexander died in 1917 in an asylum.
Many years later, an artist named Paul St. George was rummaging through his grandmother’s attic and found drawings and plans that Alexander drew. On May 22nd 2008, the Telectroscope was revealed to the public. If in New York, go down to the Fulton Ferry Landing near the Brooklyn Bridge. In London, it is situated on the south side of the river near the Tower Bridge. More information can be found at our website including deals for New York and London.
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